The Absent-Minded Professor
The most amazing discovery since laughter!
6.6
206 votes
1961
1h 36m
Comedy
Family
Science Fiction
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
Top cast
Fred MacMurray
Ned Brainard
Nancy Olson
Betsy Carlisle
Keenan Wynn
Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk
Biff Hawk
Leon Ames
Rufus Daggett
Elliott Reid
Shelby Ashton
Edward Andrews
Defense Secretary
David Lewis
General Singer
Jack Mullaney
Air Force CaptainB
Belle Montrose
Mrs. Chatsworth
Wally Brown
Coach Elkins
Wally Boag
TV newsman
Don Ross
Lenny
Forrest Lewis
Officer Kelley
James Westerfield
Officer Hanson
Alan Carney
Referee #1
Charlie Briggs
Sig
Gage Clarke
Reverend Bosworth
Alan Hewitt
General Hotchkiss
Raymond Bailey
Admiral OlmsteadDetails
Status
Released
Release date
January 20, 1961
Budget
$2M
Revenue
—
Language
English
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