Son of Flubber
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.
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Bob Sweeney
Beverly Willis
Robert Stevenson
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A poor follow-up to <em>'The Absent-Minded Professor'</em>. <em>'Son of Flubber'</em> 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 <em>'The Shaggy Dog'</em>, 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.
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The directors of Son of Flubber are Bob Sweeney, Beverly Willis, and Robert Stevenson.
The cast of Son of Flubber includes Edward Andrews as Defense Secretary, George Ford as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited), Arthur Tovey as Juror (uncredited), Harvey Korman as Husband in Commercial (uncredited), Byron Foulger as Proprietor (uncredited), Fred MacMurray as Ned Brainard, Ed Wynn as A.J. Allen, Dal McKennon as First Juror (uncredited), Eddie Ryder as Mr. Osbourne, King Mojave as Board Member (uncredited), Keenan Wynn as Alonzo P. Hawk, Alan Hewitt as Prosecuting Attorney, and more.
The duration of Son of Flubber is 1h 40 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Son of Flubber trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Son of Flubber was released on 16 Jan 1963.
Son of Flubber is listed under Comedy, Family, and Science Fiction on Fanbiz.
Son of Flubber has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "A poor follow-up to <em>'The Absent-Minded Professor'</em>. <em>'Son of Flubber'</em> is inferior in every department. I praise the original for its amusing humour, but this..."
