If I Had Known I Was a Genius

If I Had Known I Was a Genius
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
	File:If I Had Known I Was A Genius Theatrical Poster.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	Dominique Wirtschafter
Written by	Markus Redmond
Produced by	Mike Crawford; Al Hayes; Daniel Sadek; Elie Samaha; Andrea Sperling; Dominique Wirtschafter
Starring	Markus Redmond; Whoopi Goldberg; Keith David; Debra Wilson; Sharon Stone; Tara Reid; Della Reese
Cinematography	Scott Kevan
Edited by	Jeff Canavan
Music by	John Coda
Release date	January 23, 2007 (Sundance Film Festival);
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond (who also stars in the film). The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Michael (Markus Redmond) is an African-American boy with a genius I.Q. His family refuses to encourage him and tries to bring him down, and his mother (Whoopi Goldberg) nicknames him "Ugly". Michael enrolls in a high school drama class and finds encouragement from an eccentric teacher.^[1]

Cast

Markus Redmond as Michael Reed
Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Reed
Keith David as Mr. Reed
Debra Wilson as Teresa Reed
Sharon Stone as Gloria Fremont
Tara Reid as Stephanie
Della Reese as Nana
Andy Richter as Game Show Host
French Stewart as Public School Principal
David Denman as Baker
Nadia Bjorlin as Faith
Julie Hagerty as Teacher

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Frilot, Shari (2013). "If I Had Known I Was a Genius". Sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

External links

[sundance-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Frilot, Shari (2013). "If I Had Known I Was a Genius". Sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

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