“Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns’ 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 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. Written by Anonymous”
- Director: Marc Abraham
- Release Date: 3 October 2008 (USA)
- Run Time: USA:119 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
- Country: USA , Canada
- Genre: Drama
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Tagline: Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.
Goofs: Anachronisms: Dr. Kearns’s first patent for intermittent wipers was filed on December 1, 1964. Ford already had a system in production by 1965, same year of the car he drives in the start of the movie. They were sold on Mercurys and Comets. They were mechanical vacuum bleed timing devices, but worked well over a wide range of delay.
Cast
Jake Abel … Dennis Kearns
Aaron Abrams … Ian Miellor
Alan Alda … Gregory Lawson
London Angelis … Wade Previck
Dylan Authors … Young Pat Kearns
Warren Belle … Cop #2
Grant Boyle … Patrick Kearns
Sergio Di Zio … Louis
Ashton Doudelet … Older Tim
Tim Eddis … Cop #1
Andrew Gillies … Paul Previck
Lauren Graham … Phyllis Kearns
Josette Halpert … Teen Maureen
Tim Kelleher … Charlie Defao
Greg Kinnear … Bob Kearns
Gavin & Ben Kuiack … Infant Bob Kearns Jr
Victoria Learn … Young Maureen
Isaac Lupien … Older Bob Kearns Jr
Tatiana Maslany … Older Kathy Kearns
Dermot Mulroney … Gil Privick
Duane Murray … Jim
Landon Norris … Young Dennis Kearns
Shae Norris … Young Kathy Kearns
Kate Parr … Peggy
Mitch Pileggi … Ford Exec
Simon Reynolds … Chrysler Guy
Daniel Roebuck … Frank Sertin
Chuck Shamata … Professor Irwin
Bill Smitrovich … Judge Michael Franks
Kristian Truelsen … Doctor
Steven Woodworth … Young Tim
Liam & Owen Wright … Toddler Bob Kearns Jr.
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