Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.
Plot Summary
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
Run Time
USA:119 min, Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Rating Details
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Keyword
Professor, Teacher, Automobile Industry, Automobile, Inventor
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Period Film, Biopic [feature], Docudrama
Themes
Fighting the System, Inventors, Mental Breakdown, Underdogs, Obsessive Quests
Tones
Reflective, Earnest, Stirring
Mood
Triumph of the Spirit
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Wikipedia Text
Flash of Genius is a 2008 American biographical film directed by Marc Abraham. The screenplay by Philip Railsback, based on a 1993 New Yorker article by John Seabrook, focuses on Robert Kearns and his legal battle against the Ford Motor Company when they developed an intermittent windshield wiper based on ideas the inventor had patented.
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