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.” When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help. At Medfield College, an accident with a donated computer gives Dexter Riley the ability to remember any knowledge learned instantly and perfectly. Professor Ned Brainard's discovery of flubber hasn't quite brought him - or his college - the riches he thought. It also helps Medfield College's football team to win a game. Driving home in their flying car, Betsy tells Ned she is now crazy about his science experiments, and soon they share a kiss. Rent €3.99. CHARACTERS. Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA. 10 of 19 people found this review helpful. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? A chemistry student invents a spray that makes its wearer invisible. "[8] Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Since I had no laugh-o-meter handy I was unable to clock the yocks but I am sure 'Son of Flubber' will hold its own against 'The Absent-Minded Professor' and 'Bon Voyage. The Pentagon has declared his discovery "top secret" and the IRS has slapped him with a huge tax bill, even though he has yet to receive any money from his invention. The film holds an 86% "Fresh" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. Son Of Flubber. Medfield's lovable but hopelessly absent-minded professor -- Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) -- bounces back in this classic Disney film with hilarious new mishaps when he experiments with the amazing by-products of his startling anti-gravity substance, "flubber." Professor Ned Brainard's discovery of flubber hasn't quite brought him - or his college - the riches he thought. Add the first question. SD HD HD selected. Son of Flubber [UK Import] Fred MacMurray (Darsteller), Nancy Olson (Darsteller), Robert Stevenson (Regisseur) & 0 mehr Alterseinstufung: Nicht geprüft Format: DVD 4,2 von 5 Sternen 54 Sternebewertungen "Pounds of Trouble, Tons of Slapstick Fun". Its reliance on silly slapstick effects and broad humor for kids set the tone for live-action comedies at Disney for at least the next decade. At home, his wife Betsy is jealous of the attention lavished on him by an old high school girlfriend. Son of Flubber proved to be an even bigger box-office success for Disney Pictures than The Absent-Minded Professor had been. A mailroom clerk and a chimp team up to pick hit TV shows. Martin Holmann’s 1915 bucket T was a car that made the rounds in movies and TV. Both films star Fred MacMurray as a scientist who has perfected a high-bouncing substance, Flubber ("flying rubber") that can levitate an automobile and cause athletes to bounce into the sky. Plans to make a sequel to The Absent-Minded Professor were announced in November 1961. The film co-stars Nancy Olson and Keenan Wynn, and was directed by Robert Stevenson. The film was shot in black and white, but a colorized version was released on VHS in 1997. "[7] Variety opined that the film "doesn't fill its father's footprints" and "lacks the ingenuity, clarity and neatness of its memorable progenitor. Discover some of our favorites from the wide range of films the Academy chose to honor with a recap of the big winners at the 2021 Oscars. View production, box office, & company info.