Cast
Milt Moss
Credits
Written by: Kathleen Cox Nicholas Hollander Clark Whelton
Music: Richard Lavsky
Editing: Terry Manning
Produced by: 
Howard Smith
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A documentary-comedy that respectfully salutes inventors whose visionary ideas were just a little off the mark, from gadgets nobody asked for to ways of doing things nobody considered. Affectionate, funny and full of odd machines. A delightful watch for the curious.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (479 votes)
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