The Genius Club (2006)

Director:

Timothy A. Chey

Writer:

Timothy A. Chey (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They Have One Night To Solve The World's Problems.

Plot:

Seven geniuses, with IQs over 200, are plucked from their lives on Christmas Eve to try to solve the world's problems in one night.

Plot Keywords:

Bomb | Cancer | Meaning Of Life | Nuclear Bomb | President

Cast

Carol Abney	...	Julia Endersol
Stephen Baldwin	...	Rory Johnson
Jacob Bonnema	...	Jacob Chernov
Tricia Helfer	...	Ally Simon
Matt Medrano	...	Jose Delgado
Philip Moon	...	Professor Lee
Paula Jai Parker	...	Tatiana
Huntley Ritter	...	Brian Mehlman
Jack Scalia	...	President
Tom Sizemore	...	Armand
Delaine Yates	...	Karen Mehlman
Arch Bonnema	...	Chief of Staff
Jack Guzman	...	Steve
Evan Grayson	...	Oliver
Rachel Wittman	...	Field reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michelle Crompton	...	FBI Agent
Dimitri Diatchenko	...	Jesse the Mechanic
Gary Dikeos	...	Blind Man
James S. Goff	...	Secret Service Agent
Victor Harris	...	Secret Service Agent #2
Craig T. Kelly	...	Homeless Man
Bill Lippincott	...	Newscaster
Robert Maratea	...	FBI Agent
Dana Pacheco	...	FBI Agent #2
David Pease	...	Secret Service Agent
Krista Stilley	...	FBI Agent
Jacob Swanson	...	Secret Service Agent #1
Greyson Tomas	...	Voice-Over (uncredited)

Directed by
Timothy A. Chey		(as Tim Chey)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Timothy A. Chey		written by (as Tim Chey)

Produced by
Stephen Baldwin	....	executive producer
Arch Bonnema	....	executive producer
Arch Bonnema	....	producer
Timothy A. Chey	....	producer
Alisha Dickinson	....	co-producer
Thomas E. Nicholson	....	line producer
Keiki Nishimura	....	executive producer
Jack Scalia	....	executive producer
Tom Sizemore	....	executive producer
Daishi Takiishi	....	producer
Michael Tarzian	....	co-producer
Douglas White	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Daniel Bijan

Cinematography by
Tyler Allison

Film Editing by
Timothy A. Chey

Casting by
Alisha Dickinson
Douglas White

Production Design by
Steve Arnold

Art Direction by
Rebecca Bloom
Koichi Minamizuka
Harris Reggy

Set Decoration by
Lia Roldan

Costume Design by
Jayme Bohn

Makeup Department
Olive Meyer	....	makeup artist
Chika Morikawa	....	makeup artist
Olive	....	makeup artist
Emily Shellogg	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Nikki Levine	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas E. Nicholson	....	first assistant director
George Sloan	....	second second assistant director
Sofia Strehlow	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Elena Bassi	....	art department production assistant
Miguel Alejandro Gomez	....	art department assistant
Brendan McDonald	....	set construction
Jessie May Murray	....	property master
Tom Gallagher O'Connell	....	art department production assistant (as Tom O'Connell)
Tom Gallagher O'Connell	....	set constructor

Sound Department
Doug Brandon	....	boom operator
Sam Hamer	....	additional sound mixer
Nicholas McCall	....	boom operator
Gerald B. Wolfe	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Harris Reggy	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
David Doko	....	assistant camera
Coby Garfield	....	camera operator
Sam Holder	....	set still photographer
Chris Norris	....	gaffer
Justin Rhoads	....	best boy electric
Justin Rhoads	....	electrician
Justin Rhoads	....	swing: grip/electric
John Rogers	....	grip
Andrew Rydzewski	....	key grip
Jason Tinnin	....	best boy grip
Christopher Williams	....	best boy electric
Jaxon Woods	....	second assistant camera
Gavin Wynn	....	assistant camera
Marc Yannette	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerilyn Caruso	....	wardrobe assistant
Hannah Libby	....	wardrobe assistant

Transportation Department
Nino Mancuso	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Peter J. Abrahams	....	location manager
Melissa Corrado	....	production assistant
Meredith Corrado	....	craft service
Erin Forrest	....	script supervisor
Diego Garcia	....	production assistant
James S. Goff	....	production assistant
Billy Hayes	....	production assistant
Mandas Jordan	....	location assistant
Danielle Mandella	....	production assistant
Mary Shellogg	....	script supervisor
Ben Tedesco	....	production assistant
Lawrence Tsuei	....	location scout
Leigh Vega	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• RiverRain Productions

Distributors

• El Cielo Entertainment (2007) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Cloud Ten Pictures (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Eleven Arts (2006-????) (worldwide) (all media)
• Emerald (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• River Rain Productions

Special Effects

• Nice Day Effects

Other Companies

• Impeccable Taste Catering  catering
• Lenz Films  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and some disturbing content

Runtime:

USA:119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

RiverRain Productions

Trivia:

The heavy rain stopped one day before shooting permitting the film to continue shooting unobstructed.

Soundtrack:

Rest in His Promise

it will disarm you....no doubt.

there are certain movies over the past decades that achieve a sort of raw emotion inside of us that can't be captured on purpose. this is a movie that is so simple, yet so unbelievably poetic that it is hard to to believe any Hollywood studio made it. i saw this movie the first time at the theater last year, and I never forgot how moved it made me feel.

the end of the movie is so unbelievably powerful that when stephen baldwin finally reveals his past, it feels like you have discovered the answers to the world's problems, our soulless humanity in search of God and ultimate meaning. i don't know of too many movies that can claim that. i read some cynical film critic's review and you know he's the type who would complain that mona lisa's nose is too small or picasso really wasn't all that. this is a movie that will never loses its power, even 20 years from now.