I liked this movie a lot compared to the remake with robin. The absentminded professor has been remade twice, as a tv movie in 1988 and then a theatrical remake in 1997 called flubber starring robin williams. Calculus is, in fact, the quintessential absentminded professor. Fullscreen presentations of this film have cut off some of the sides of the picture compared to this widescreen presentation, making this not simply a matting of what we have already seen. A college professor invents an antigravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself. The hustler 1961 took home the first two honors, and while the disney film should have been a shoein for the best special effects prize, that honor went instead to the only other nominee, the guns. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Walt disney was allegedly inspired to make the film after witnessing an experiment involving carbon dioxide gas. This movie is a walt disney classic about an absentminded professor played by fred macmurray who invents flubber floating rubber. The absentminded professor is a 1961 american comic science fiction family film produced by walt disney productions based on the short story a situation of. Calculus is, in fact, the quintessential absent minded professor.
Jun 25, 2011 the absentminded professor has been remade twice, as a tv movie in 1988 and then a theatrical remake in 1997 called flubber starring robin williams. Professor brainard fred macmurray, the eponymous absentminded professor, forgets his wedding, not for the first time, but nonetheless succeeds in inventing a substance, flubber, which has mysterious properties including the ability to add kinetic energy with. This movie is a walt disney classic about an absentminded professor played by. Flemish comic book series suske en wiske has professor barabas. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The title character was based in part on hubert alyea, a professor emeritus of chemistry at princeton university, who was known as dr. I watched the absent minded professor at the cinema way back in 1961, at the age of, and loved it. That actor is charlie the dog, surely one of the most adorable and famous sidekicks in motion picture history. Search results for the absentminded professor dvd netflix. The title character was based in part on hubert alyea, a professor emeritus of chemistry at. Professor brainard fred macmurray, the eponymous absent minded professor, forgets his wedding, not for the first time, but nonetheless succeeds in inventing a substance, flubber, which has mysterious properties including the ability to add kinetic energy with. The absent minded professor 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Professor brainard is an absentminded professor who invents an antigravity substance. Another great movie that came out during that time was the film flubber, which is actually a remake of a movie that was called the absent minded professor, which was released in the early 1960s.
Best cinematography blackandwhite, best art direction, and best special effects. The same college was featured again in a series of movies with kurt russell. Rent the absent minded professor 1961 starring fred macmurray and nancy olson on dvd and bluray. The absentminded professor is a 1961 american comic science fiction family film distributed by walt disney productions based on the short story a situation of gravity by samuel w. The absent minded professor on the surface, walt disneys the absent minded professor is a comedyfantasy of infectious absurdity, a natural followup to the studios shaggy dog.
But while his longsuffering girlfriend tries to win the professors heart, crooks are trying to steal his formula. Two examples of this character portrayed in more modern media include doctor emmett brown from back to the future and professor farnsworth of futurama. The combination of that schoolboy sense of fun, which is disneys stock in trade, and a sharper sense of the ridiculous is happily demonstrated in the absentminded professor. I remembered it as being thoroughly entertaining and with some very funny sequences. He is an absentminded professor, mixed with manchild to the point of lampshading it in honey, we shrunk ourselves, and hes even more so in the tv series starring peter scolari. The absent minded professor is a black and white 1961 live action disney movie. The absentminded professor vhs, 1997, clam shell colorized.
Professor brainard creates flubber to put more bounce in the basketball team, fly a model t and save the college from financial ruin. Examples of this include the characterisation of merlin in the sword in the stone particularly in the disney adaptation and albus dumbledore in the harry potter series. Fred macmurray is charming as the eccentric college professor who. The absentminded professor 1961 walt disney studios entered the field of liveaction features in the early 1950s, first with a series of historical adventures filmed in england treasure island 1950, the story of robin hood and his merrie men 1952, the sword and the rose 1953, and rob roy, the highland rogue 1954, followed by several adventure fantasies filmed in hollywood. The absentminded professor is a 1961 blackandwhite walt disney productions film based on the short story a situation of gravity by samuel w. This decade was full of fun kids movies that are already considered classics these days. The fictional absent minded professor is often a college professor of science or engineering. The film was a huge success at the boxoffice, and two years later. Staring keenan wynn, leon ames, nancy olson and elliott reid. One actor isnt mentioned in the credits and thats an injustice as he gives one of the best performances in the film.
He probably predates most of the examples listed on this page. Rent the absentminded professor 1961 starring fred macmurray and nancy olson on dvd and bluray. The plot of the films center around an absentminded college professor with differing names and played by various actors depending on the. Great music by george bruns highlights this enjoyable film.
