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61% Critic Match
Son of Flubber
“The Professor's "Off" and Flying... and FUN SCORES A NEW HIGH!”
6.1 / 10• 1963• 1h 40m•G• English
ComedyFamilyScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fred MacMurray
Ned Brainard
Lead
Nancy Olson
Betsy Brainard
Keenan Wynn
Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk
Biff Hawk
Ed Wynn
A.J. Allen
Charles Ruggles
Judge Murdock
Leon Ames
Rufus Daggett
Ken Murray
Mr. Hurley
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Stevenson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Son of Flubber is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
