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Absent-Minded Professor

(Letterboxed Edition)

Starring: Fred MacMurray Director: Robert Stevenson  Rated: General Audiences
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Format: DVD

Genre: Comedy

Average Customer Rating: Rating 3.5
Based on 41 ratings.

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Letterboxed Widescreen - 1.66

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound - English

Product Description:

A distracted professor invents an anti-gravity goo called Flubber that makes anything it's applied to lighter-than-air, including the family flivver and the balls at the school's basketball game. MacMurray couldn't be better in patented Disney fare. Sequel is Son of Flubber. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography (though the film later was colorized).

Plot Synopsis:

A professor invents an anti-gravity goo called flubber that makes anything it's applied to lighter-than-air.

Plot Keywords:

Achievers | Classic | Comedy | Comedy (General) | Family (General) | Family Film | Family Interaction | Flying | Recommended | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

  • Followed by a sequel, 1963's "Son of Flubber." The Walt Disney laserdisc #028AS is letterboxed to produce a cropped 1.85:1 aspect ratio, falling short of the original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Kurt Russell made his first film appearance with a bit part in "The Absent-Minded Professor." Copyright The Walt Disney Company.

Cast and Crew:

Starring Fred MacMurray
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Produced by Walt Disney
Edited by Cotton Warburton
Screenwriting by Bill Walsh
Composition by George Bruns
Special Effects by Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett & Robert A. Mattey
Director of Photography Edward Colman
Production Design by Carroll Clark
Performer Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames, Ed Wynn, Edward Andrews & David Lewis
Source Writer Samuel Taylor

DVD Details:

  • Label: Walt Disney Pictures
  • Originally Released in: 1961
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: General Audiences
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: September 2, 2003
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 6,561
  • Item UPC: 786936225259
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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