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Writers (WGA):
Samuel W. Taylor (short story "A Situation of Gravity")John Hughes (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 November 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
The stuff dreams are made of. morePlot:
An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Anastasia Video To Get $100 Million Push (From Studio Briefing. 28 January 1998)
The Latest Box-Office Figures (From Studio Briefing. 23 December 1997)
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Fun Mainly For The Kids moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robin Williams | ... | Professor Philip Brainard | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds | |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | Wilson Croft | |
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | Chester Hoenicker (as Raymond Barry) | |
| Clancy Brown | ... | Smith | |
| Ted Levine | ... | Wesson | |
| Wil Wheaton | ... | Bennett Hoenicker | |
| Edie McClurg | ... | Martha George | |
| Jodi Benson | ... | Weebo (voice) | |
| Leslie Stefanson | ... | Sylvia | |
| Malcolm Brownson | ... | Father | |
| Benjamin Brock | ... | Window Boy | |
| Dakin Matthews | ... | Minister | |
| Zack Zeigler | ... | Teenage Boy | |
| Sam Lloyd | ... | Coach Willy Barker |
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Also Known As:
Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)The Absent Minded Professor (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for slapstick action and mild language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
93 min | Spain:90 min (DVD edition)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #35540) | Canada:F (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:G (Ontario) (video rating: 2004) | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Hong Kong:I | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)MOVIEmeter: 
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During late 1993, when this movie was first announced, Steven Spielberg considered being the executive producer of this film, and have the film released under the Amblin label. But he decided not to go through with it because his only choice for the lead role, Robin Williams, was at the time in a bitter fall out with the Walt Disney Company and refused to be in the film. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Air bag for catching stuntman is visible when Prof. Brainard falls out a window backwards. moreQuotes:
Wilson Croft: What happened between us, Phil?Professor Philip 'Phil' Brainard: Well, I just got tired of you stealing my ideas, Wilson.
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This was a fun remake of "The Absent-Minded Professor," with special-effects the main show here. We see and hear the following impossible things: inanimate objects become human (with feelings, no less!) and a flying computer called "Weebo." Obviously, this is just a far-off story designs only for laughs (I know one person who actually took some of this stuff seriously.)
Despite a bowling bowl repeatedly hitting someone in the head, it's a fairly harmless movie with no language problems, which is a rarity in a Robin Williams film. Robin is the "absent- minded professor," in this "Dr. Philip Brainiard." You can call him, "Dr. Phil." There are one or two sneaky-vulgar lines but nothing much.
With the flubber-substance making balls bounce forever, into every object, you get a lot of slapstick scenes that are either stupid or laugh-out-loud funny. The story, geared a lot more for kids than adults, has a nice lighthearted feel to it. For adults, one viewing is plenty, but kids will enjoy it multiple times.