SlingShot

Released Jul 10, 2015

1h 33m

Documentary

Biography

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8 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

Inventor Dean Kamen creates a water-purification system and spends more than 15 years trying to distribute the machine to countries worldwide.

Glenn Heath Jr.

Hollywood Reporter

Lazarus' film might not be all that engaging as a piece of cinema, but it's a worthy examination of a classic scientist trying to make strides for the human race while living in a post-modern world that doesn't always care.

Aug 11, 2015

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

Director Paul Lazarus devotes much of the running time to constructing Kamen's cult of personality. He's variously shown to be a Steve Jobs-type visionary, a Bill Gates-type philanthropist and a John du Pont-type eccentric.

Jul 16, 2015

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Accounts of Mr. Kamen's other good works - like founding a charity to teach children about science - only increase the sense of a glorified sales pitch, however noble or inspiring the cause.

Jul 9, 2015

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

Drinkable water will turn toxic in the near future, globally. Genius inventor of the Segway builds a water purifier like nothing you've seen before. 'Slingshot' brings hope.

Rated: 4.5/5

May 27, 2016

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Cameron Meier

Orlando Weekly

The doc is much more than a description of a new technology -- it's an examination of why science is not more highly valued in our society.

Rated: 3.75/5

Aug 14, 2015

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Unfocused and lacking insight, but it's at least entertaining thanks to its witty, quirky subject.

Rated: 5.95/10

Jul 20, 2015

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Audience Member

This is a terrible movie, we watched it on last day of school and it made me want to kill myself. Besides the fact that it was edited in imovie and looks like crap, this guy is no einstein and tbh nobody cares about this segway nerd

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

The invention was better than the documentary.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Unobtanium, unreliablum, expensium. Dean Kagan, inventor of the segway is fascinating to watch as he describes his newest invention, the slingshot. A machine that could bring clean water to the masses.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Interesting person and subject.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic Documentary. Dean is an awesome dude.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Dean Kamen is inspirational and a gift to man kind in my book. Bravo for slingshot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Dean Kamen

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Douglas Blush

Executive Producer

Lewis Katz

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Paul Lazarus

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Barry Opper

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Synopsis

Inventor Dean Kamen creates a water-purification system and spends more than 15 years trying to distribute the machine to countries worldwide.

Director: Paul Lazarus
Producer: Paul Lazarus, Barry Opper
Production Co: White Dwarf Productions
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m

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