The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 9,597 VOTES · DIR. Robert Stevenson
Overview
Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,468 lines
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00:00:06 Energy takes on many forms.
00:05:19 No, don't stop.
00:09:51 Oh, Betsy.
00:15:48 Weight makes absolutely no difference.
00:19:29 I'd like to speak to Miss Carlisle, if I may.
00:22:07 I was thinking in terms of magnetic energy
00:24:51 Not that I know of. Not yet.
00:30:01 - Was there something you wanted? - Yes.
00:35:03 Okay.
00:39:56 Come on, Medfield!
00:47:28 Now, come on, blow, okay?
00:50:38 Have you any idea what that kind of jazz is worth?
00:53:42 By tomorrow, this place will be swarming with sharpies.
00:56:40 Well, well.
00:59:15 Well, for goodness sake, grab the girl in your arms
01:06:55 We'll have this in the air in a minute.
01:09:57 I'm glad to see you came around to my way of thinking.
01:12:31 He's very fussy about things like that.
01:15:42 ...a harp.
01:19:30 Don't want to get tough with you again.
01:24:28 I'm Alonzo P. Hawk
01:28:35 Don't interrupt me.
01:32:21 See? My credit cards!
15:00:00 you can't find what happened!
Cast & Characters
Fred MacMurray
Professor Ned Brainard
Nancy Olson
Betsy Carlisle
Keenan Wynn
Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk
Biff Hawk
Leon Ames
President Rufus Daggett
Elliott Reid
Professor Shelby Ashton
Edward Andrews
Defense Secretary
David Lewis
General Singer
Jack Mullaney
Air Force Captain
Belle Montrose
Mrs. Chatsworth
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,468
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line15:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRobert Stevenson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
IMDb votes9,597