Flash of genius

The Resource Flash of genius
Label
Flash of genius
Statement of responsibility
Intermittent Productions ; Spyglass Entertainment ; Strike Entertainment ; Universal Pictures ; produced by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Michael Lieber ; written by Philip Railsback ; directed by Marc Abraham
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Based on the true story of Robert Kearns. The Kearns' were a typical 1960s Detroit family. Bob is a college professor and part-time inventor. 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 originally embraced Bob's creation, unceremoniously shuns him. Ignored, threatened and then buried in years of litigation, Bob is haunted by what was done to his family and their future. He becomes a man obsessed with justice and the conviction that his life's work, or anyone else's for that matter, should be acknowledged by those who stood to benefit. He and his family pay the toll for refusing to compromise his dignity
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editor, Jill Savitt ; music, Aaron Zigman
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language
Language note
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.F53 2009
PerformerNote
Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Alan Alda, Dermot Mulroney, Bill Smitrovich
Runtime
120
Technique
live action
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