Flash of Genius

Summary: Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.

Release Date: October 03, 2008

Genres: Drama, Biography

Director: Marc Abraham

Writers: Philip Railsback

, John Seabrook

Runtime: 1 h 59 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Strike Entertainment

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: Canada, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 4,442,377

International: $ 360,576

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