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Flash of genius Cover Image DVD DVD

Flash of genius [videorecording] / Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present ; directed by Marc Abraham ; written by Philip Railsback ; produced by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Michael Lieber ; a Strike Entertainment production.

Abraham, Marc, 1949- (Added Author). Barber, Gary. (Added Author). Birnbaum, Roger. (Added Author). Lieber, Michael. (Added Author). Railsback, Philip. (Added Author). Kinnear, Greg, 1963- (Added Author). Graham, Lauren, 1967- (Added Author). Alda, Alan, 1936- (Added Author). Mulroney, Dermot. (Added Author). Seabrook, John. Flash of genius. (Added Author). Strike Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Spyglass Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Alan Alda, Dermot Mulroney. (Cast).

Summary:

After Robert Kearns invents the intermittent windshield wiper, he accuses an automobile company of stealing his design and takes them to court.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the New Yorker article by John Seabrook (v. 68, no. 46, Jan. 11, 1993, p. 38).
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Features: Commentary by director Marc Abraham ; deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Marc Abraham.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editor, Jill Savitt ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Luis Sequeira ; production designer, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski.
Participant or Performer Note:
Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Alan Alda, Dermot Mulroney.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen presentation.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English SDH, French and Spanish.
Subject: Kearns, Robert W. > Drama.
Inventors > Michigan > Detroit > Drama.
Windshield wipers > Design and construction > Drama.
Patent infringement > United States > Drama.
Patent suits > United States > Drama.
Automobile industry and trade > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
Genre: Feature films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library DVD FLA (Text) 000134473 Video Available -


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