The Genius
1993, English. Directed by Emily Breer & Joe Gibbons.
A ramshackle underground SF satire set and shot in the self-absorbed art world of lower Manhattan, written, produced, and directed by Joe Gibbons, who also plays one of the lead parts. Gibbons plays a mad scientist who's developed a technique for transferring personalities from one person's body to another; he becomes obsessed with an outlaw artist (played by performance artist Karen Finley) who destroys paintings in various galleries as a form of anarchist, anticapitalist protest.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Emily BreerDirector
- Joe GibbonsDirector
- Joe GibbonsDesmond Denton
- Karen FinleyKitty Church
- Tony OurslerLes Alabaster
- Tony ConradDirk Dirkson
- Adolfas MekasDr. Corbin
- Camden ToyManic Client
- Henry HillsTV Reporter
- Mark MacElhattanDepressed Client
- Corinne MalletCast
- Mike OusterhoutPsycho Client
- Albert McCreeryCasanova Client
- Jay BarryArt Collector Client
Details
- Released
- 2 April 1993
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Joe Gibbons
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The Genius runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Genius isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 April 1993. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Genius?
If you liked The Genius, try Strange Brew, Code 8 Part II, Real Men.
Who directed The Genius?
The Genius (1993) was directed by Emily Breer and Joe Gibbons and stars Joe Gibbons, Karen Finley, Tony Oursler.