Film

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961 · 1h 36m · Comedy · Family · Science Fiction

The most amazing discovery since laughter!

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

75

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.

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 Captain

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

• Robert StevensonDirector
• Bill WalshScreenplay
• Samuel W. TaylorStory
• Walt DisneyProducer
• Edward ColmanDirector of Photography
• George BrunsOriginal Music Composer
• Cotton WarburtonEditor

The Absent Minded Professor Promo (BYUtv)

Release date

January 20, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

G

Budget

$2,000,000

Genres

Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

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