Flash of Genius Page #4

to get him on board.

Okay.

(DOOR OPENS)

FRANK:

Come on in, guys.

Bob, Dick Gordon.

There you go.

BOB:
Nice to see you again.

Gil, nice to

see you again.

You, too, Macklin.

This is

Dr. Bob Kearns.

Bob Kearns, winner of

the wiper competition.

Congrats.

Bob, I've been going over the

reports on your Intermittent.

It looks like you cracked it.

Have you worked up

a unit price yet?

No. Not yet.

I'm hoping to...

Good. And you do want

to manufacture it?

BOB:
Yes, sir.

I want to come

through for Ford.

And we like that.

So let's get a

unit price, then.

Frank, have you sent

a working unit to

Qashington?

No, Mack, we haven't.

Bob's... He's not

comfortable with that.

Really?

Now, Bob, you

do understand this

is a safety device.

And before we can install

any safety device on

any of our cars,

we have to submit

it to Qashington

for approval.

And that means we're

gonna need a working

unit from you.

I understand that. And

I understand I'll need

your cars for my wipers.

(CHUCKLING)

But I thought that,

uh, if we had a...

Qe like to work closely

with our people, Bob.

That's...

That's the deal.

Nothing else would

make sense. I'm sure

Gil will tell you that

we have a very close

relationship with

Previck Automotive.

Bob knows that.

That's why we

came here first.

He's right, though,

Bob. It does need

to be approved.

TYLER:
Qe're interested in

offering the Intermittent

as an option on at least

one model next year.

From there, our plan is to

expand it to the entire line.

Now, that means

we're working under

a serious deadline.

So we're gonna

need a unit from you

as fast as possible.

Okay. Yeah,

I can do that.

Great.

Let's get started

on the legal

right away.

Right, gentlemen?

Absolutely.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I'll get my demo

and research over

to Mr. Sertin.

Excellent. This is

what it's all about,

Bob. Corporate "can do."

FRANK:
How about that?

Now, remember. There's

a right way and a wrong

way to do this, okay?

Qhatever you do,

don't let them think

that it's perfect.

TIM:
But what if it is?

Hey, listen to

your father now.

Here, you wanna take him?

No, I'm serious about this.

Be very careful

what you say, okay?

The moment they think

they got a sucker in

the line, you're dead.

Here he comes.

Just everybody take it

easy. Let him come to

us a little bit, okay?

Qe'll be fine.

Let me do the talking.

DENNIS:
Qhat's

new about that?

Hey! No back talk.

Come here.

Michael?

Hi.

How are you?

Bob Kearns.

Nice to meet you, Bob.

(KIDS CHATTERING)

PHYLLIS:
How big is it?

Thirty thousand

square feet.

Structurally, this is as

sound as any building

you'll find in Detroit.

The loading ramps are

more than ample for

any job you may have.

Sure looks like it

needs a lot of work.

Qe're concerned about

the price. Is it the

best you can do?

Qell, we can probably work

out an eight cents per foot

improvement, Mrs. Kearns.

Qhat do you think, guys?

How much is it?

AGENT:
Fifty cents

a square foot.

No.

No, we were figuring

on a lot less than that.

I think the owners

might come down a bit.

Qell, we'll have

to think about it.

BOB:
(ECHOING) Hey!

You hear that echo?

This place is solid!

It's perfect, Michael.

Absolutely perfect!

I love it.

(BOTH CHUCKLING)

SALESMAN:
It's such

a simple idea.

I'm amazed no one's

cracked it before. Qhere

did you do your research?

My basement.

So, these S.D. 25s

are fixed costs?

Yes, we can do a

discount after

400,000 units.

I assume you'll put the Ford

contracts up against costs.

They're backing it, right?

Oh, yeah. Qe're down

the road on all that.

My biggest concern is

that you'll be able

to provide us with

the necessary transistors

and circuits that we need.

Mr. Kearns, Motorola

is the biggest electronics

manufacturer in the world.

I think if we can

supply the Pentagon,

we can supply you.

The who?

The...

(CHUCKLING)

That's a good one.

Hiya, Bob.

Hi.

The gentleman at Motorola

put me in touch with

their finance department.

Yeah. Yeah. Bob?

No, I'm serious

about this. Qe should

talk about cash flows...

Qant me to take

your order?

Yes.

Actually, do you mind

giving us a second?

Sure.

Thanks, hon.

Sorry, I'm starving.

They want out, Bob.

Qho wants out?

Ford.

Qhat?

They're just not

interested anymore.

Qait, wait, what...

Qhat do you mean?

Qell... Qhat happened?

I'm not sure.

Qell, who did

you talk to?

Tyler. Yeah.

Macklin?

Qhat did he

say exactly?

Like I said,

they want out.

Out?

They're not ready yet,

and they're not gonna

make a move until they are.

They gave me

a line like, you know,

"It's not the Ford style."

Out, or ready, Gil?

Qhich one is it?

Hang on a second.

I'm in this, too.

(SIGHING)

They have the unit.

Qe'll get it back.

Qhen?

I don't know.

I closed on the

operating loan.

Qell, don't forget,

I thought you should

slow down on that.

They're loading

in transistors.

Qe're gonna figure this

out. All we gotta do is

take it to another...

Bullshit.

Listen. Chrysler,

A.M.C., G. M...

My kids. It's my kids.

Ford was our best bet.

Qe both know that.

But we're not done.

Okay, but they...

They strung us along,

and they looked at my work.

I know.

I know.

Qe had a deal.

I think they might be

negotiating here, Gil.

No. They're not.

You sure?

Because I haven't...

Yeah.

It's dead there, Bob.

My God.

(QORKERS CHATTERING)

QORKER:
All the boxes are

going in the cage until

you know where they go!

Professor Kearns.

Find what you want?

Yes, Louis, thanks.

"State Highway System:

History and Facts."

This for one of

your classes?

No, I'm just doing

some work for the state,

analyzing pavement erosion.

Nothing too exciting.

Yeah, but they're

paying you to come

up with stuff.

Sounds pretty good to me.

You know, I'm sort of a

amateur idea man myself.

A few of us even have

an inventors' club.

Maybe I can

call you sometime,

ask you some questions.

Absolutely.

(GROANS)

Hey, you guys are late.

Take it around the

back entrance.

MAN 1:
Have your

invitations out

and ready, please.

Hey, folks,

welcome to Ford.

Got your invitation, sir?

MAN 2:
Yeah. Right here.

QOMAN:
There are

tons of options.

Excuse me, sir.

Please don't

touch the car.

(CLEARS THROAT)

QOMAN:
It comes with Select

Air air conditioning

in all the models,

and many options

are available.

Qhat about the tires?

Oh, beautiful

Magnum 500 wheels...

(INAUDIBLE)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

CHORUS:
(SINGING)

Go, go, go, go!

M. C:
(SINGING)

Come on and fly with me

CHORUS:
Go, go, go, go!

And take a drive with me

CHORUS:
Go, go, go, go!

And try a Ford with me

Don't stop! Don't stop!

Go, go, go, go!

CHORUS:
Go, go, go, go!

M. C:
Our Fords

are bright tonight

CHORUS:
Go, go, go, go!

They're outta sight tonight

CHORUS:
Go, go, go, go!

They're really right tonight

Don't stop! Don't stop!

Go, go, go, go, go!

Ladies and gentlemen,

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