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Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

The Professor's "Off" and Flying... and FUN SCORES A NEW HIGH!

19636.01h 40m

Overview

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.

Directed by Robert Stevenson
Written by Bill Walsh
Produced by Walt Disney
Box Office0Revenue: $22.1M

Top Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Ned Brainard

Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson

Betsy Brainard

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Alonzo P. Hawk

Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk

Biff Hawk

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

A.J. Allen

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Judge Murdock

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Rufus Daggett

Ken Murray

Ken Murray

Mr. Hurley

William Demarest

William Demarest

Mr. Hummel

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

Sportscaster

Themes & Keywords

flying carinventoramerican footballsequelblack and whitesecret formulaanti-gravitybroken windowflubber

About Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber is a comedy, family, science fiction film released in 1963 exploring themes of flying car, inventor, american football, sequel, black and white, secret formula. Directed by Robert Stevenson, it stars Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn. Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.

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