''Raising Genius'' (working title ''Bathroom Boy'') is a 2004 American

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written by Linda Voorhees and co-directed by her with Bess Wiley. The film stars

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, Ed Begley, Jr.,

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, and

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.. It was a selection of the

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in Paris, France, in 2005,Résumé du Festival du film de Paris Ile-de-France 2005
(in French), retrieved 2014-10-15. and also played at the Waterfront Film Festival in

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in 2005.Raising Genius
at the Waterfront Film Festival, retrieved 2014-10-15.

Plot

Nancy Nestor (

) is the perfect wife and mother now at her wits' end when her teenage genius son Hal (

) locks himself in the bathroom for months to work on a mathematical equation which involves studying of Lacy Baldwin (

), a cheerleader next door, as she bounces up and down on a trampoline. Nancy's husband Dwight (

) is too wrapped up in his own petty concerns to help her. When a burglary brings the police to inspect the crime scene, they find Hal locked in the bathroom and suspect he is being held against his will and call Social Services.

Cast

as Hal Nestor *

as Nancy Nestor * Ed Begley Jr. as Dr. Curly Weeks *

as Dwight Nestor *

as Lacy Baldwin *

Megan Cavanagh Megan Cavanagh (born November 8, 1960) is an American actress, who is best known for portraying Marla Hooch in ''A League of Their Own'' and the voice of Judy Neutron in '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Ge ...

as Charlene Hobbs *

as Officer Hunter *

as Babe *

as Mr. Goss *

as Bic *

as Aunt Sis *

Joel David Moore Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen ...

as Rolf *

Travis Wester Travis Wester is an American actor. He was born on October 8, 1977, in the United States. Career An actor in American film and television, Wester's first role was in 1996's '' The Paper Brigade''. Portraying Jamie in 2004's '' EuroTrip'', Rot ...

as Rudy * J. Bretton Truett as Dr. Van Heizen

References

External links

* * 2004 films 2004 comedy films Films about mathematics Films about obsessive–compulsive disorder 2000s English-language films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub

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