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The Light Bulb Conspiracy

"The untold story of Planned Obsolescence"

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

Top Cast

  • Molly Malcolm

    Molly Malcolm

    Narrator

  • Mike Anane

    Mike Anane

    Himself

  • Michael Braungart

    Michael Braungart

    Himself

  • Steve Bunn

    Steve Bunn

    Himself

  • Nicols Fox

    Nicols Fox

    Herself

  • Casey Neistat

    Casey Neistat

    Himself

Overview

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

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