Flash Of Genius (2008) Rare UK Reg 2 DVD, Greg KinnearDrama based on real events, starring Greg Kinnear as college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns, who lives with his large family in 1960s Detroit, home to the US automobile industry. When Bob invents the windscreen wiper, he believes he has hit the jackpot, and proudly presents his innovative idea to the car manufacturers. However, the industry unceremoniously hijacks his idea and fails to acknowledge him as its originator. Despite the power and financial might of the automobile industry, Bob refuses to back down quietly and becomes obsessed with bringing some of America's largest corporations to justice.
- Language : English
- Director : Marc Abraham
- Media Format : UK DVD REG 2 PAL
- Run time : 1 hour and 59 minutes
- Release date : 20 July 2009
- Actors : Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, Mitch Pileggi
- Studio : Studiocanal
- Producers : Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Michael Lieber
- ASIN : B002BC9Y20
- Writers : Philip Railsback