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Flubber

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Professor Philip Brainard is experimenting with new kinds of energy, and he thinks this project will save struggling Medfield College, where his girlfriend, Sara, is president. But when he discovers a lively, rubber-like substance dubbed flubber, he gets so excited, he absent-mindedly misses his own wedding. Sara dumps him, so he tries to use his discovery to win her back; unfortunately, the mischievous flubber seems to have a mind of its own.
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Critics Consensus

With its overactive focus on special effects and tiresome slapstick, Flubber squanders the immense talent of its cast and crew.

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Robert Philpot Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 08/07/2024
2/5
Replaces the original's audience-pleasing sweetness with an audiences-are-suckers cynicism. Go to Full Review David Ansen Newsweek 03/05/2018
A cute, well-meaning, but ultimately disappointing movie. Williams, an enormously busy actor these days, seems tired here--and so does a lot of the slapstick. Go to Full Review Mike Clark USA Today 01/09/2018
1.5/4
Robin Williams is given no room to stretch. He's stuck mooning over a romance that will bore youngsters. Go to Full Review Todd James Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) 08/06/2024
3/5
Kids should take to it like Jell-O pudding. Go to Full Review Christine Dolen Miami Herald 08/06/2024
2/4
How you could have a proven script, a star with the kinetic improvisational genius of Robin Williams and the best computer-generated effects money can buy and still have created a movie this dull is mind-boggling. Go to Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) 01/10/2023
D
Kids may be amused, but there is nothing here for an adult. Just another example of how special effects have ruined Hollywood. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Noah S @movieguy101571 Mar 7 a very good movie should be rated higher and people say its boring for adults but my grand mother loves this movie See more Nicholas T. @RT31153330 Dec 13 It may not be perfect judging by the writing but Robin Williams makes it enjoyable for me. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 25 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more john f @RT25136487 Oct 14 saved my marriage See more Jordan P @Jordanpiantedosi Oct 10 So much potential & sometimes delightful early CGI but so many scenes just bouncing the flubber like crazy, eventually I fell asleep. Love Robin Williams though! See more Aarohon D @RT07884920 Jul 23 I kinda liked it...but needs a better storyline See more Read all reviews
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Les Mayfield

Director

Robin Williams

Professor Philip Brainard

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds

Christopher McDonald

Wilson Croft

Raymond J. Barry

Chester Hoenicker

Clancy Brown

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Flubber

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Synopsis Professor Philip Brainard is experimenting with new kinds of energy, and he thinks this project will save struggling Medfield College, where his girlfriend, Sara, is president. But when he discovers a lively, rubber-like substance dubbed flubber, he gets so excited, he absent-mindedly misses his own wedding. Sara dumps him, so he tries to use his discovery to win her back; unfortunately, the mischievous flubber seems to have a mind of its own.
Director
Les Mayfield
Producer
Ricardo Mestres, John Hughes
Screenwriter
Samuel W. Taylor, John Hughes, Bill Walsh
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures, Great Oaks Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 26, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$93.0M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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