The absentminded professor is a film directed by robert stevenson with fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn, tommy kirk, year. A college professor invents an antigravity substance which. The absentminded professor was nominated for three oscars. Professor brainard fred macmurray is an absentminded professor of physical chemistry at medfield college who invents a green substance that gains energy when it strikes a hard surface.
This discovery follows some blackboard scribbling in which he reverses a sign in the equation for enthalpy to energy plus pressure times volume. Another example is the title character in the film the absentminded professor and its less successful film remakes, all based on the short story a situation of gravity by samuel w. Visit medfield college and delight in the fun when professor brainard uses flubber to put more bounce in the basketball team, fly a model t jalopy over washington, d. The absentminded professor 1988 full movie download full. The absent minded professor 1961 stream and watch online. The original, 1961 version of the absentminded professor is bound to be a hundred times funnier than the bland remake, flubber. The absentminded professor rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Rent the absentminded professor 1961 on dvd and bluray. And while medfield college originated in this film, it would become the setting for many other disney comedies. The absentminded professor contains two essential elements for laughter fred macmurray and flubber, his gravitydefying formula for flying. The plot of the films center around an absent minded college professor with differing names and played by various actors depending on the adaptation, who works tirelessly to find the next great invention. Also in tintin, the album cigars of the pharaoh has the very absent minded dr. Make offer the absentminded professor dvd, 2005, letterboxed edition, fred macmurray the absentminded professor1961 vgc dvdnancy olson fred.
The films, produced by the walt disney company, taking place at the fictional medfield college follow the science class lead by professor quigley, and their experiments, projects, and adventures. This movie is very funny and aimed at people of all ages. With fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn, tommy kirk. The absent minded professor dvd for sale in stock ebay. Also in tintin, the album cigars of the pharaoh has the very absentminded dr. Taylor originally published in the may 22, 1943 issue of liberty magazine. Professor brainard is an absent minded professor who invents an antigravity substance. Its in black and white, but many of the movies made.
The flubber franchise consists of american science fictioncomedy films, with three theatrical releases, and two madefortelevision films. The absentminded professor contains two essential elements for laughter fred macmurray and flubber, his gravitydefying formula. The absent minded professor 1961 plot summary imdb. The absent minded professor 1961 comedy, family, scifi,robert stevenson,fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn. The flying model t is done rather well considering the movie was made in 1961. In the films most hilarious passage, he applies it at half time to the gym shoes. The absent minded professor rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Absentminded professor, the on dvd 786936225259 from disney buena vista. The absent minded professor 1961 walt disney studios entered the field of liveaction features in the early 1950s, first with a series of historical adventures filmed in england treasure island 1950, the story of robin hood and his merrie men 1952, the sword and the rose 1953, and rob roy, the highland rogue 1954, followed by several adventure fantasies filmed in hollywood.
The combination of that schoolboy sense of fun, which is disneys stock in trade, and a sharper sense of the ridiculous is happily demonstrated in the absent minded professor. The absentminded professor is currently available on dvd. The absentminded professor full full movie streaming the absentminded professor full movie engsub watch the absentminded professor full english full movie online the absentminded professor. Released 1961, the absent minded professor stars fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn, tommy kirk the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. One classic example of this is in the disney film the absentminded professor made in 1963 and based on the short story a situation of gravity, by samuel w. The fictional absentminded professor is often a college professor of science or engineering. But while his longsuffering girlfriend tries to win the professor s heart, crooks are trying to steal his formula. Two examples of this character portrayed in more modern media include doctor emmett brown from back to. The absentminded professor is a black and white 1961 live action disney movie. Feb 23, 2012 the absent minded professor contains two essential elements for laughter fred macmurray and flubber, his gravitydefying formula for flying rubber.
Feb 06, 20 this feature is not available right now. Fictitious absentminded professors doc emmett brown from back to the future is an example of an absentminded professor in film. He is an absent minded professor, mixed with manchild to the point of lampshading it in honey, we shrunk ourselves, and hes even more so in the tv series starring peter scolari. The dexter riley film series consists of american science fictioncomedy films, centered around a college student named dexter riley, portrayed by kurt russell. Feb 16, 2017 the absent minded professor 1961 comedy, family, scifi,robert stevenson,fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn. The absentminded professor is a 1961 american comic science fiction family film produced by walt disney productions based on the short story a situation of gravity by samuel w.