The Absent-Minded Professor with Fred MacMurray: DVD Cover

    The Absent-Minded Professor Director: Robert Stevenson Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/02/2003
    • Original Release: 1961
    • Rating: Rated G
    • Sales Rank: 8,300

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Black-and-white presentation as originally created; Dolby Digital Surround; Spanish-language track; Widescreen (1.66:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Opening Credits/The Third Time's a Charm! [9:28]
    2. Flubber! [7:14]
    3. Saving Medfield [6:58]
    4. The Test Drive [7:19]
    5. A Basketball Wonder [12:43]
    6. The Professor's Revenge [5:31]
    7. A Business Proposition [10:38]
    8. The Dance [5:19]
    9. Bait and Switch [9:01]
    10. Stealing the Car Back [5:21]
    11. Bringing Down Mr. Hawk [5:39]
    12. Military Alert/End Credits [10:37]

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    Editorial Reviews

    One of Disney's most entertaining forays into live-action, this hit family comedy stars Fred MacMurray as a college professor so forgetful that he missed his own wedding twice. He creates an extremely resilient flying rubber, dubbed "Flubber," and manages to make his old Model-T bounce all the way to Washington, DC, where it is mistaken for a UFO, as well as helping the college basketball team win the big game with Flubber-powered sneakers. MacMurray is a lot of fun in the title role, ably supported by a cast including Tommy Kirk, Keenan Wynn and Leon Ames, although the central romance between MacMurray and huffy bride-to-be Nancy Olson gets a bit annoying in its repetitiveness. In all, however, this is one of the best children's films of the '60s, and is highly recommended. A sequel, Son of Flubber, followed, with a remake simply titled Flubber appearing in 1997. Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

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    March 02, 2001: Disney has made many great films, but I think it is remarkable how older films most often are the ones the public goes back to. Sure, there are plenty of good remakes and sequals, but it is the original that stands out in people's minds. Such was the case with ''The Absent-Minded Professor.'' There was a remake, but not as good. In ''The Absent-Minded Professor,'' Professor Brainard invents an anti-gravity substance, which he named ''flubber.'' He hopes that since he missed his own wedding to create the stuff, he can win back the girl when she sees what fantastic things flubber can do. Bring home your copy of ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' today!

    This review was written about the VHS edition.