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The Mother of Invention (2009)

The Mother of Invention poster
Directed by
Joseph M. Petrick
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to invent a device that will change the world. Things do not go as planned and he faces one setback after another.

quirkycomedicdownbeatmockumentary-styleoffbeatlow-key

What happens

The Mother of Invention is a 2009 American mockumentary-style comedy film directed by Joseph M. Petrick and Andrew Bowser, with screenplay by Petrick. The film stars Jimmi Simpson, Kevin Corrigan, Mark Boone Junior, Dee Wallace, Craig Anton, Ruby Wendell, F. Jason Whitaker and Chris Hardwick. It features cameos by Dave Allen, Chris Franjola, Keir O'Donnell, Martha Madison and Ron Lynch. The film premiered at the 2009 Sci-Fi-London film festival internationally and the Hollywood Film Festival domestically. The original score was composed and performed by Jim Hanft and the credits feature an original song by the band Copeland. The film was released on DVD and digitally on June 14, 2011 and can be purchased at the iTunes Store and Amazon.com. It became available on Netflix for instant streaming on August 2, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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