Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Greg Kinnear | ... | Bob Kearns | |
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Tim Eddis | ... | Maryland Cop #1 |
Warren Belle | ... | Maryland Cop #2 | |
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Karl Pruner | ... | Pete |
Bill Lake | ... | Scott | |
Dermot Mulroney | ... | Gil Previck | |
Lauren Graham | ... | Phyllis Kearns | |
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Landon Norris | ... | Young Dennis |
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Shae Norris | ... | Young Kathy |
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Steven Woodworth | ... | Young Tim |
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Victoria Learn | ... | Young Maureen |
Dylan Authors | ... | Young Patrick | |
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Ronn Sarosiak | ... | Reverend |
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Gavin Kuiack | ... | Baby Bob Jr. |
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Ben Kuiak | ... | Baby Bob Jr. |
Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, Flash of Genius tells the tale of one man whose fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity would come at a heavy price. But this determined engineer refused to be silenced, and he took on the corporate titans in a battle that nobody thought he could win. The Kearns were a typical 1960s Detroit family, trying to live their version of the American Dream. Local university professor Bob married teacher Phyllis and, by their mid-thirties, had six kids who brought them a hectic but satisfying Midwestern existence. When Bob invents a device that would eventually be used by every car in the world, the Kearns think they have struck gold. But their aspirations are dashed after the auto giants who embraced Bob's creation unceremoniously shunned the man who invented it. Ignored, threatened and then buried in years of litigation, Bob is haunted by what was done to ... Written by Anonymous
I cherish this movie; a lot of this is for personal reasons. The film is well done; Greg Kinnear really impressed me with this and little miss sunshine.
I am a sales guy who sells to big companies. I recently gave ford a free education in a service we offer, and it took so much evangalizing, repetition, re-explanation and hitting them over the head. I was astonished that a business this big didn't have smarter people.
Then, when we gave them our price and offer, they said "no thanks were going to build this in house rather than use you".........I felt a visceral connections to Bob Kearns.
Suddenly, Ford is an expert on this. I would talk to anyone who would listen, and I put my blood into helping them improve their business. I have a new opinion of the buying and technology that Ford uses to run its operations. One of the reasons they might be the "least screwed up" of the auto makers" is their soul-less way of getting companies on their knees, and then kicking them down when you cry "uncle" for them.
Sorry for blabbing. It just hurts to know we really wanted to help them , and help us make a buck in the process. And we were treated like dogs.