Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn

A bumbling professor accidently invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow ...( read more  read more... )jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.

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80% liked it

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G, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Release Date: March 16, 1961

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DVD Release Date: January 14, 2003

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  • March 29, 2007
    I haven't seen this since I was a kid but I remember liking it a lot.
  • November 7, 2006
    Pretty darn good movie.
  • September 27, 2006
    The originals are awesome.
  • August 24, 2009
    This is a fun film for it's time. A live action Disney film about a professor who invents something called flubber. This invention gets him into a adventure. A fun film with some funny moments. I enjoyed it when I was a child. A good film for the kids or the family to watch.
  • July 21, 2009
    When I was a kid, I thought it was great. Doesn't quite stand up now except on a nostalgic level, but Keenan Wynn is always a stitch whether he plays a good guy or a bad one.
  • March 3, 2009
    so funny, the original Flubber
  • February 26, 2009
    pure classic disney brilliance. a classic that's still fun.
  • August 9, 2008
    good stuff much better than the remake "Flubber"
  • August 8, 2008
    h I really loved this movie if I can find it or it comes on TV and I have a tape or a dvd I would tape it Its a great movie
  • July 10, 2008
    this is a really good movie!

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  • frankie46
    February 4, 2007
    its a sooooo much better than flubber the remake.

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