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Flash of Genius (2008) -- This is the first trailer for Flash of Genius, directed by Marc Abraham.
Flash of Genius (2008) -- Clip: The family goes for a test drive
Flash of Genius (2008) -- Interview: Lauren Graham "On Bob and Phyllis' relationship"
Flash of Genius (2008) -- Open-ended Trailer from Universal Pictures
Flash of Genius (2008) -- Clip: Phyllis tells Bob this may be his moment

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   3,173 votes
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Director:
Marc Abraham
Writers (WGA):
Philip Railsback (written by)
John Seabrook (article)
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Release Date:
3 October 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.
Plot:
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Admirable For Scientific Information more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Greg Kinnear ... Bob Kearns
Tim Eddis ... Maryland Cop #1
Warren Belle ... Maryland Cop #2
Karl Pruner ... Pete

Bill Lake ... Scott

Dermot Mulroney ... Gil Privick

Lauren Graham ... Phyllis Kearns
Landon Norris ... Young Dennis Kearns
Shae Norris ... Young Kathy Kearns
Steven Woodworth ... Young Tim Kearns

Victoria Learn ... Young Maureen Kearns
Dylan Authors ... Young Pat Kearns
Ronn Sarosiak ... Reverend
Gavin Kuiack ... Baby Bob Kearns Jr
Ben Kuiak ... Baby Bob Kearns Jr.
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
USA:119 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
USA | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44181) | Australia:PG | UK:12A | Ireland:PG | France:U | Germany:o.Al.
Filming Locations:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Anachronisms: Dr. Kearns's first patent for intermittent wipers was filed on December 1, 1964. Ford already had a system in production by 1965, same year of the car he drives in the start of the movie. They were sold on Mercurys and Comets. They were mechanical vacuum bleed timing devices, but worked well over a wide range of delay. more
Movie Connections:
References Frankenstein (1931) more
Soundtrack:
Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King of Creation more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
"Is Flash of Genius" based on a book?
Didn't a woman invent the windshield wiper?
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12 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Admirable For Scientific Information, 5 November 2008
10/10
Author: orglit1 from Bethpage, Long Island

One of the outstanding virtues of this movie is the didactic sections, informing audiences a little about electrical circuits without interrupting the story. Inventor Bob Kearns and, later, an attorney representing Ford Motor Co. both talk about capacitors and resistors lightly. It enables lay folk to get a peek inside their electrical and electronic devices, even to "spark" curiosity in some viewers. Some of our general fiction literature but our general fiction films rarely are didactic about science, even though they have the capacity to teach--one thinks of John Steinbeck, of Herman Melville before him, and of some contemporary novelists, too.

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Reminds me of what Edison did to Nikola Tesla.... Roadghost69
Why didn't they bother to film in Detroit and at Wayne State University? katiekat-5
Don't bother watching this movie, read this instead: Dubdub1974
Was this written for an edgier actor?? moviemaniac2002
That was a '75-'76 Buick he stole the wiper motor from. obryan864
I stopped watching the movie after the scene... blam_web
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