As a professor of chemistry, brainard is a genius when it comes to working out complex calculations and formulae, but completely useless at remembering. When georges explorer parents are snowed in at the north pole he has to spend his holidays with his uncle, professor widget, who is the epitome of the absent minded professor. Staring keenan wynn, leon ames, nancy olson and elliott reid. Definition of absent minded professor in the idioms dictionary. The absentminded professor is een amerikaanse humoristische sciencefictionfilm uit 1961, als familiefilm geproduceerd door walt disney productions. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified model. View in itunes after one year too many on the road with a ramshackle jazz band, lem siddons fred macmurray decides to put down roots.
Miracle on 34th street and written by hughes and bill walsh. Oct 21, 2015 its time to take a little break from the halloweenthemed posts and turn to some classic disney films with the latest episode of walt sent me. Youll visit medfield college and delight in the fun when professor brainard fred macmurray uses flubber to put more bounce in the basketball team, fly a model t jalopy over washington, d. The absent minded professor 1961 disney comedy about a professor who invents a revolutionary flying rubber, which he dubs flubber. Definition of absentminded professor in the idioms dictionary. When the movie begins, the audience learns that professor brainerd had become so absorbed in his research that he absent mindedly missed his. Son of flubber is the 1963 sequel to the walt disney childrens comedy movie the absentminded professor 1961. Feb 16, 2017 the absent minded professor 1961 comedy, family, scifi,robert stevenson,fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn. Best cinematography blackandwhite, best art direction, and best special effects. He marries sweetheart vida downey vera miles and embarks on a lifelong rollercoaster ride as a scoutmaster to a steady stream of highspirited youngsters. The movie opens to our main character, professor ned brainard, played by fred macmurray. With fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn, tommy kirk. Read the full synopsis of the absentminded professor, 1961, directed by robert stevenson, with fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn, at turner classic movies.
Fictitious absent minded professors doc emmett brown from back to the future is an example of an absent minded professor in film. Absent minded professors 4piece indie rock band from latrobe, pennsylvania. Watch the absentminded professor online 1961 movie yidio. Sherman would have a successful career with the walt disney studios writing many memorable scores and songs for projects, including the jungle book, mary poppins, the iconic theme to its a small world and more. A college professor invents an antigravity substance which. A remake of the absentminded professor 1961, the film was. Fred macmurray stars in this 1961 film as professor ned brainard. Son of flubber is the 1963 sequel to the disney science fiction comedy film the absent minded professor 1961. Taylor originally published in the may 22, 1943 issue of liberty magazine. The film costars nancy olson and keenan wynn, and was directed by robert stevenson. The absentminded professor is a 1961 american comic science fiction family film produced by walt disney productions based on the short story a situation of. Fred macmurray stars in this walt disney comedy hit concerning absent minded professor ned brainard macmurray, a science teacher at a smalltown college, who is so scatterbrained that he has. The absentminded professor 1961 a college professor invents an antigravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself. The absent minded professor 1961 cast and crew moviefone.
The title character was based in part on hubert alyea, a professor emeritus of chemistry at princeton university, who was known as dr. Macmurray starred in the absent minded professor, a motion picture revolving around the daily events of a fictional character named ned brainerd, an eccentric professor at medfield college. Download sheet music for the absentminded professor. The absentminded professor march or medfield fight song marks the first sherman brothers song heard in a disney feature film. This time, todd and kristen explore the 1961 disney liveaction film the absent minded professor as well as the 1933 mickey mouse short the mad doctor. Comic book based on the 1961 disney fred macmurray movie that introduced flubber. Not only does the professor s model t ford fly through the. The absentminded professor sheet music downloads at. Fullscreen presentations of this film have cut off some of the sides of the picture compared to this widescreen presentation, making this not simply a matting of what we have already seen. Absentminded professor idioms by the free dictionary. Both films star fred macmurray as a scientist who has perfected a highbouncing substance, flubber flying rubber that can levitate an automobile and cause athletes to bounce into the sky.
The absent minded professor stars walt disney legend fred macmurray. Fred macmurray stars in this walt disney comedy hit concerning absentminded professor ned brainard macmurray, a science teacher at a smalltown college, who is so scatterbrained that he has. Fred macmurray stars in this walt disney comedy hit concerning absentminded professor ned brainard macmurray, a science teacher at a smalltown college. You need to download and launch itunes separately to access the movies. The absentminded professor 1961 my live action disney. Uncle widget has made a companion robot for george and they find themselves in the middle of an adventure when trying to watch a favourite tv show after bedtime. The absent minded professor 1961 tt0054594 hailed as one of walt disneys most hilarious comedies, the absent minded professor contains two essential elements for laughter fred macmurray and flubber, his gravitydefying formula for flying rubber.
Komedie familie film geregisseerd door robert stevenson. Younger kids will enjoy all of the crazy, bouncy action theres a good dog in it, too, while aspiring athletes will love the flubber. Tommy kirk, keenan wynn, nancy olson, fred macmurray. Hes a truly madcap scientist and teacher at medfield college. Do you have an absent minded professor at your house. Visit medfield college and delight in the fun when professor brainard uses flubber to put more bounce in the basketball team, fly a model t jalopy over washington, d. The absentminded professor contains two essential elements for laughter fred macmurray and flubber, his gravitydefying formula for flying rubber. Absent minded professor ultimate homeschool podcast network. Choose from the absentminded professor sheet music for such popular songs as the flubber song, absentminded professors march, and. Absentminded professor, the on dvd 786936225259 from disney buena vista.
The absent minded professor 1961 comedy, family, scifi,robert stevenson,fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. The absent minded professor contains two essential elements for laughter fred macmurray and flubber, his gravitydefying formula for flying rubber. The absentminded professor was nominated for three oscars. Professor brainard is the titular absentminded professor. Sep 07, 2017 so without further ado, lets take a look at the absentminded professor. And while medfield college originated in this film, it would become the setting for many other disney comedies. Feb 23, 2012 the absent minded professor contains two essential elements for laughter fred macmurray and flubber, his gravitydefying formula for flying rubber. Vince bonar rhythm guitarvocals brett batsa lead guitar garrett kocian bass nevin weller percussion flushed, released 15 december 2017 1. Nov 17, 2016 long before doc brown was installing a timetraveling device inside a delorean professor ned brainard was outfitting his model t with an antigravity material in the absent minded professor.
The title character was based in part on hubert alyea, a professor emeritus of chemistry at. A college professor invents an antigravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself. The child that is really smart but has a low attention span, trouble sitting still, difficulty following directions, knows something one day and not the next, overreacts to sounds, touch, etc. See the full list of the absent minded professor cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The absentminded professor is a 1961 american comic science fiction family film produced by walt disney productions based on the short story a situation of gravity by samuel w.
I remembered it as being thoroughly entertaining and with some very funny sequences. Jun 25, 2011 the absent minded professor has been remade twice, as a tv movie in 1988 and then a theatrical remake in 1997 called flubber starring robin williams. The hustler 1961 took home the first two honors, and while the disney film should have been a shoein for the best special effects prize, that honor went instead to the only other nominee, the guns. Movie typography from the absentminded professor 1961, directed by robert stevenson, starring fred macmurray, nancy olson, keenan wynn, tommy kirk. Parents need to know that the absent minded professor is a 1961 family comedy about a befuddled yet brilliant professor who comes up with a brilliant invention at the expense of jilting his wife at the altar. Not only does the professors model t ford fly through the. Both films star fred macmurray as a scientist who has perfected a highbouncing.
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