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Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

6,1 /10 (70 Votes)
1963 EN 100 min

Overview

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard 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. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.

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Release date

16/01/1963

Votes

70

Popularity

1.3

The Professor's "Off" and Flying... and FUN SCORES A NEW HIGH!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

100 min

Revenue

$22,129,412

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r96sk

r96sk

2020-06-30

⭐ 5

A poor follow-up to <em>'The Absent-Minded Professor'</em>. <em>'Son of Flubber'</em> 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 (Bets…

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