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Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
Flubber (1997) is a comedy, family and science fiction film directed by Les Mayfield, released on November 26, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald and Raymond J. Barry. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 2,628 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for Flubber before you stream it.
Robin Williams
as Professor Philip Brainard
Marcia Gay Harden
as Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
Christopher McDonald
as Wilson Croft
Raymond J. Barry
as Chester Hoenicker
Clancy Brown
as Smith
Nancy Olson
as Secretary at Ford Motor Company
Ted Levine
as Wesson
Wil Wheaton
as Bennett Hoenicker
Edie McClurg
as Martha George
Jodi Benson
as Weebo (voice)
Leslie Stefanson
as Sylvia
Malcolm Brownson
as Father
Directed by Les Mayfield, written by John Hughes, Bill Walsh and Samuel W. Taylor, produced by John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 2,628 ratings.
It's kind of fitting as I decided to decline Disney's kind invitation to pay 33% more for my Disney+ that this is the last of their films that I watched. It sums up the mediocrity of this once innovative source of vibrant and creative animation - and presents us with a derivative version of a film that Jerry Lewis might have made in the 1960s if he'd owned "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" - and no, "Flubber" isn't even a…
Reviewed on January 2, 2024
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Flubber (1997) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Flubber (1997) includes Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Raymond J. Barry and Clancy Brown. The film was directed by Les Mayfield. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Flubber was released on November 26, 1997 and runs for 1h 33m.
Flubber (1997) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 2,628 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, family and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Flubber trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
