The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Directed by Robert Stevenson · 96 min · Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
25.9 TOPICAL score · #3,927 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961, directed by Robert Stevenson) has a TOPICAL score of 25.9 - ranked 3,927 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (208 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 19 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (208 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 19 languages
- Still read15,438 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Fred MacMurray (actor #1,398), Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn (actor #1,253), Tommy Kirk
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