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Jeremy Piven tries to make particle physics sexy. It goes... exactly how you'd expect.
TMDB
37
IMDb
51

E=MC² (1996)

straight-to-video chaoserotic thriller cosplayphysics puns unironically

Overview

A physicist struggling to prove one of Einstein's theories still finds time to dabble in an extra-curricular relationship with one of his lab assistants. Meanwhile at home his under-sexed wife struggles under the assumption that he is hard at work with his experiments. All of which explodes when she discovers otherwise. Written by John Sacksteder

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Content warning
intellectual ego vs carnal desiremarital deceptionthe banality of midlife crisis

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jeremy Piven's hair doing all the emotional heavy lifting.

Writing

Dialogue that confuses 'complex equations' with foreplay.

Best for:Solo: Ironically watching while folding laundry at 2am.·Friends: Hate-watching with someone who loves bad science puns.·Background: Something you can nap through and miss nothing.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Softcore-adjacent scenes with physics metaphors that kill any actual heat.
B

Director

Benjamin Fry

ReleasedJan 5, 1996
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Dr. Paul Higgins

Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams

Claire Higgins

James Villiers

James Villiers

Dr. James Mallinson

James Faulkner

James Faulkner

Dr. Eric Amore

Byrne Piven

Byrne Piven

The President

Liza Walker

Liza Walker

Lucy Amore

Dominic West

Dominic West

Spike

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

The Visitor

Tabitha Wady

Tabitha Wady

Leo's Girl

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Byrne Piven, who plays The President, is Jeremy Piven's actual father—making their scenes a bizarre family affair.

Cultural

This film belongs to a weird 1990s subgenre of 'smart people being horny' that died with Blockbuster. Think Dead Ringers meets Red Shoe Diaries, but for nobody.

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