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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Samuel W. Taylor (short story "A Situation of Gravity")John Hughes (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 November 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
The stuff dreams are made of. morePlot:
An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Anastasia Video To Get $100 Million Push (From Studio Briefing. 28 January 1998)
The Latest Box-Office Figures
(From Studio Briefing. 23 December 1997)
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Entertaining smash hit moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Dec. 6 | 1:30 AM | TBS | |||
| Sat. Dec. 6 | 9:40 AM | TBS |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robin Williams | ... | Professor Philip Brainard |
 | Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds |
 | Christopher McDonald | ... | Wilson Croft |
 | Raymond J. Barry | ... | Chester Hoenicker (as Raymond Barry) |
 | Clancy Brown | ... | Smith |
 | Ted Levine | ... | Wesson |
 | Wil Wheaton | ... | Bennett Hoenicker |
 | Edie McClurg | ... | Martha George |
| Jodi Benson | ... | Weebo (voice) |
 | Leslie Stefanson | ... | Sylvia |
 | Malcolm Brownson | ... | Father |
| Benjamin Brock | ... | Window Boy |
| Dakin Matthews | ... | Minister |
| Zack Zeigler | ... | Teenage Boy |
 | Sam Lloyd | ... | Coach Willy Barker |
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Also Known As:
Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)The Absent Minded Professor (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for slapstick action and mild language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
93 min | Spain:90 min (DVD edition)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #35540) | Canada:F (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:G (Ontario) (video rating: 2004) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Hong Kong:I | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)MOVIEmeter: 
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Cameo: [Nancy Olson]Nancy Olson, who played Betsy Carlisle in the original _Absent Minded Professor, The (1961)_, appears as a Secretary at Ford Company (uncredited). moreGoofs:
Plot holes: In movie Prof. Philip is a chemistry teacher but in the starting of the movie when he enters in a wrong class (actually an art class) and starts his lecture, he describes a formula of physics. moreQuotes:
Wilson Croft: What happened between us, Phil?Professor Philip 'Phil' Brainard: Well, I just got tired of you stealing my ideas, Wilson.
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This was definitely Robin Williams magic, maybe it wasn't the best ever made, but it was definitely entertaining. 7 out of 10. Rated PG for slapstick violene and mild language.