The Absent-Minded Professor

1961 • 95 minutes
4.6
82 reviews
83%
Tomatometer
G
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR contains two essential elements for laughter -- Fred MacMurray and Flubber, his gravity-defying formula for flying rubber! You'll visit Medfield College and delight in the fun when Professor Brainard (Fred MacMurray) uses Flubber to put more bounce in the basketball team, fly a Model "T" Jalopy over Washington, D.C., and save Medfield College from financial ruin! Join a brilliant cast full of your favorite Disney stars: Ed Wynn as Medfield's bumbling Fire Chief, Keenan Wynn as the evil-minded Alonzo Hawk, and Nancy Olson as the college secretary who the Professor has absent-mindedly left at the altar ... three times!
Rating
G

Ratings and reviews

4.6
82 reviews
Russell Rogers
April 17, 2020
(B&W film) An enjoyable older Disney (Buena Vista) live-action film about a professor who's more focused on his scientific discovery than his personal life till he finds success then tries to correct his neglected personal life with his invention. It's got some great special effects for it's time and it's far more patriotic than I remember it being when I watched it as a kid. But, the funniest thing about this film is seeing the relaxed nature of choosing to get married at the time.
J Haney
December 29, 2018
I remember getting to watching this for the first time in the 5th grade at school as part of a good behavior reward. We were allowed to bring our slumber bags and camped out in the gymnasium eating popcorn while watching this movie. #goodtimes
bikesurfrun bikesurfrun
May 18, 2019
Never heard my eight year old laugh so hard. A classic that still gets the laughs.