Son of Flubber (1963)
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86% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(4,579 ratings)
Son of Flubber represented the first time that Walt Disney ever attempted a theatrical feature sequel: in this case, the earlier film was the 1961 moneyspinner The Absent-Minded Professor. While Flubber is more formula-bound than Professor, it proved an instant audience-pleaser, and a hit to the… More Son of Flubber represented the first time that Walt Disney ever attempted a theatrical feature sequel: in this case, the earlier film was the 1961 moneyspinner The Absent-Minded Professor. While Flubber is more formula-bound than Professor, it proved an instant audience-pleaser, and a hit to the tune of nine million dollars. Fred MacMurray returns as professor Ned Brainerd, currently working on his new discovery, "dry rain." The comically destructive side effects of this discovery seemingly doom the professor to failure -- at least until the closing courtroom sequence -- but meanwhile he has better luck with Flubbergas, a byproduct of the antigravity glop he'd invented in the first film. In addition to MacMurray, Absent-Minded Professor alumni Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames, Elliott Reid, Alan Carney, Gordon Jones, Forrest Lewis, and James Westerfield reprise their roles from the earlier film, while Ed Wynn shows up in a new guise as a nervous agricultural agent. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Stevenson
- Written By
- Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jan 16, 1963 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 6, 2004
Critic Reviews
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Scott G. Mignola, Common Sense Media
Fun, harmless sequel to the Disney classic.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
The goo still flew in this fun Disney sequel.
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Cast
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Fred MacMurray
as Prof. Ned Brainard
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Nancy Olson
as Betsy Brainard
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Keenan Wynn
as Alonzo Hawk
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Tommy Kirk
as Biff Hawk
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Charlie Ruggles
as Judge Murdock
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Leon Ames
as President Rufus Daggett
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Ken Murray
as Mr. Hurley
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William Demarest
as Mr. Hummel
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Paul Lynde
as Sportscaster
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Elliott Reid
as Shelby Ashton
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Bob Sweeney
as Mr. Harker
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Joanna Cook Moore
as Desiree de la Roche
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Edward Andrews
as Defense Secretary
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James Westerfield
as Officer Hanson
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Alan Carney
as Referee
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Stuart Erwin
as Coach Wilson
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Forrest Lewis
as Officer Kelly
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Alan Hewitt
as Prosecutor
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Leon Tyler
as Humphrey Harker
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Jack Albertson
as Mr. Barley
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Eddie Ryder
as Mr. Osborne
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Harriet MacGibbon
as Edna Daggett
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Wally Boag
as Father
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Joe Flynn
as Announcer in TV Commercial
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Byron Foulger
as Proprietor
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Norman Grabowski
as Rutland Football Player No. 33
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Darby Hinton
as Hobgoblin
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Henry Hunter
as Admiral
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Gordon Jones
as Rutland Coach
- Harvey Korman
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Dal McKennon
as Juror
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Belle Montrose
as Mother in Commercial
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Burt Mustin
as 1st Bailiff
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J. Pat O'Malley
as Sign Painter
- Jack Rice
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Robert Shayne
as Assistant to Defense Secretary
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Beverly Wills
as Mother
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Hal Smith
as Bartender
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Ned Wynn
as Rutland Student Manager
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Lindy Davis
as 1st Hobgoblin, Newsboy Joey Marriano
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William H. O'Brien
as Attendant
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Lee Giroux
as Newscaster
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Mari Lynn
as Couple in Commercial
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Brad Morrow
as Football Player
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Hope Sansberry
as Secretary
