Movie poster for The Absent-Minded Professor
TMDb Rating
6.5/10

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The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

ComedyFamilyScience Fiction
96 min

"The most amazing discovery since laughter!"

Plot Summary

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

Top Cast

Fred MacMurrayNancy OlsonKeenan WynnTommy KirkLeon Ames

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