Jack Brown Genius

{{More citations needed|date=February 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox film | name = Jack Brown Genius | image = Jackbrowndvd.JPG | caption = DVD cover | director = Tony Hiles | writer = Tony Hiles<br />[[Peter Jackson]]<br />[[Fran Walsh|Frances Walsh]] | producer = Peter Jackson<br />[[Jim Booth]] | starring = {{plainlist| *[[Timothy Balme]] *[[Lisa Chappell]] *Nicola Murphy *[[Marton Csokas]] *[[Stuart Devenie]] *Edward Campbell }} | cinematography = Allen Guilford | editing = [[Jamie Selkirk]] | music = [[Michelle Scullion]] | distributor = Senator Film<br />[[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] | released = {{Film date|1996|07|11|df=yes}} | runtime = 85 minutes | country = New Zealand | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Jack Brown Genius''''' is a 1996 New Zealand [[romantic comedy]] [[fantasy film]] directed by Tony Hiles, produced by [[Peter Jackson]] and written by both with Jackson's partner [[Fran Walsh]]. Actor [[Tim Balme]], who had earlier starred in Jackson's movie ''[[Braindead (film)|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]]:<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138529/awards IMDb – Awards]</ref> * Best Actor (Tim Balme) * Best Director (Tony Hiles) * Best Film Score ([[Michelle Scullion]])

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0138529|title=Jack Brown Genius}} * [https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/jack-brown-genius-1994 ''Jack Brown, Genius''], thorough information and trailer on "[[NZ On Screen]], New Zealand's screen culture showcase"

[[Category:Romantic fantasy films]] [[Category:New Zealand romantic comedy films]] [[Category:New Zealand fantasy films]] [[Category:1996 films]] [[Category:WingNut Films films]] [[Category:Films shot in New Zealand]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Peter Jackson]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Fran Walsh]] [[Category:1996 English-language films]] [[Category:Films scored by Michelle Scullion]] [[Category:English-language romantic comedy films]]