Raising Genius (2004)
“A Black Comedy On The Nature Of Love, War, and Parenting”
The film is about a boy who locks himself in the bathroom to work out math equations on the shower wall. The boy has obsessive compulsive parents. The boy is obsessed with a cheerleader named Lacy, who lives across the street from.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Bess Wiley, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Justin Long, Wendie Malick, Ed Begley Jr., the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Justin Long
as Hal Nestor
Wendie Malick
as Nancy Nestor
Ed Begley Jr.
as Dr. Curly Weeks
Stephen Root
as Dwight Nestor
Danica McKellar
as Lacy Baldwin
Megan Cavanagh
as Charlene Hobbs
Mark DeCarlo
as Officer Hunter
Tippi Hedren
as Babe
Clint Howard
as Mr. Goss
Sam Huntington
as Bic
Shirley Jones
as Aunt Sis
Joel David Moore
as RolfCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 83 min |
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