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Son of Flubber

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Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) 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 (Nancy Olson). But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.
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Marlene Matouk Tampa Bay Times 01/13/2021
Flubber has returned in all its bouncy sparkle in Son of Flubber. Go to Full Review
Scott G. Mignola Common Sense Media 01/02/2011
4/5
Fun, harmless sequel to the Disney classic. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/01/2005
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 01/10/2005
2/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 10/26/2004
3/5
The goo still flew in this fun Disney sequel. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/22/2003
3/5
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 20 Funny in 1 hour and 40 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 May 22 Adding onto the already fun Absent minded professor with more rightful campy hijinks. It’s a better sequel that has the Disney charm in spades See more steve d 01/08/2023 Train wreck of a sequel with no new ideas. See more r 9 06/30/2020 A poor follow-up to 'The Absent-Minded Professor'. 'Son of Flubber' 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 (Betsy) and Keenan Wynn (Alonzo) are both involved again, while Tommy Kirk (Biff) is shoehorned into a bigger part; not sure why. Speaking of forced characters, James Westerfield and Forrest Lewis again appear in the roles of officers Hanson & Kelly; they were, in my opinion, only funny in 'The Shaggy Dog', which these films evidently share the same universe with. Surely this sequel needed to be bigger and grander than the earlier film? Instead it practically follows the same path without setting the world alight. Still, I'm intrigued to see where the story goes for the Disney Channel produced sequels - though I'll have to wait to view, given they oddly aren't on the studio's streaming service or anywhere else. Overall, this isn't worthy of a watch. See more 04/05/2018 Fun and family friendly. See more 05/10/2015 A very family friendly film when you could send your children to the theatre and not worry about what was being shown. ( some may consider this film corny by todays standards ). Still it was a cute film, also Disney films list cast at beginning of film, something I like. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) 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 (Nancy Olson). But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.
Director
Robert Stevenson
Producer
Walt Disney
Screenwriter
Bill Walsh
Distributor
Buena Vista Distribution Co. Inc.
Production Co
Walt Disney Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 1963, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 40m
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