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The Mother of Invention

The Mother of Invention2009

★7.7105 minComedy

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.

Director

Andrew Bowser Joseph M. Petrick

Writer

Joseph M. Petrick

Score

Stars

Andrew Bowser Jimmi Simpson Kevin Corrigan

Cast40

Andrew Bowser
as Vincent Dooly
Jimmi Simpson
as Martin Wooderson
Kevin Corrigan
as Anton Pupkin
Dee Wallace
as Nancy Dooly
Mark Boone Junior
as Bill Dooly
Craig Anton
as James Gilmore
Ruby Wendell
as Jenny Balsam
Chris Hardwick
as Drake Wooderson
Dave Allen
as Dr. Henry Miller
F
F. Jason Whitaker
as Gunter Johansson
Bruce McKenzie
as Gordon Platt
C
Chris Franjola
as Jerry Schwartz
Rod McLachlan
as Don Shanks - Diner Manager
T
Tim Venable
as Graffito Gone Inventor
N
Nicole Sessions
as Evian
Michael Villar
as Invisi-Powder Inventor
C
Clinton Pickens
as Super Duper Glue Inventor
Cloie Wyatt Taylor
as Roller Stilt Inventor
Ron Lynch
as Michael Borchardt
N
Nadine Wendell
as Sue Dotz
S
Stephen Marshall Zukerman
as Stage Manager
Kendall Ryan Sanders
as Blake
J
Jacob Ochsner
as Martin - Age 12
P
Pedro Gonzalez
as Mind Control 3000 Inventor
R
Robert Hinton
as Stage Hand
Martha Madison
as Chandra
Hope Banks
as Wendy
S
Sae Imai
as Bill's Wife
Paul Grace
as Martin's Father
L
Luke Adomanis
as Male Co-Worker
J
Jane Piper
as Tears of a Child Villain
E
Elisa Stone
as Injured Woman
M
Michael Patrick Breen
as Convention Attendee
T
Tammy Colbert
as Banquet Guest
T
Tammy Colbert
as Female Co-Worker
S
Steve Holm
as Inventor
I
Ian Nemser
as Inventor
Keir O'Donnell
as Tears of a Child Villain
M
Matthew Earnest
as Banquet Guest
C
Christopher Jude
as Banquet Patron

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