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The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

The most amazing discovery since laughter!

19616.51h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Robert Stevenson
Written by Bill Walsh, Samuel W. Taylor
Produced by Walt Disney
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top 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

B

Belle Montrose

Mrs. Chatsworth

Themes & Keywords

flying carinventorprofessorbasketballblack and whiteabsent mindedsecret formulaflubber

About The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor is a comedy, family, science fiction film released in 1961 exploring themes of flying car, inventor, professor, basketball, black and white, absent minded. Directed by Robert Stevenson, it stars Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn. 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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