description The Absent-Minded Professor Overview
The Absent-Minded Professor is a 1961 Disney film based on Samuel W. Taylor’s short story. It depicts Professor Ned Brainard’s invention of a gravity-defying substance and subsequent attempts to utilize it. The movie features Fred MacMurray and a supporting cast, drawing inspiration from a Princeton University chemistry professor.
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info The Absent-Minded Professor Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1961 |
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What exactly is Flubber in The Absent-Minded Professor?
Professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents a rubber-like substance that repels gravity, which he names flying rubber, or Flubber. He uses it in basketball shoes and to make his Model T fly.
Who plays Professor Brainard in the 1961 film?
Fred MacMurray plays Ned Brainard, while Nancy Olson plays Betsy Carlisle. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson for Walt Disney Productions.
Did The Absent-Minded Professor receive a direct sequel?
Yes, Son of Flubber followed in 1963 with Fred MacMurray returning as Brainard. It was the first theatrical sequel Disney produced for one of its feature films.
Is Robin Williams's Flubber a remake of The Absent-Minded Professor?
Yes, Disney's 1997 Flubber reworks the same basic premise with Robin Williams as Professor Philip Brainard. The 1961 original is black-and-white and uses Fred MacMurray's Ned Brainard as its protagonist.
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