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Plot:
Based on the true story of college professor and part-time
inventor Robert Kearns’ (Greg Kinnear) 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 (Lauren Graham) 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 his family and their future.
He becomes a man obsessed with justice and the conviction
that his life’s work -- or for that matter, anyone’s
work -- be acknowledged by those who stood to benefit. And
while paying the toll for refusing to compromise his dignity,
this everyday David will try the unthinkable: to bring Goliath
to his knees.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Production Co:
Spyglass Entertainment
Barber / Birnbaum Prod.
Strike Entertainment
Release Date:
October 3, 2008
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Robert Kearns
en.wikipedia.org
Flash of Genius - New Yorker Article
www.newyorker.com
Robert Kearns - Washington Post Obituaries
www.washingtonpost.com
Production Info
www.spyglassentertainment.com
Facebook Page
www.facebook.com
Netflix Page
www.netflix.com
Rotten Tomatoes Page
www.rottentomatoes.com
Google Page
www.google.com
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