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The Absent-Minded Professor
“The most amazing discovery since laughter!”
6.5 / 10• 1961• 1h 36m•G• English
ComedyFamilyScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fred MacMurray
Ned Brainard
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Stevenson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Absent-Minded Professor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
