Genius (1999 film)

Genius is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) directed by Rod Daniel. The film stars Trevor Morgan and Emmy Rossum, and premiered on Disney Channel on August 21, 1999. In the film, Morgan portrays a genius who enrolls in college at the age of 13 and takes on a bad boy image in an attempt to gain friends.

Genius
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Written byJohn Rieck
Jim Lincoln
Dan Studney
Directed byRod Daniel
StarringTrevor Morgan
Emmy Rossum
Theme music composerMarco Marinangeli
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAaron Meyerson
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesDIC Productions, L.P.
DistributorBuena Vista Television
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Original releaseAugust 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)

Plot

A teen genius juggles the roles college student and junior high bad boy.

Cast

Production and release

In January 1997, the film was in development by DIC Entertainment L.P. (which Disney owned at the time of development and film release) with plans to broadcast it on Disney Channel,[1] as a joint project between DIC and Disney.[2] The film premiered on the channel on August 21, 1999.[3]

Reception

In 2012, Complex ranked the film at number 6 on the magazine's list of the 25 best Disney Channel Original Movies.[4] In March 2016, the film was ranked at number 92 on MTV's list of the best DCOMs, consisting of 99 films.[5] In May 2016, Aubrey Page of Collider ranked each DCOM released up to that point. Page ranked Genius at number 31 and wrote that the film ensured "the reign of 1999 as a peak DCOM year".[6]

References
  1. Richmond, Ray (January 19, 1997). "Disney Channel sets major prod'n revamp". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. Cox, Dan (March 19, 1998). "DIC's deal goosed: Disney pact extended for two more years". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. "Picks of the Week". The Buffalo News. August 14, 1999. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. Aquino, Tara; Scarano, Ross (December 6, 2012). "The 25 Best Disney Channel Original Movies". Complex. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. Grant, Stacey (March 7, 2016). "What Is The Best Disney Channel Original Movie Of All Time? Vote Now". MTV. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  6. Page, Aubrey (May 26, 2016). "Every Disney Channel Original Movie, Ranked". Collider. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016.
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