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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
A documentary about some of the thousands of inventions that did things we never thought needed doing, or in ways we never considered doing them. A respectful, yet humorous tribute to the inventors whose vision, however far-reaching, was just a little off the mark.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 77GoodWatch 72
IMDb7.7
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −19 min on the typical 96
typical 9677Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
1977
September 16, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 1
- Howard Smith Director, Producer
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