Product Description

This installment of The Inventors Specials, a series that invites youngsters to think about great inventors (including Edison and Einstein), focuses on the man who brought the wonder of science into the Dark Ages. Michael Moriarty gives vigor to his role as the scientist who is forced to take on a young apprentice. First bored with his new surroundings, the youngster develops a keen interest in Galileos inventions, including his latest, the telescope. The hour-long video, which played on HBO and won two daytime Emmys, doesnt pull any punches by explaining what happened to heretics who, like Galileo, preached the Earth wasnt the center of the universe. However, the filmmakers do not trust their young audience. Galileos rival is an obese fool whose antics belong in Home Alone. It nearly ruins a good thing. Ages 7 and up. Doug Thomas

Review

So well-crafted, thoughtful and intelligent are these films that parents are likely to enjoy them as much as their children. --Los Angeles Times

Booming inspiration... the best in family entertainment... as engrossing for adults as for children. --Billboard

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
• MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
• Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces
• Director : David Devine
• Media Format : NTSC
• Run time : 57 minutes
• Release date : March 27, 2001
• Actors : Michael Moriarty, Kenny Vadas, Louis Del Grande, Tony Nardi, Damir Andrei
• Subtitles: : English
• Studio : MediaCan International
• Country of Origin : USA
• Number of discs : 1