Father of Invention | |
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Directed by | Trent Cooper |
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Cinematography | Steve Yedlin |
Edited by | Heather Pearsons |
Music by | Nick Urata |
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Distributed by | Anchor Bay Films |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $11.5 million [1] |
Box office | $97,778 (Russia) [2] |
Father of Invention is a 2010 American comedy-drama film directed by Trent Cooper, and stars Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle and Johnny Knoxville.
Robert Axle, a New Orleans-based infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. After eight years in a maximum-security prison, Axle is ready to redeem his name and rebuild his billion-dollar empire. But first he must convince his estranged daughter to let him live with her and her quirky, over-protective roommates.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 0% rating based on reviews from 16 critics, with an average rating of 3.82/10. [3] On Metacritic the film has a score of 36% based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [4]
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Comedies don't get much more unfunny than Father of Invention, a lame and somewhat preachy comic take on a father trying to get back into his daughter's good graces." [5]
Father of Invention | |
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Directed by | Trent Cooper |
Written by |
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Produced by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Steve Yedlin |
Edited by | Heather Pearsons |
Music by | Nick Urata |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Anchor Bay Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $11.5 million [1] |
Box office | $97,778 (Russia) [2] |
Father of Invention is a 2010 American comedy-drama film directed by Trent Cooper, and stars Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle and Johnny Knoxville.
Robert Axle, a New Orleans-based infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. After eight years in a maximum-security prison, Axle is ready to redeem his name and rebuild his billion-dollar empire. But first he must convince his estranged daughter to let him live with her and her quirky, over-protective roommates.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 0% rating based on reviews from 16 critics, with an average rating of 3.82/10. [3] On Metacritic the film has a score of 36% based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [4]
Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Comedies don't get much more unfunny than Father of Invention, a lame and somewhat preachy comic take on a father trying to get back into his daughter's good graces." [5]