The Absent Minded Professor

1961, Comedy/Kids & family, 1h 37m

23 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Disney comedy about a professor who invents a revolutionary flying rubber, which he dubs "flubber". Not only does the professor's Model T Ford fly through the air with the greatest of ease, but his secret weapon helps the college basketball team to victory, thanks to flubber-enhanced boots, but while his long-suffering girlfriend tries to win the professor's heart, crooks are trying to steal his formula.
  • Rating:
    G
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Kids & family
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Robert Stevenson
  • Producer:
    Walt Disney
  • Writer:
    Bill Walsh
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Cast & Crew

Fred MacMurray
Prof. Ned Brainard
Nancy Olson
Betsy Carlisle
Keenan Wynn
Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk
Biff Hawk
Ed Wynn
Fire Chief
Leon Ames
President Rufus Daggett
Elliott Reid
Prof. Shelby Ashton
Edward Andrews
Defense Secretary
Robert Stevenson
Director
Bill Walsh
Screenwriter
Bill Walsh
Associate Producer
Walt Disney
Producer
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