Son of Flubber (1963)

G01/16/1963Comedy, Family, Science Fiction1h 40m
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The Professor's "Off" and Flying... and FUN SCORES A NEW HIGH!

Overview

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Fred MacMurray

    Ned Brainard

  2. Cast 1

    Nancy Olson

    Betsy Brainard

  3. Cast 1

    Keenan Wynn

    Alonzo P. Hawk

  4. Cast 1

    Tommy Kirk

    Biff Hawk

  5. Cast 1

    Ed Wynn

    A.J. Allen

  6. Cast 1

    Charles Ruggles

    Judge Murdock

  7. Cast 1

    Leon Ames

    Rufus Daggett

  8. Cast 1

    Ken Murray

    Mr. Hurley

  9. Cast 1

    William Demarest

    Mr. Hummel

A poor follow-up to <em>'The Absent-Minded Professor'</em>. <em>'Son of Flubber'</em> is inferior in every department. I praise the original for its amusing humour, but this film manages to lose it almost entirely. There are a few smirk-worthy moments, but it's mostly stale. A large reason for that is the lacklustre plot, which isn't ever interesting. The Flubber itself is rarely used, as they instead focus of its "gas". The conclusion is, like with the 1961 film, rather dull and adds little. Fred MacMurray, to his credit, is again good in the role of Prof. Brainard. Nancy Olson (Bets...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $22,129,412.00

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