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The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

The most amazing discovery since laughter!

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ComedyFamilyScience Fiction

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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.

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Budget

$2000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6.459/10

Release Date

20 January 1961

Country

United States of America

Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Ned Brainard

Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson

Betsy Carlisle

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Alonzo P. Hawk

Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk

Biff Hawk

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Rufus Daggett

Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid

Shelby Ashton

Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews

Defense Secretary

David Lewis

David Lewis

General Singer

Jack Mullaney

Jack Mullaney

Air Force Captain

Belle Montrose

Belle Montrose

Mrs. Chatsworth

Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Coach Elkins

Wally Boag

Wally Boag

TV newsman

Don Ross

Don Ross

Lenny

Forrest Lewis

Forrest Lewis

Officer Kelley

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Officer Hanson

Alan Carney

Alan Carney

Referee #1

Charlie Briggs

Charlie Briggs

Sig

Gage Clarke

Gage Clarke

Reverend Bosworth

Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

General Hotchkiss

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Admiral Olmstead

Wendell Holmes

Wendell Holmes

General Poynter

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

Fire Chief

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)

Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson

Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey

Basketball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Ralph Clanton

Ralph Clanton

O.J. Turnball (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Charles Fogel

Citizen (uncredited)

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