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The Mother of Invention

The Mother of Invention

Genres

Comedy

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A mockumentary about an aspiring inventor who dreams of winning an annual young inventor award. The only problem is... he's never made an invention that works.

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Budget

$60000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

02 May 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Andrew Bowser

Andrew Bowser

Vincent Dooly

Jimmi Simpson

Jimmi Simpson

Martin Wooderson

Kevin Corrigan

Kevin Corrigan

Anton Pupkin

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Nancy Dooly

Mark Boone Junior

Mark Boone Junior

Bill Dooly

Craig Anton

Craig Anton

James Gilmore

Ruby Wendell

Ruby Wendell

Jenny Balsam

Chris Hardwick

Chris Hardwick

Drake Wooderson

Dave Allen

Dave Allen

Dr. Henry Miller

F. Jason Whitaker

F. Jason Whitaker

Gunter Johansson

Bruce McKenzie

Bruce McKenzie

Gordon Platt

Chris Franjola

Chris Franjola

Jerry Schwartz

Rod McLachlan

Rod McLachlan

Don Shanks - Diner Manager

Tim Venable

Tim Venable

Graffito Gone Inventor

Nicole Sessions

Nicole Sessions

Evian

Michael Villar

Michael Villar

Invisi-Powder Inventor

Clinton Pickens

Clinton Pickens

Super Duper Glue Inventor

Cloie Wyatt Taylor

Cloie Wyatt Taylor

Roller Stilt Inventor

Ron Lynch

Ron Lynch

Michael Borchardt

Nadine Wendell

Nadine Wendell

Sue Dotz

Stephen Marshall Zukerman

Stephen Marshall Zukerman

Stage Manager

Kendall Ryan Sanders

Kendall Ryan Sanders

Blake

Jacob Ochsner

Jacob Ochsner

Martin - Age 12

Pedro Gonzalez

Pedro Gonzalez

Mind Control 3000 Inventor

Robert Hinton

Robert Hinton

Stage Hand

Martha Madison

Martha Madison

Chandra

Hope Banks

Hope Banks

Wendy

Sae Imai

Sae Imai

Bill's Wife

Paul Grace

Paul Grace

Martin's Father

Luke Adomanis

Luke Adomanis

Male Co-Worker

Jane Piper

Jane Piper

Tears of a Child Villain

Elisa Stone

Elisa Stone

Injured Woman

Michael Patrick Breen

Michael Patrick Breen

Convention Attendee

Tammy Colbert

Tammy Colbert

Banquet Guest

Tammy Colbert

Tammy Colbert

Female Co-Worker

Steve Holm

Steve Holm

Inventor

Ian Nemser

Ian Nemser

Inventor

Keir O'Donnell

Keir O'Donnell

Tears of a Child Villain

Matthew Earnest

Matthew Earnest

Banquet Guest

Christopher Jude

Christopher Jude

Banquet Patron

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