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The Absent-Minded Professor(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-01-20
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182 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
The most amazing discovery since laughter!
Overview:
Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally 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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Absent-Minded Professor
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fred MacMurray
Ned Brainard
Nancy Olson
Betsy Carlisle
Keenan Wynn
Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk
Biff Hawk
Leon Ames
Rufus Daggett
Elliott Reid
Shelby Ashton
Edward Andrews
Defense Secretary
David Lewis
General Singer
Jack Mullaney
Air Force Captain
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