Flash of Genius Looks Promising

by Joe LaMuraglia

I thought only a car geek could get excited about things like the story behind the invention of the intermittent windshield wiper. Based on the murmurs after the preview of Flash of Genius the last time I went to see a movie, I may wrong. There was a universal “I want to see that” in the air.
Starring Greg Kinnear, the film tells the story of a college professor who invented the intermittent wiper system before all the titans of the auto industry could. What should have been a meal ticket for him and his family turned into a nightmare when Ford Motor Company stole his technology.
Rather than being filed in with the stories the likes of Preston Tucker, this tale has a happy, if protracted, ending. The professor fights back by suing Ford and refuses to back down until they acknowledge the source of their miraculous windshield wipers.
Watch the trailer below. We are working on getting to an advanced screening and with luck, will have a review up before it opens in theaters on October 3rd.