- If I Had Known I Was a Genius
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name = If I Had Known I Was a Genius
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director =Dominique Wirtschafter
producer = Mike Crawford
Al Hayes
Daniel Sadek
Elie Samaha
Andrea Sperling
Dominique Wirtschafter
writer =Markus Redmond
narrator =
starring =Markus Redmond Whoopi Goldberg Keith David Debra Wilson Sharon Stone Tara Reid Nadia Bjorlin Della Reese Andy Richter French Stewart
music =John Coda
cinematography =Scott Kevan
editing =Jeff Canavan
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runtime = 102 min.
country = USA
language = English
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amg_id = 1:382548
imdb_id = 0758753"If I Had Known I Was a Genius" is a film directed by
Dominique Wirtschafter and written byMarkus Redmond (who also stars in the film). The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the2007 Sundance Film Festival .http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4679 Retrieved 2007-09-23]Plot
Michael (Markus Redmond) is an
African American boy with agenius I.Q. His family refuse 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.Cast
*Nikita Ager as Cute girl
*Reed Alexander as Gifted kid #1
*John Balma as Gifted Teacher
*Steven E. Barnes as Highschool Student
*Jenica Bergere as Cellphone girl
*Nadia Bjorlin
*Kwesi Boakye as Little Boy
*Jimmy Bradley
*Brett Buford
*McCaleb Burnett as Jeremy
*Brianna Canillas as BSU Clique
*Roslyn Cohn as Dress Woman
*Keith David as Dad
*David Denman as Baker
*Izzy Diaz as Acting Student
*Bree Elise as Black Student Union Clique
*Wayne Charles Fugate as High School Student
*Whoopi Goldberg as Mom
*John Griffin
*Julie Hagerty as Teacher
*Kira Legg as Rich School Girl
*Christian Monzon as Chief
*Jeran Pascascio as High School Student
*Andy Pessoa
*Rob Pinkston as Young Drinker
*Markus Redmond as Michael Reed
*Della Reese as Nana
*Tara Reid as Stephanie
*Andy Richter
*Elliott Smith as Jr. High Guy
*French Stewart as Principal
*Sharon Stone as Gloria Fremont
*Shawna Sutherland as Hot Girl In Bar
*Livia Treviño as Teacher
*Shannon Vann as High School Student
*Debra Wilson as Teresa
*Paul WittenReferences
External links
*imdb title|id=0758753|title=If I Had Known I Was a Genius
*rotten-tomatoes|id=if_i_had_known_i_was_a_genius|title=If I Had Known I Was a Genius
*amg movie|id=1:382548|title=If I Had Known I Was a Genius
* [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4679 "If I Had Known I Was a Genius"] at sundance.org
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