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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Philip Railsback (written by)
John Seabrook (article)
Release Date:
3 October 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth. more
Plot:
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(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)
User Comments:
You Gotta Give The Underdog It's Due more (36 total)
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. |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
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Runtime:
USA:119 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44181) | Australia:PG | UK:12A | Ireland:PG | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:AL
Filming Locations:
Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada more
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Trivia:
Remained in theaters for only three weeks. more
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Anachronisms: When the Kearns family goes to a restaurant to celebrate the successful invention, in the mid-1960s, there is a Pepsi sign featuring a logo that wasn't introduced until 1971. more
Movie Connections:
References Frankenstein (1931) more
Soundtrack:
Largo from Xerxes, HWV by George Friederic Handel 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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You just got to hand it to Greg Kinnear. He has certainly put all of himself in every role he has undertaken. From the host of E Entertainment's 'Talk Soup', onto such film roles as 'Little Miss Sunshine','Auto Focus' & this fine film. Kinnear plays a downtrodden Joe Sixpack from the suburbs, with his wife & six children. Here he is an engineering professor who has re-invented the windshield wiper (or did he just upgrade it?), only to have his idea stolen by Ford Motors. After 12 years of struggle that includes a nervous breakdown & the melt down of his marriage, he finally has his day in court. Does he emerge the victorious? I won't kiss & tell. This is a quiet,understated little film that deserved far better than it got. Alan Alda also shines as his attorney that tries to go to bat for him. This is one of those films that (hopefully)will have a second chance when it gets released on DVD. Slapped a PG-13 by the MPAA for some salty language,a moment of sensuality & some rather erratic behavior,due to a nervous breakdown.