Jack Brown: Genius (1994) [PG-13]

Release Date:
July 11, 1994

Original Title:
Jack Brown: Genius

Genres:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
New Zealand Film Commission
Senator Film
WingNut Films

Production Countries:
Germany | New Zealand

Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG-13 

Runtime: 85

A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to the eternity in hell for committing suicide. In the present days, in New Zeland, Elmer has the last chance to prove that men can fly and save his soul: his spirit enters in the brain of a very intelligent inventor, Jack Brown, and forces him to try to fly. Jack uses his last creation, an amplifier in a tape record, to succeed in the journey, but his invention is strongly desired by his former boss and his lover, who want to sell it to a Chinese investor. Jack's girlfriend helps him to accomplish his intent.

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Associate Producer:
Sue Rogers

Casting:
Rachel Bullock

Cinematography:
Allen Guilford

Costume Designer:
Chris Elliott

Director:
Tony Hiles

Director of Photography:
Allen Guilford

Editor:
Jamie Selkirk

Executive Producer:
Hanno Huth
Jamie Selkirk

Foley Recordist:
Helen Luttrell

Makeup Supervisor:
Sarah Anderson

Music:
David Donaldson
Steve Roche
Janet Roddick

Original Music Composer:
Michelle Scullion

Producer:
Jim Booth
Peter Jackson

Production Designer:
Rick Kofoed

Second Unit Director:
Peter Jackson

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Richard Bluck

Sound Editor:
Mike Hopkins
Kit Rollings

Sound Mixer:
Michael Hedges

Sound Recordist:
Ken Saville

Special Effects Supervisor:
Steve Ingram

Stunt Coordinator:
Mark Harris

VFX Supervisor:
George Port

Writer:
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh
Tony Hiles

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