The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
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.
Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
What to watch after The Absent-Minded Professor
- The Love Bug (1968) — Robert Stevenson directed both
- Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) — Robert Stevenson directed both
- The Great Race (1965) — Same subject: inventor
- Babes in Toyland (1961) — Tommy Kirk appears in both
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
- Fun and Fancy Free (1947)