The Absent Minded Professor

Movie: The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), Rated G

Date Watched: March 14, 2009

Stars Your Parents May Know: Fred MacMurray from My Three Sons and Double Indemnity

Recommendation: ★★★★☆

Treats Served: Pizza from Pizza Plus.

Summary: A forgetful science professor comes up with a new energy called Flubber -- rubber that flies. His college is going to be closed down because it was running out of money. He tries to use his invention to save the college and to impress his girlfriend.

Review: I thought that the movie was interesting because Professor Brainard came up with a new energy by accident while he was experimenting when he was supposed to be at his own wedding. It also had some funny parts. One of the funny parts was when Mr. Hawk (the man who was trying to steal the invention) put flubber on his shoes and started bouncing and couldn't stop. So the fire department came and tried to get him to stop bouncing, but it didn't work, so the football team tackled him.

This movie reminds me of other movies. First, it reminds me of Blackbeard's Ghost because mysterious things happen. Second, it is like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang because there is a flying car. Third, is my mom's movie, Earth: The Sequel, because it was about creating new kinds of energy just like this movie.

This was a good movie so I think you should go out and rent it.

Watch the clip of the incredible flying rubber that bounces higher each bounce... and you decide.


Patchy's Favorite Part: The flying part.