The Absent-Minded Professor
72
Balasaur Score
Worth a look
1961 · Movie · 1h 36m · G
The read
A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 75/100. Scores higher than 73% of the 447 1960s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic75/100
208 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert StevensonDirector
- Bill WalshScreenplay
- George BrunsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fred MacMurrayNed Brainard
- Nancy OlsonBetsy Carlisle
- Keenan WynnAlonzo P. Hawk
- Tommy KirkBiff Hawk
- Leon AmesRufus Daggett
- Elliott ReidShelby Ashton
- Edward AndrewsDefense Secretary
- David LewisGeneral Singer
- Jack MullaneyAir Force Captain
- Belle MontroseMrs. Chatsworth
- Wally BrownCoach Elkins
- Wally BoagTV newsman
Stills
Movies like The Absent-Minded Professor
Shows like The Absent-Minded Professor
Themes
The Best Movies of 1961
The Absent-Minded Professor is #35 of 49
