The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

Very funny, and a great time for all! (B/W version)

I first saw "The Absentminded Professor" while at camp Matollionequay as little girl years ago and fell on the floor laughing. When I saw it was available on DVD, I quickly purchased it to have it for my family so my 5 ½ year old daughter, husband and I could enjoy it together. The movie is simply infectious and has humor for all ages.

The story is chock-full and has many veins and sub-plots, which add to the fun. Basically, the story revolves around the main character, the "Absentminded Professor" himself, Dr. Brainard following the time around his wedding (the third time staged, as he "forgot" to go to the first two...I wonder what the outlook is for the third time?), and his unexpected discovery of a metastable compound he dubs, "flying rubber", or "Flubber".

Throughout the movie, we see several stories playing out - the missed wedding, the discovery of Flubber's properties, Dr. Brainard's attempt to win back his love, and the effort to keep Medfield College afloat financially. Add to that, the run-ins with the police, and the way Dr. Brainard helps Medfield College win an important basketball game, and you've got yourself a winning ticket.

Overall, this is film is great fun with really timeless humor. You can watch it again and again. There's no cursing or crude humor, so you don't have to be embarrassed to watch it with your kids or even your grandparents. I think this film would be ideal for kids today, from about age 4-15 or so, but it's good for adults, as well.
May 16, 2008

I love the colorized edition

I wish all of you would stop bellyaching about the color...some people prefer it and I am one of them. If you want this in the original black and white that is available at a much cheaper price...at this time the colorized edition is very expensive probably because it was moved into the disney vault because of complainers like you....just do your research and get what you want...thats all February 3, 2008

A Completely Self-Absorbed Professor

Fred MacMurray, who later played the father in the 1960's series MY THREE SONS, allows his science lab to become nothing less than his self-imposed prison. He discovers a magical rubber-like substance called flubber, and is amazed at its potential.

He is so absent-minded that he misses his wedding--more than once. Finally, in exasperation, his fiancé throws the wedding flowers into the garbage can.

The flubber is put into good use. A basketball team is losing the game badly. During the intermission, he irons-on the flubber to the soles of the players' gym shoes. The game resumes, and the players are doing acrobatics. They make up a huge deficit and end up winning the game. One of the players even jumps through the basket with the ball that he's just been dribbling.
August 15, 2007

Ms. Piddy

I love this movie. A typical Disney family made movie. Its fun and lets your imagination wonder. Great for the family....we've seen it dozens of times. July 20, 2007

The Absent Minded Professor

I ordered this movie because it is wonderful but more importantly it was the first movie that my husband and I saw when we first started dating. We saw it in a very old theater in the small town of Happy Camp, California. Loved the movie and my date July 20, 2007

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