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Son of Flubber

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

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.

Release Date : 1963-01-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ned Brainard

Original Name : Fred MacMurray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betsy Brainard

Original Name : Nancy Olson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alonzo P. Hawk

Original Name : Keenan Wynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Biff Hawk

Original Name : Tommy Kirk

Gender : Male

Character Name : A.J. Allen

Original Name : Ed Wynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Murdock

Original Name : Charles Ruggles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rufus Daggett

Original Name : Leon Ames

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hurley

Original Name : Ken Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hummel

Original Name : William Demarest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sportscaster

Original Name : Paul Lynde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shelby Ashton

Original Name : Elliott Reid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Harker

Original Name : Bob Sweeney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desiree de la Roche

Original Name : Joanna Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Defense Secretary

Original Name : Edward Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Hanson

Original Name : James Westerfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Referee

Original Name : Alan Carney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coach Wilson

Original Name : Stuart Erwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Kelly

Original Name : Forrest Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prosecuting Attorney

Original Name : Alan Hewitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Barley

Original Name : Jack Albertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Osbourne

Original Name : Eddie Ryder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Edna Daggett

Original Name : Harriet E. MacGibbon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mother in Commercial

Original Name : Beverly Willis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father in Commercial

Original Name : Wally Boag

Gender : Male

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Custer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rex Williams (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Flynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : George Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : Byron Foulger

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Hobgoblin (uncredited)

Original Name : Darby Hinton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Husband in Commercial (uncredited)

Original Name : Harvey Korman

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : Dal McKennon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : King Mojave

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Burt Mustin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Nyman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sign-Painter (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Pat O'Malley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Shayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Walter (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Ginny Tyler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Humphrey Hacker (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Tyler

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

A poor follow-up to 'The Absent-Minded Professor'. 'Son of Flubber' 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 (Betsy) and Keenan Wynn (Alonzo) are both involved again, while Tommy Kirk (Biff) is shoehorned into a bigger part; not sure why. Speaking of forced characters, James Westerfield and Forrest Lewis again appear in the roles of officers Hanson & Kelly; they were, in my opinion, only funny in 'The Shaggy Dog', which these films evidently share the same universe with. Surely this sequel needed to be bigger and grander than the earlier film? Instead it practically follows the same path without setting the world alight. Still, I'm intrigued to see where the story goes for the Disney Channel produced sequels - though I'll have to wait to view, given they oddly aren't on the studio's streaming service or anywhere else. Overall, this isn't worthy of a watch.