Jack Brown Genius

Jack Brown Genius
DVD cover
Directed by	Tony Hiles
Produced by	Peter Jackson Jim Booth
Written by	Tony Hiles Peter Jackson Frances Walsh
Starring	Timothy Balme Nicola Murphy Marton Csokas Stuart Devenie Edward Campbell Lisa Chappell
Music by	Michelle Scullion
Cinematography	Allen Guilford
Edited by	Jamie Selkirk
Distributed by	Senator Film Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Release dates	11 July 1996
Running time	85 min.
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Jack Brown Genius is a New Zealand romantic comedy fantasy film directed by Tony Hiles, produced by Peter Jackson and written by both with Jackson's wife Fran Walsh. Actor Tim Balme, who had earlier starred in Jackson's movie Braindead, plays the title role.

Synopsis

The brain of inventor Jack Brown is possessed by the soul of a medieval monk who thinks he knows the secret of how to fly.

Awards

The film won three awards at the 1996 New Zealand Film and Television Awards:^[1]

Best Actor (Tim Balme)
Best Director (Tony Hiles)
Best Film Score (Michelle Scullion)

It was also nominated for the best Film award at Fantasporto

External links

Jack Brown Genius at the Internet Movie Database

References

↑ IMDb – Awards

Peter Jackson

Films directed	Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1989) Braindead (1992) Heavenly Creatures (1994) The Frighteners (1996) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) King Kong (2005) The Lovely Bones (2009) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Other films	The Valley (1976) Forgotten Silver (1995) Crossing the Line (2008)

Produced only	Valley of the Stereos (1992) Jack Brown Genius (1997, also writer) District 9 (2009) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) West of Memphis (2012)

Companies	Weta Workshop Weta Digital Park Road Post

Related	The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Hobbit (film series)

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