Jack Brown: Genius

Jack Brown: Genius

85 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | July 11, 1994

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.

Jack Brown: Genius

85 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | July 11, 1994

Jack Brown: Genius
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.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers WingNut Films
Original title Jack Brown: Genius
Directors Tony Hiles
Writers Tony Hiles, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson

Cast

Timothy Balme

as Jack Brown

Nicola Murphy

as Eileen

Marton Csokas

as Dennis

Stuart Devenie

as Elmer

Eddie Campbell

as Boss (as Edward Campbell)

Lisa Chappell

as Sylvia

Ralph Johnson

as Psychiatric patient