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  1. Oct 3, 2008 · Flash of Genius. PG-13, 1 hr 59 min. The Kearns were a typical 1960s Detroit family, trying to live their version of the American Dream. Local university professor Bob (Greg Kinnear) married teacher Phyllis (Lauren Graham) and, by their mid-thirties, had six kids who brought them a hectic but satisfying Midwestern existence.

  2. While director Marc Abraham took creative license with some aspects of the Kearns’ personal lives in the filmFlash of Genius”, the remarkable story of their “David vs. Goliath” battle with behemoth Ford Motor Company is truly an inspiration. Eventually a jury awarded Bob Kearns a verdict of more than $10 million dollars compensation ...

  3. In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.

  4. Synopsis. On his wedding night in 1953, an errant champagne cork rendered college professor of engineering Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) almost completely blind in his left eye. A decade later, happily married to Phyllis (Lauren Graham) and the father of six children, he is driving his Ford Galaxie through a light rain, and the constant movement ...

  5. Greg Kinnear stars in an inspiring true story of an ordinary man and his extraordinary fight against one of the most powerful corporations in the world. ̱A terrific film!̨ (Larry King) Rating. PG-13.

  6. Jul 17, 2009 · Based on the true story of university professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' (GREG KINNEAR of Little Miss Sunshine, As Good as It Gets) decades-long...

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  7. Oct 3, 2008 · Advertise With Us. When college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) develops an intermittent windshield wiper, he believes he, his wife (Lauren Graham) and their children ...

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    • Drama, Biography
    • PG-13
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