Thanks for the memories!

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Good movie but grossly overrated

Admirable film.

Fred MacMurray plays the vacuous title character who ignores everything in life when it comes to a new discovery. Even his own discoveries don't impress him. While he is perfecting the anti-gravity substance, Flubber, his world is collapsing around him. But he doesn't even know it. There are wonderful scenes in this movie. The stuff has crazy properties and when the high school basketball team gets their hands on it, it's utter madness. MacMurray is scheduled to be married, but while he putzes around, another man, Keenan Wynn, is sneaking in on his territory. His fiancée is becoming more and more fed up as time goes along. The sequels were never quite as delightful as this one. Just don't take it too seriously.

I remember seeing this movie all the time when I was a little kid. we have it on DVD and my sister and I would watch it constantly. Even though I haven't seen it in years I can still remember plenty of scenes. Professor Ned Brainerd (Fred MacMurray) is a professor at Medfield College, who is known for (among other things) constantly missing his wedding to the school president's secretary Betsy Carlisle (Nancy Olson). The day Betsy finally gives up on Ned is also the day that Ned discovers flying rubber and tries to interest the school, the government, and Betsy into the idea of using it. Unfortunately the only person interested is greedy businessman Alonzo Hawk (Keenan Wynn). And when Hawk steals the flying rubber it's up to Ned to get it back. It's a very entertaining film, and the Hawk character would go on to appear in 2 other Disney films, Herbie Rides Again and Son of Flubber. The acting for the most part is good and MacMurray is really fun to watch here.

I must have been eight when I saw this, since it's listed as coming out in 1961. I was an unsophisticated kid, who didn't see too many movies in my youth, and those I did see tended towards the non-controversial. I'm glad they did, there was plenty of time for me to learn about "sex, drugs, and rock and roll later in my movie-going career. MacMurray, Kirk, and Wynn (and the others) played their roles to perfection, leaving me in open-mouthed admiration. An added bonus, my Dad was a professor and for quite a while, my brother and I called him the Absent Minded Professor...

This is probably one of the best live action films Disney has ever released. Fred MacMurray once again proved how great a comedic actor he was and this film is just a confirmation of it. Also, Nancy Olson was great as his frustrated fiancee, Betsy. However, the real scene stealer in this film is Keenan Wynne as old man Hawk. Mr. Hawk was probably one of the biggest weasels in cinematic history and Tommy Kirk is also great as his son Biff. Also, the best scene in the whole film is the basketball game. That scene alone is what makes this film a classic comedy.