An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
Raymond J. Barry
- Chester Hoenicker
- (as Raymond Barry)
Jodi Benson
- Weebo
- (voice)
Sam Lloyd
- Coach Willy Barker
- (as Samuel Lloyd)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Wil Wheaton, in the scenes that he was in with Robin Williams, they would film a take the way it was supposed to be filmed. After that take, Williams would often want to improvise scenes differently than the script, just for fun. Those scenes were not added to the actual film, but there were enough scenes to make an entirely different movie.
- GoofsAt several points when Brainard is talking to Weebo, you can see the bluescreen reflected in his glasses that was used to composite in Weebo's video screen.
- Quotes
Phillip Brainard: I love you with every cell, with every atom. I love you on a subatomic level.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are presented with scientific icons.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
- SoundtracksThe Flubber Mambo
By Danny Elfman
Featured review
This was a fun remake of "The Absent-Minded Professor," with special-effects the main show here. We see and hear the following impossible things: inanimate objects become human (with feelings, no less!) and a flying computer called "Weebo." Obviously, this is just a far-off story designs only for laughs (I know one person who actually took some of this stuff seriously.)
Despite a bowling bowl repeatedly hitting someone in the head, it's a fairly harmless movie with no language problems, which is a rarity in a Robin Williams film. Robin is the "absent- minded professor," in this "Dr. Philip Brainiard." You can call him, "Dr. Phil." There are one or two sneaky-vulgar lines but nothing much.
With the flubber-substance making balls bounce forever, into every object, you get a lot of slapstick scenes that are either stupid or laugh-out-loud funny. The story, geared a lot more for kids than adults, has a nice lighthearted feel to it. For adults, one viewing is plenty, but kids will enjoy it multiple times.
Despite a bowling bowl repeatedly hitting someone in the head, it's a fairly harmless movie with no language problems, which is a rarity in a Robin Williams film. Robin is the "absent- minded professor," in this "Dr. Philip Brainiard." You can call him, "Dr. Phil." There are one or two sneaky-vulgar lines but nothing much.
With the flubber-substance making balls bounce forever, into every object, you get a lot of slapstick scenes that are either stupid or laugh-out-loud funny. The story, geared a lot more for kids than adults, has a nice lighthearted feel to it. For adults, one viewing is plenty, but kids will enjoy it multiple times.
- ccthemovieman-1
- Mar 11, 2007
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- Language
- Also known as
- The Absent Minded Professor
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $80,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $92,977,226
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,725,207
- Nov 30, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $177,977,226
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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