The Absent Minded Professor

"The most amazing discovery since laughter!"

Mar 16 1961 Approved 1h 32m
Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.

Plot

A bumbling professor accidently invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.

Written by

Bill Walsh, Samuel W. Taylor

Directed by

Robert Stevenson

Cast

Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 1 win & 8 nominations total

Trailers
The Absent Minded Professor Promo (BYUtv)
Scores
# of Votes
10,034
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA