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3 October 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth. morePlot:
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Casting Tidbits: Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, Jim Gaffigan & More (From FirstShowing.net. 3 November 2009, 9:04 AM, PST)
Kinnear: 'Making films is a crapshoot'
(From digitalspy. 23 March 2009, 6:46 AM, PDT)
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Admirable For Scientific Information more (35 total)US TV Schedule:
| Wed. Nov. 11 | 9:30 AM | HBO | |||
| Mon. Nov. 16 | 12:00 PM | HBO | 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 Previck | |
| Lauren Graham | ... | Phyllis Kearns | |
| Landon Norris | ... | Young Dennis | |
| Shae Norris | ... | Young Kathy | |
| Steven Woodworth | ... | Young Tim | |
| Victoria Learn | ... | Young Maureen | |
| Dylan Authors | ... | Young Patrick | |
| Ronn Sarosiak | ... | Reverend | |
| Gavin Kuiack | ... | Baby Bob Jr. | |
| Ben Kuiak | ... | Baby Bob Jr. |
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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:119 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)Language:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44181) | Australia:PG | UK:12A | Ireland:PG | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:ALFun Stuff
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Greg Kinnear had the screenplay sitting on his nightstand for several months but didn't think the subject matter warranted a read. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The period was between 1967 and 1974. In 1970 the main character, Bob Kearns, took a bus to Washington, DC. We see it is a Greyhound bus. However, that model type bus, the MC9, had not been built for several years in the future. moreSoundtrack:
Too Many Fish in the Sea moreFAQ
A Note Regarding Spoilers"Is Flash of Genius" based on a book?
Didn't a woman invent the windshield wiper?
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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.