# Jack Brown Genius > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jack_Brown_Genius > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jack_Brown_Genius.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Brown_Genius > Source revision: 1339232458 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Jack Brown Genius" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1996 New Zealand film Jack Brown Genius DVD cover Directed by Tony Hiles Written by Tony Hiles Peter Jackson Frances Walsh Produced by Peter Jackson Jim Booth Starring Timothy Balme Lisa Chappell Nicola Murphy Marton Csokas Stuart Devenie Edward Campbell Cinematography Allen Guilford Edited by Jamie Selkirk Music by Michelle Scullion Distributed by Senator Film Lionsgate Home Entertainment Release date 11 July 1996 (1996-07-11) Running time 85 minutes Country New Zealand Language English ***Jack Brown Genius*** is a 1996 New Zealand [romantic comedy](/source/Romantic_comedy) [fantasy film](/source/Fantasy_film) directed by Tony Hiles, produced by [Peter Jackson](/source/Peter_Jackson) and written by both with Jackson's partner [Fran Walsh](/source/Fran_Walsh). Actor [Tim Balme](/source/Tim_Balme), who had earlier starred in Jackson's movie *[Braindead](/source/Braindead_(film))*, 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](/source/New_Zealand_Film_and_Television_Awards):[1] - Best Actor (Tim Balme) - Best Director (Tony Hiles) - Best Film Score ([Michelle Scullion](/source/Michelle_Scullion)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [IMDb – Awards](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138529/awards) ## External links - [*Jack Brown Genius*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138529/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Jack Brown, Genius*](https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/jack-brown-genius-1994), thorough information and trailer on "[NZ On Screen](/source/NZ_On_Screen), New Zealand's screen culture showcase" v t e Peter Jackson Films directed Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1989) Braindead (1992) Heavenly Creatures (1994) Forgotten Silver (1995) 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) Documentaries They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) The Beatles: Get Back (2021) Music videos "Now and Then" (2023) Short films The Valley (1976) Crossing the Line (2008) Produced only Valley of the Stereos (1992) Jack Brown Genius (1996, also writer) District 9 (2009) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) West of Memphis (2012) Mortal Engines (2018, also writer) Companies WingNut Films Wētā Workshop Wētā FX Park Road Post Related Unrealized projects The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Hobbit (film series) Interpretation of The Lord of the Rings This article related to a New Zealand film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:NewZealand-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ANewZealand-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NewZealand-film-stub) This article about a fantasy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Fantasy-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AFantasy-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Fantasy-film-stub) This article about a 1990s romance film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1990s-romance-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1990s-romance-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1990s-romance-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jack Brown Genius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Brown_Genius) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Brown_Genius?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.