The Absent-Minded Professor
Jan 20, 1961 | IMDB 6.5
96 min Watch NowComedy, Family, Science Fiction
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.
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IMDB 4.8 | Oct , 1964
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IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 1923
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IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 1953
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IMDB 5.8 | Jun , 1971
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IMDB 3 | Apr , 1910
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