Flash of genius
(DVD) 

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025195032575

Notes

General Note
Film based on the "New Yorker" article by John Seabrook.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: widescreen presentation ; commentary by director Marc Abraham ; deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Marc Abraham ; Dolby Digital ; scene selection.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Aaron Zigman ; music supervisor, G. Marq Roswell, Adam Swart ; costume designer, Luis Sequeira ; editor, Jill Savitt ; production designer, Hugh Luczyc-Wyhowski ; director of photography, Dante Spinotti.
Participants/Performers
Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Alan Alda, Dermot Mulroney.
Description
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
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 : for brief strong language.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio tracks in English and Spanish ; subtitled in French and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Abraham, M., Kinnear, G., Graham, L., Alda, A., & Mulroney, D. (2009). Flash of genius . Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marc Abraham et al.. 2009. Flash of Genius. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marc Abraham et al.. Flash of Genius Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Abraham, Marc, et al. Flash of Genius Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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