The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

96 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction, Family | March 16, 1961

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.

The Absent-Minded Professor

96 mins | Comedy, Science Fiction, Family | March 16, 1961

The Absent-Minded Professor
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title The Absent-Minded Professor
Directors Robert G. Shannon, Robert Stevenson
Writers Samuel W. Taylor, Bill Walsh

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Prof. Ned Brainard

Nancy Olson

as Betsy Carlisle

Keenan Wynn

as Alonzo P. Hawk

Tommy Kirk

as Biff Hawk

Leon Ames

as President Rufus Daggett

Elliott Reid

as Prof. Shelby Ashton

Edward Andrews

as Defense Secretary

David Lewis

as Gen. Singer

Jack Mullaney

as Air Force Captain

Belle Montrose

as Mrs. Chatsworth

Wally Brown

as Coach Elkins

Wally Boag

as TV newsman

Don Ross

as Lenny

Forrest Lewis

as Officer Kelley

James Westerfield

as Officer Hanson

Alan Carney

as First referee

Gage Clarke

as Rev. Bosworth

Alan Hewitt

as Gen. Hotchkiss

Raymond Bailey

as Adm. Olmstead

Wendell Holmes

as General Poynter

Ed Wynn

as Fire Chief

Bess Flowers

as Wedding guest

Paul Frees

as Loudspeaker Voice / Air Force Dispatcher (voice)

Hank Patterson

as Fisherman spectator

Colin Kenny

as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Basketball Game Spectator