Movie

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961 · 96 min

A cheerful, silly romp full of slapstick invention and gentle charm, easy to watch and hard to take seriously.

Tagline: The most amazing discovery since laughter!
Overview: Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally 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 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.
How it feels: Whimsical, light, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Science, ambition, love, greed
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: science
ambition
love
greed
redemption
Places: school
small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none