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The Absent-Minded Professor

"The most amazing discovery since laughter!"

1961-03-16 Comedy 1hr 36m

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.

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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.

  • Released
    1961-03-16
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $2,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 36m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.7
  • Production
    Walt Disney Productions

Crew

Robert Stevenson
Director
Bill Walsh
Screenplay
Walt Disney
Producer
Keywords:
flying car inventor professor basketball absent minded secret formula flubber

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Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray
Ned Brainard
Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson
Betsy Carlisle
Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn
Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk
Biff Hawk
Leon Ames

Leon Ames
Rufus Daggett
Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid
Shelby Ashton
Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews
Defense Secretary
David Lewis

David Lewis
General Singer
Jack Mullaney

Jack Mullaney
Air Force Captain
Belle Montrose

Belle Montrose
Mrs. Chatsworth
Wally Brown

Wally Brown
Coach Elkins
Wally Boag

Wally Boag
TV newsman
Don Ross

Don Ross
Lenny
Forrest Lewis

Forrest Lewis
Officer Kelley
James Westerfield

James Westerfield
Officer Hanson
Alan Carney

Alan Carney
Referee #1
Charlie Briggs

Charlie Briggs
Sig
Gage Clarke

Gage Clarke
Reverend Bosworth
Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt
General Hotchkiss
Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey
Admiral Olmstead
Wendell Holmes

Wendell Holmes
General Poynter
Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn
Fire Chief
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Paul Frees

Paul Frees
PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson
Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)
Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey
Basketball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Ralph Clanton

Ralph Clanton
O.J. Turnball (uncredited)
Charles Fogel

Charles Fogel
Citizen (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for The Absent-Minded Professor
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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2020-04-12

Substance X, we dub thee - Flubber! The Absent-Minded Professor is directed by Robert Stevenson and adapted to screenplay by Bill Walsh ... read more

Substance X, we dub thee - Flubber! The Absent-Minded Professor is directed by Robert Stevenson and adapted to screenplay by Bill Walsh from a story by Samuel W. Taylor. It stars Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olsen, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames and Elliott Reid. Music is by George Bruns and cinematography by Edward Colman. Out of Disney, we get the kind of wacky family friendly comedy that serves a purpose on a miserable real life day. MacMurray's professor has invented flying - gravity defying - rubber, which he christens Flubber. It can make you bounce up to incredible heights, make the prof's car fly and naturally it draws the attention of evil business man Alonzo Hawk (Wynn). A bunch of nutty scenarios ensue (the basketball match is a pure joy) and the prof has to win back the girl he keeps forgetting to marry (a radiant Olson). It's a creative piece of writing and it saw Disney take note for continued success in live action pictures. 7/10

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A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-06-29

An amusing film regarding Professor Brainard, a character I've always associated with Robin Williams having seen the 1997 remake first back ... read more

An amusing film regarding Professor Brainard, a character I've always associated with Robin Williams having seen the 1997 remake first back when I was younger. Fred MacMurray plays the aforementioned in this, the original. He is pleasing here, giving a more than satisfying performance - even if it is pretty similar to the one he gives in <em>'The Shaggy Dog'</em> back in 1959. Elsewhere, Keenan Wynn plays Alonzo Hawk - he is perfect for that role. Nancy Olson (Betsy) and Tommy Kirk (Biff) are also recognisable Disney faces, though it's MacMurray and Wynn who are the standouts by quite some distance. The special effects haven't aged well at all but I can forgive that. However, the editing is very choppy when the Flubber is in use. I get why, of course, but I feel they could've sharpened the edits up a tad. The main part that I'll remember from this is the humour, which is nicely crafted. There's a lot of set pieces with the Flubber and basically all of them give laughs to some degree. If it wasn't for the fun, I'd be rating this lower - especially after the somewhat out of place ending. I prefer the remake with Williams, though that one leaves a similar impression - with the previously mentioned actor elevating that film up tremendously. This, for a special effect-filled production from 1961, is solid.

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A Review by John Chard

Substance X, we dub thee - Flubber! The Absent-Minded Professor is directed by Robert Stevenson and adapted to screenplay by Bill Walsh from a story by Samuel W. Taylor. It stars Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olsen, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leo...

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2020-04-12

Substance X, we dub thee - Flubber! The Absent-Minded Professor is directed by Robert Stevenson and adapted to screenplay by Bill Walsh from a story by Samuel W. Taylor. It stars Fred MacMurray, N...

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A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-06-29

An amusing film regarding Professor Brainard, a character I've always associated with Robin Williams having seen the 1997 remake first back when I was younger. Fred MacMurray plays the aforemention...

read more