Waveshaper media is a film and television production company based in toronto dedicated to preserving electronic music history. October 25, 2011 1h 33m comedy, drama robert axle kevin spacey is an arrogant infomercial mogul whose empire collapses after one of his products maims thousands of consumers. Parents need to know that this independent comedy follows kevin spacey as a disgraced inventor of infomercial goods. The cast includes jennifer garner, jonah hill, louis c. Robert axle, an eccentric inventor turned ego maniacal infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. Jun 01, 1997 edison was the mozart of invention, at a time that was the heyday of american inventors. Recently released from prison, a former infomercial king kevin spacey must reinvent himself. It stars franco nero, andrea fachinetti, daniel baldock and claudia cardinale. At a very young age, marycharles family quickly noticed that she had an ability to captiva. Plot a television infomercial introduces the audience to a rich entrepreneur robert axle spacey, a fabricator who combines other peoples. Everything you need to know about father of invention. Father of invention 2011 father of invention 2011 genre. Father of invention movie movie insider upcoming movies. Oct 25, 2011 get father of invention dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
May 23, 2012 by the start of world war ii, they were two of the most accomplished talents in hollywood. Spacey makes such consistently terrible choices that every time he delivers a performance in a film that isnt overtly terrible, it feels like a comeback performance, even though hes clustered a few of them over the past few years moon, horrible bosses, and margin call spring to mind. Father of invention is a 2010 american comedydrama film directed by trent cooper, and stars kevin spacey, camilla belle and johnny knoxville. Una pelicula dirigida por trent cooper con kevin spacey, camilla belle, heather graham, johnny knoxville. Father of invention is not without its comic moments. Camilla belle is best known in jurasic world, and 10,000 bc. Theres nothing particularly compelling in the plot to attract younger audiences, although some teens might be interested in seeing mtv star johnny knoxville or joe jonas ex camilla belle. The movie begins as robert is released from prison, having served eight years for. To put edison in proper context, one has to imagine a world in which voices did not come out of boxes. Aug 18, 2011 plot a television infomercial introduces the audience to a rich entrepreneur robert axle spacey, a fabricator who combines other peoples inventions into popular consumer products.
But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that hes worthy of a second chance. Father of invention trailer released speakeasy wsj. After one of his inventions causes him to lose all of his money, adulation and sends him on an eightyear stint in federal prison, the oncepowerful thinker emerges from lockup with a mission to rebuild his fortune and redeem. The saving grace of this film was kevin spacey who makes any film good.
Father of invention on dvd movie synopsis and info. Spacey is given free rein to chew up the scenery in salesman mode, but his character is so pathetic hes hard to root for or care about in any way. Marycharles jones marycharles jones was born on december 28, 2001 in seattle, washington. Kevin spaceys father of invention is a phony comeback tale. The invention of lying is a 2009 american speculative romantic comedy film written and directed by ricky gervais and matthew robinson in their directorial debuts. Millionaire infomercial guru, robert axle kevin spacey loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of. Father of invention 2010 full movie download full hd youtube. Robert axle was once a brilliant inventor and infomercial titan.
Her school was st pauls catholic elementary school. Plot a television infomercial introduces the audience to a rich entrepreneur robert axle spacey, a fabricator who combines other peoples inventions into popular consumer products. Robert axle kevin spacey of american beauty, horrible bosses, an eccentric inventorturnedegomaniacalinfomercialguru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. Owen wilson and ed helms star as fraternal twins kyle and peter who accidentally discover theyve been living with a lie all their lives. Called father of invention, the actor will play an inventor who becomes a billionaire as well as an egocentric giant. Father of invention 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The film premiered at the berlin film festival back in 2010, and will finally come to theaters on october 14. Millionaire infomercial guru, robert axle kevin spacey loses. After eight years in a maximumsecurity prison, axle is ready to redeem his name. Kevin spacey stars in father of invention, a comedy about a father trying to reconquer his estranged daughters love, camilla belle and heather graham costars. The same applies to movies, even if they seemed to look good on paper, as is the. The film intermittently flashes back to the halcyon era before spaceys staggering success as a businessman and unmistakable failure as a human being, when he was just a father and dad in a suburban paradise. Formed in 2011 when director robert fantinatto and producer jason amm got together to produce the 2014 indiefilm hit i dream of wires, the company is currently producing two new feature length documentaries along with a ongoing web series and a specialized music label. Father of invention dvd release date october 25, 2011. After 8 years in maximum security prison, robert is ready to redeem his name and rebuild his billion dollar empire. Bad boys for life becomes top videoondemand film amid coronavirus lockdown. Father of invention perfectly illustrates why spaceys career has fallen to such a low state. The father of invention once again has a shot at the big time, but at what cost.
For a socalled comedy, there are virtually no laughs save for a couple of forgettable oneliners from craig robinson, who plays roberts exwifes new husband. Edison was the mozart of invention, at a time that was the heyday of american inventors. Everything you need to know about father figures movie 2017. But when one of his glitchy inventions injured thousands of customers, he lost his empire and was sent. It was screened at the bari international film festival. The film never seems to go anywhere or deliver any payoffs, its just kind of flat. A humble inventorturnedegomaniacal billionaire loses it all when one of his inventions goes horribly awry. Father of invention is an interesting drama thats fairly entertaining. Kevin spacey has a new project that hell star in and produce. Father of invention stars kevin spacey as a fabricator, an infomercial king, who combines existing products into new ones. Comedy drama starring kevin spacey as an inventor who hit it big and then lost everything when a flaw in the design of his exercise machine ended up crushing peoples fingers. For robert axle in the new film father of invention, that side effect is. And as a result, it does none of these things well. With kevin spacey, camilla belle, heather graham, johnny knoxville.
The film stars gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. This has a good plot idea and a decent cast but it doesnt know if it wants to be a comedy, a drama, a romcom, a comeback story or a tale of a father and daughters dysfunctional dynamic. This norman rockwell hokiness is represented by a good. Father of invention on dvd october 25, 2011 starring kevin spacey, camilla belle, johnny knoxville, heather graham. By the start of world war ii, they were two of the most accomplished talents in hollywood. Camilla never completed a full year of school because of her job as an actress. There are some mature themes in the movie about fraud, parentchild relationships. Father of invention colorless exposition and a lack of imagination or wit stall father of invention at the starting gate. Everything you need to know about father of invention movie. Published on oct 11, 2011 millionaire infomercial guru, robert axle kevin spacey loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of.
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Father is a 2011 french thriller film directed by pasquale squitieri. Father of invention 3 out of 5 this movie is smart funny lots of inside cracks and off color jokes. Problem is he was in jail, now he has lost his empire, and lost his family. Get father of invention dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. The entire film is based on kevin spaceys character going to prison because a product his. With a story about redemption and second chances, the film follows a former inventor who tries to reconnect with his family. After 8 years in prison, inventor robert axle struggles to win over his estranged family and catch up on current technology as he works to once again become the king of the infomercial. Her mother was brazilian and her father is from america. Leading lady hedy lamarr was known as the most beautiful woman in the world, and composer george. The entire film is him trying to reconnect with his daughter camilla belle. Father of invention trailer 2011 trailer for father of invention. Watch father of invention now on your favorite device. Watch father of invention full movie in hd visit movie 35221 nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arro.
Theres no spark or humor to the films situations, just the sense of capable actors trying to make the best of a hopeless situation. Millionaire infomercial guru, robert axle kevin spacey loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of thousands of customers. Kevin spacey is the father of invention in new trailer ifc. In father of invention, kevin spacey plays a tv snakeoil salesman just out of prison. For robert axle in the new film father of invention, that side effect is eight years in. Father of invention where to watch streaming and online. Oct 14, 2011 read the father of invention movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Father of invention is a 2010 american comedydrama film directed by trent cooper, and stars kevin spacey, camilla. Robert axle, a new orleans based infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. Camacho was most recently featured on latin nation and he was the first recipient of the the outstanding director of the year award from the action on film, film festival 20052006, the golden and bronze halo awards from the hollywood motion picture counsel.
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