The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

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Released:
1961-01-20

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.

Director:
Robert Stevenson

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

  • Cast:
  • Fred MacMurray
    as
    Ned Brainard
  • Nancy Olson
    as
    Betsy Carlisle
  • Keenan Wynn
    as
    Alonzo P. Hawk
  • Tommy Kirk
    as
    Biff Hawk
  • Leon Ames
    as
    Rufus Daggett