The Absent Minded Professor

Name: The Absent Minded Professor
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Sport
Released: 1961-03-16
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.80
Cast: Tommy Kirk, Fred MacMurray, Keenan Wynn, Nancy Olson

– Hailed as one of Walt Disney's most hilarious comedies, The Absent-Minded Professor contains two ess..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 32 Minutes

Release Year:

1961

Original Name:

The Absent-Minded Professor

Hailed as one of Walt Disney's most hilarious comedies, The Absent-Minded Professor contains two essential elements for laughter - Fred MacMurray and Flubber, his gravity-defying formula for flying rubber!

Styles:

Sweet, Romantic, Entertaining, Funny, Fairy Tale, Offbeat, Light, Not Serious, Clever, Humorous

Story Timeline:

1950s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

U.s. Capitol Building, Washington D.c., USA

Genre:

Sport, Sci-Fi, Family, Comedy

Editor's Pick for:

Kids, Family Outing

The Absent Minded Professor (1961) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Mar 1961

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Approved

Directed by:

Robert Stevenson

Story Written By:

Samuel W. Taylor, Bill Walsh

Main Actors:

Tommy Kirk, Fred MacMurray, Keenan Wynn, Nancy Olson

Plot:

A bumbling professor accidently 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.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Production Company:

Buena Vista Distribution Company

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

82%