diff --git a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
index 362e2791..d00326f4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/movies_controller.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,30 @@ def show
       )
   end
 
+  def create
+    existing_movie = Movie.find_by(title: params["title"])
+    if existing_movie
+      puts existing_movie
+      existing_movie.inventory += 1
+      if existing_movie.save
+        render status: :ok, json: {
+          id: existing_movie.id
+        }
+      else
+        render status: :bad_request, json: {errors: 'could not add movie'}
+      end
+    else
+      new_movie = Movie.create(movie_params)
+      if new_movie.id
+          render status: :ok, json:{
+              id: new_movie.id
+          }
+      else
+          render status: :bad_request, json: {errors: 'could not create movie'}
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   private
 
   def require_movie
@@ -29,4 +53,9 @@ def require_movie
       render status: :not_found, json: { errors: { title: ["No movie with title #{params["title"]}"] } }
     end
   end
+
+  def movie_params
+      params.require(:movie).permit(:title, :overview, :release_date, :image_url)
+
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/movie.rb b/app/models/movie.rb
index 0327a4d6..8ac98060 100644
--- a/app/models/movie.rb
+++ b/app/models/movie.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ def available_inventory
   end
 
   def image_url
-    orig_value = read_attribute :image_url
-    if !orig_value
-      MovieWrapper::DEFAULT_IMG_URL
-    else
-      MovieWrapper.construct_image_url(orig_value)
-    end
+      orig_value = read_attribute :image_url
+      if !orig_value
+          MovieWrapper::DEFAULT_IMG_URL
+      elsif external_id
+          MovieWrapper.construct_image_url(orig_value)
+      else
+          orig_value
+      end
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 54bf033e..8eff1ff6 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   resources :customers, only: [:index]
 
-  resources :movies, only: [:index, :show], param: :title
+  resources :movies, only: [:index, :show, :create], param: :title
 
   post "/rentals/:title/check-out", to: "rentals#check_out", as: "check_out"
   post "/rentals/:title/return", to: "rentals#check_in", as: "check_in"
diff --git a/db/migrate/20170620213100_set_default_inventory.rb b/db/migrate/20170620213100_set_default_inventory.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ba066dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20170620213100_set_default_inventory.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class SetDefaultInventory < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
+  def change
+    change_column_default :movies, :inventory, 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 15e75977..56909b67 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170612201103) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170620213100) do
 
   create_table "customers", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string   "name"
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
     t.string   "title"
     t.text     "overview"
     t.date     "release_date"
-    t.integer  "inventory"
-    t.datetime "created_at",   null: false
-    t.datetime "updated_at",   null: false
+    t.integer  "inventory",    default: 1
+    t.datetime "created_at",               null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",               null: false
     t.string   "image_url"
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/movie_wrapper.rb b/lib/movie_wrapper.rb
index 7bd05c0e..43826b57 100644
--- a/lib/movie_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/movie_wrapper.rb
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ def self.construct_movie(api_result)
       title: api_result["title"],
       overview: api_result["overview"],
       release_date: api_result["release_date"],
-      image_url: api_result["poster_path"], #(api_result["poster_path"] ? self.construct_image_url(api_result["poster_path"]) : nil),
+      image_url:  api_result["poster_path"],
       external_id: api_result["id"])
+      #(api_result["poster_path"] ? self.construct_image_url(api_result["poster_path"]) : nil),
+
   end
 
   def self.construct_image_url(img_name)
-    return BASE_IMG_URL + DEFAULT_IMG_SIZE + img_name
+      return BASE_IMG_URL + DEFAULT_IMG_SIZE + img_name
   end
 
 end