Flash of Genius Trailer ~~film reveals dirty history of intermittent wiper..Watch it

[EJ25RUN]

Watch in High Quality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOPdXgeY9OM



Autoblog..

Considering that automakers today are racing to develop complex electric drive and alternative fuel technologies, it's amazing to realize that the biggest technological hurdle to overcome back in 1967 was getting wiper blades to operate intermittently. As it turns out, the history of how the intermittent wiper came to be is actually a dark tale in automotive history. Invented by college professor Robert Kearns in the late '60s, the technology was shopped around to every major automaker and Ford was the first to adopt it. Except the house that Henry built screwed Kearns out of not only the money he was due, but also the credit for developing what automakers themselves couldn't. That story has now been turned into a major motion picture called Flash of Genius that stars Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham (the mom from Gilmore Girls), Dermot Mulroney and Alan Alda. We wouldn't have thought a movie about windshield wipers would be very interesting, but the preview after the jump has us hooked. It's slated to open in theaters on October 17th courtesy of Universal.

[Deke]

Haha, I bet that was a hard sell in Hollywood. But it actually looks pretty damn good.

[EJ25RUN]

Haha, I bet that was a hard sell in Hollywood. But it actually looks pretty damn good.

i thought the people on this site had a higher chance of seeing interest in this.

[alpine_aw11]

Damn Ford did him dirty. That sucks. I might go see this.

[osnap]

might be worth a download, but not a $10 ticket.

[fivex684]

Yeah that will bomb in theaters.
"What movie do you guys want to see?" "The one about the intermittent wipers."

[EJ25RUN]

Yeah that will bomb in theaters.
"What movie do you guys want to see?" "The one about the intermittent wipers."

Lol...most movies can be narrowed down like that. I doubt these actor and actresses would have taken the rolls if the script didn't have promise.

Example: The Dark Night

"What movie do you guys want to see?" "The one about the guy that dresses up like a bat and another guy dresses like a clown."

If some one told me that, i would start to worry this was a bad gay pron film.

[fivex684]

I know what you mean. The cast, acting and all seemed really good. I just don't see it doing well in theaters is all.

[Hulud]

i wanna see it. im surprised that people did not know about ford f*ckng this guy over.


glad ford got f*cked in the end

[bandydesign]

I don't care how well this movie does in theaters, I will go see it and purchase it when released. It is so interesting to see these perspectives on large scale industries verse the little guy and automotive politics. If this sounds interesting, go find the movie, Tucker as well. That is another great insight into the destructive force of automotive politics. Thanks for posting this up!

[Alan®]

I don't care how well this movie does in theaters, I will go see it and purchase it when released. It is so interesting to see these perspectives on large scale industries verse the little guy and automotive politics. If this sounds interesting, go find the movie, Tucker as well. That is another great insight into the destructive force of automotive politics. Thanks for posting this up!

Tucker FTW. this movie will be good too.