The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Starring:
- Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Stevenson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Category:
- Comedy, Family & Kids
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One of Disney's most entertaining forays into live-action, this hit family comedy stars Fred MacMurray as a college professor so forgetful that he missed his own wedding twice. He creates an extremely resilient flying rubber, dubbed "Flubber," and manages to make his old Model-T bounce all the way to Washington, DC, where it is mistaken for a UFO, as well as helping the college basketball team win the big game with Flubber-powered sneakers. MacMurray is a lot of fun in the title role, ably supported by a cast including Tommy Kirk, Keenan Wynn and Leon Ames, although the central romance between MacMurray and huffy bride-to-be Nancy Olson gets a bit annoying in its repetitiveness. In all, however, this is one of the best children's films of the '60s, and is highly recommended. A sequel, Son of Flubber, followed, with a remake simply titled Flubber appearing in 1997. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Fred MacMurray - Prof. Ned Brainard
- Keenan Wynn - Alonzo Hawk
- Leon Ames - Rufus Daggett
- Ed Wynn - Fire Chief
- David Lewis - Gen. Singer
- Belle Montrose - Mrs. Chatsworth
- Alan Carney - Referee
- James Westerfield - Officer Hanson
- Alan Hewitt - Gen. Hotchkiss
- Don Ross - Lenny
- Wally Boag - TV Newsman
- Nancy Olson - Betsy Carlisle
- Tommy Kirk - Bill Hawk
- Elliott Reid - Shelby Ashton
- Edward Andrews - Defense Secretary
- Jack Mullaney - Captain
- Wally Brown - Coach Elkins
- Forrest Lewis - Officer Kelly
- Gage Clarke - Rev. Bosworth
- Wendell Holmes - Gen. Poynter
- Charlie Briggs - Sig
- Leon Tyler
- Director(s):
- Robert Stevenson
- Writer(s):
- Bill Walsh
- Producer(s):
- Walt Disney
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Categories:
- Comedy, Family & Kids
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