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5.9/10 • 65

1963-01-161h 40m

ComedyFamilyScience Fiction

The Professor's "Off" and Flying... and FUN SCORES A NEW HIGH!

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.

Directors
Robert Stevenson
Writters
Bill Walsh
Editors
Bill Walsh, Cotton Warburton

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Fred MacMurray

    Fred MacMurray

    Ned Brainard

  2. Nancy Olson

    Nancy Olson

    Betsy Brainard

  3. Keenan Wynn

    Keenan Wynn

    Alonzo P. Hawk

  4. Tommy Kirk

    Tommy Kirk

    Biff Hawk

  5. Ed Wynn

    Ed Wynn

    A.J. Allen

  6. Charles Ruggles

    Charles Ruggles

    Judge Murdock

  7. Leon Ames

    Leon Ames

    Rufus Daggett

  8. Ken Murray

    Ken Murray

    Mr. Hurley

  9. William Demarest

    William Demarest

    Mr. Hummel

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r96sk

Jun 30, 2020

5/10

A poor follow-up to 'The Absent-Minded Professor'. 'Son of Flubber' is inferior in every department. I praise the original for its amusing humour, but this film manages to lose it almost entirely. There are a few smirk-worthy moments, but it's mostly stale. A large reason for that is the lacklustre plot, which isn't ever interesting. The Flubber itself is rarely used, as they instead focus of its "gas". The conclusion is, like with the 1961 film, rather dull and adds little. Fred MacMurray, to his credit, is again good in the role of Prof. Brainard. Nancy Olson (Betsy) and Keenan Wynn (Alonzo) are both involved again, while Tommy Kirk (Biff) is shoehorned into a bigger part; not sure why. Speaking of forced characters, James Westerfield and Forrest Lewis again appear in the roles of officers Hanson & Kelly; they were, in my opinion, only funny in 'The Shaggy Dog', which these films evidently share the same universe with. Surely this sequel needed to be bigger and grander than the earlier film? Instead it practically follows the same path without setting the world alight. Still, I'm intrigued to see where the story goes for the Disney Channel produced sequels - though I'll have to wait to view, given they oddly aren't on the studio's streaming service or anywhere else. Overall, this isn't worthy of a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
$22,129,412.00
Keywords
flying carinventoramerican footballsequelsecret formulaanti-gravitybroken windowflubber