The Absent-Minded Professor

"The most amazing discovery since laughter!"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.6/10

199 votes

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Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Best Special Effects

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

16.9K

Daily Avg

282

7-Day Trend

-1%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

California

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Medfield CollegeWashington, D.C.

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Son of Flubber

1964

Characters

Ned Brainard

Played by Fred MacMurray

Defense Secretary

Played by Edward Andrews

Betsy Carlisle

Played by Nancy Olson

Shelby Ashton

Played by Elliott Reid

Fire Chief

Played by Ed Wynn

Biff Hawk

Played by Tommy Kirk

Rufus Daggett

Played by Leon Ames

Alonzo Hawk

Played by Keenan Wynn

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Edward Colman

Film Editing

Cotton Warburton

Music / Score

George BrunsSherman Brothers

Costume Design

Chuck KeehneGertrude Casey

Production Design

Hal GausmanEmile Kuri

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

theatrical release

Where to Watch The Absent-Minded Professor

Available in 32 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	Disney Plus	—	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	—	—	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	Disney Plus	—	—	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

AustraliaG

Germany6

FranceU

JapanG

Sweden7

Production

Director

Robert Stevenson

Writers

Bill Walsh, Samuel W. Taylor

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Cast

Fred MacMurray

Ned Brainard

Nancy Olson

Betsy Carlisle

Keenan Wynn

Alonzo P. Hawk

Tommy Kirk

Biff Hawk

Leon Ames

Rufus Daggett

Elliott Reid

Shelby Ashton

Edward Andrews

Defense Secretary

David Lewis

General Singer

Jack Mullaney

Air Force Captain

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Belle Montrose

Mrs. Chatsworth

Wally Brown

Coach Elkins

Wally Boag

TV newsman

Tags & Keywords

flying carinventorprofessorbasketballblack and whiteabsent mindedsecret formulaflubber

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