| The Absent-Minded Professor (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Fred Macmurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (43 reviews)
Sales Rank: 10813
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 96 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.7
MPN: DISD31850D
UPC: 786936225259
EAN: 0786936225259
ASIN: B00009Y3RC
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: March 16, 1961
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Description
Hailed as one of Walt Disney's most hilarious comedies, THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR contains two essential elements for laughter -- Fred MacMurray and Flubber, his gravity-defying formula for flying rubber! You'll visit Medfield College and delight in the fun when Professor Brainard (Fred MacMurray) uses Flubber to put more bounce in the basketball team, fly a Model "T" Jalopy over Washington, D.C., and save Medfield College from financial ruin! Join a brilliant cast full of your favorite Disney stars: Ed Wynn as Medfield's bumbling Fire Chief, Keenan Wynn as the evil-minded Alonzo Hawk, and Nancy Olson as the college secretary who the Professor has absent-mindedly left at the altar ... three times! It's high-flying fun for the entire family!
Amazon.com
The original, 1961 version of The Absent-Minded Professor is bound to be a hundred times funnier than the bland remake, Flubber. Fred MacMurray is charming as the eccentric college professor who discovers a gooey substance with sustainable energy. Everything about this movie clicks in a way Flubber didn't, particularly the effort by director Robert Stevenson (a Disney favorite who made Mary Poppins, That Darn Cat, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and many other hits for the studio) to create comic tension between MacMurray's gentlemanly performance and the slapstick set pieces. The famous basketball scene (in which some of the players don't realize they have flubber on the soles of their shoes) is perfectly choreographed and exceptionally funny for kids. --Tom Keogh
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 Very funny, and a great time for all! (B/W version) May 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I first saw "The Absentminded Professor" while at camp Matollionequay as little girl years ago and fell on the floor laughing. When I saw it was available on DVD, I quickly purchased it to have it for my family so my 5 year old daughter, husband and I could enjoy it together. The movie is simply infectious and has humor for all ages.
The story is chock-full and has many veins and sub-plots, which add to the fun. Basically, the story revolves around the main character, the "Absentminded Professor" himself, Dr. Brainard following the time around his wedding (the third time staged, as he "forgot" to go to the first two...I wonder what the outlook is for the third time?), and his unexpected discovery of a metastable compound he dubs, "flying rubber", or "Flubber".
Throughout the movie, we see several stories playing out - the missed wedding, the discovery of Flubber's properties, Dr. Brainard's attempt to win back his love, and the effort to keep Medfield College afloat financially. Add to that, the run-ins with the police, and the way Dr. Brainard helps Medfield College win an important basketball game, and you've got yourself a winning ticket.
Overall, this is film is great fun with really timeless humor. You can watch it again and again. There's no cursing or crude humor, so you don't have to be embarrassed to watch it with your kids or even your grandparents. I think this film would be ideal for kids today, from about age 4-15 or so, but it's good for adults, as well.
I love the colorized edition February 3, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I wish all of you would stop bellyaching about the color...some people prefer it and I am one of them. If you want this in the original black and white that is available at a much cheaper price...at this time the colorized edition is very expensive probably because it was moved into the disney vault because of complainers like you....just do your research and get what you want...thats all
A Completely Self-Absorbed Professor August 15, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Fred MacMurray, who later played the father in the 1960's series MY THREE SONS, allows his science lab to become nothing less than his self-imposed prison. He discovers a magical rubber-like substance called flubber, and is amazed at its potential.
He is so absent-minded that he misses his wedding--more than once. Finally, in exasperation, his fiance throws the wedding flowers into the garbage can.
The flubber is put into good use. A basketball team is losing the game badly. During the intermission, he irons-on the flubber to the soles of the players' gym shoes. The game resumes, and the players are doing acrobatics. They make up a huge deficit and end up winning the game. One of the players even jumps through the basket with the ball that he's just been dribbling.
Ms. Piddy July 20, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this movie. A typical Disney family made movie. Its fun and lets your imagination wonder. Great for the family....we've seen it dozens of times.
The Absent Minded Professor July 20, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this movie because it is wonderful but more importantly it was the first movie that my husband and I saw when we first started dating. We saw it in a very old theater in the small town of Happy Camp, California. Loved the movie and my date
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