Flubber

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Flubber

PG

1997

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Professor Philip Brainard is experimenting with new kinds of energy, and he thinks this project will save struggling Medfield College, where his girlfriend, Sara, is president. But when he discovers a lively, rubber-like substance dubbed flubber, he gets so excited, he absent-mindedly misses his own wedding. Sara dumps him, so he tries to use his discovery to win her back; unfortunately, the mischievous flubber seems to have a mind of its own.

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Critics Consensus

With its overactive focus on special effects and tiresome slapstick, Flubber squanders the immense talent of its cast and crew.

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Robert Philpot

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

08/07/2024

2/5

Replaces the original's audience-pleasing sweetness with an audiences-are-suckers cynicism.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/05/2018

A cute, well-meaning, but ultimately disappointing movie. Williams, an enormously busy actor these days, seems tired here--and so does a lot of the slapstick.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

01/09/2018

1.5/4

Robin Williams is given no room to stretch. He's stuck mooning over a romance that will bore youngsters.

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Todd James

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

08/06/2024

3/5

Kids should take to it like Jell-O pudding.

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Christine Dolen

Miami Herald

08/06/2024

2/4

How you could have a proven script, a star with the kinetic improvisational genius of Robin Williams and the best computer-generated effects money can buy and still have created a movie this dull is mind-boggling.

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

01/10/2023

D

Kids may be amused, but there is nothing here for an adult. Just another example of how special effects have ruined Hollywood.

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Sam A

@RT78318624 May 5

I loved this movie has a kid i use to watch this on vhs a lot i was born in 07 so I grew up on vhs and dvds

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Noah S

@movieguy101571 Mar 7

a very good movie should be rated higher and people say its boring for adults but my grand mother loves this movie

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Nicholas T.

@RT31153330 Dec 13

It may not be perfect judging by the writing but Robin Williams makes it enjoyable for me.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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john f

@RT25136487 Oct 14

saved my marriage

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Jordan P

@Jordanpiantedosi Oct 10

So much potential & sometimes delightful early CGI but so many scenes just bouncing the flubber like crazy, eventually I fell asleep. Love Robin Williams though!

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Synopsis

Professor Philip Brainard is experimenting with new kinds of energy, and he thinks this project will save struggling Medfield College, where his girlfriend, Sara, is president. But when he discovers a lively, rubber-like substance dubbed flubber, he gets so excited, he absent-mindedly misses his own wedding. Sara dumps him, so he tries to use his discovery to win her back; unfortunately, the mischievous flubber seems to have a mind of its own.

Director: Les Mayfield
Producer: Ricardo Mestres, John Hughes
Screenwriter: Samuel W. Taylor, John Hughes, Bill Walsh
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Great Oaks Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $93.0M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)