Flubber (film)

Flubber is a 1997 comedy film and a remake of The AbsentMinded Professor 1961, directed by Les Mayfield who had previously directed another John Hughes scripted remake, Miracle on 34th Street. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and stars Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Ted Levine, Raymond J. Barry and Clancy Brown.

Professor Philip Brainard Robin Williams of Medfield College is developing a new energy source, in an attempt to raise enough money to save the college from closure. His preoccupation with his research distracts him from his fiance, the college president Sara Jean Reynolds Marcia Gay Harden. He has missed two weddings because of that preoccupation, much to Saras anger. On the day of the third attempted wedding, Philip is approached by his former partner Wilson Croft Christopher McDonald, who has profited from ideas he has stolen from the scientist and now desires to steal Sara from Philip and make her his wife, which he declares directly to Philip.Before Philip can make it to the wedding, his latest experiment shows fast development, distracting him and forcing him to miss yet another wedding. The resulting substance created from the experiment is a jellyish green goo that increases in speed as it bounces and proves to be difficult to control, wreaking havoc on the neighborhood before the professor finally manages to capture it. Weebo voiced by Jodi Benson, Philips hovering robot assistant, classifies the substance as flying rubber, leading Philip to christen it as Flubber. ........

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