Movie: Gizmo!

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Milt Moss
Milt Moss

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    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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    1977-09-16

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    6.6

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