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Flubber Reviews

1997

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Forgetful Professor Phillip Brainard inadvertently creates "flying rubber" in his lab, misses his wedding date repeatedly, and is menaced by bungling goons hired by a jealous rival out to steal his lady and his invention. Producer and co-screenwriter John Hughes renders the Disney classic, "The Absent-Minded Professor" for the .. Read more

Starring	Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden
Director	Les Mayfield
Genres	Children, Comedy

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- "...Technological advances in filmmaking make these flying scenes pleasant and even allow the flubber a Busby Berkeley dance routine..."
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- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 4
  - 2
  One for the kids!
  
  I hired this one for my son, we had seen it when it was first released and he enjoyed it. Basically, a forgetful professor invents/discovers a jelly like ... read more »
  
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  - Hoffa
  - Lincolnshire, UK
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 14:53
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- - 0
  - 1
  Average but not very good :(
  
  its not one of the best film around and it copies some of the older films like for example chitty chitty bang bang right at the end when they fly of its a funny... read more »
  
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- - Becca-Iain
  - 5 reviews
  - 23 May 2011 at 16:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Absolutely Great
  
  Great Film. My children love this.
  
  Would definately recommend.
  
  Old Film, released in 97, but still always good. Great for all the family.
  
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- 951100
- - LukeFilm000
  - 15 reviews
  - West Yorkshire
  - 05 Jan 2011 at 21:49
- - 0
  - 1
  Not great
  
  Very cringy and simple
  
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- - a customer
  - uk
  - 13 Jan 2009 at 15:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Didn't seem as good as it was a few years back
  
  Sadly this film wasn't as good as I remembered, which seemed odd. But nonetheless it is still a watchable film in my home. I would say this is a familt type... read more »
  
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- - ebbyru
  - 42 reviews
  - Romford
  - 03 May 2008 at 19:32
- - 0
  - 0
  good family fun
  
  we all enjoyed this film with a bucket of popcorn...worth watching
  
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- - a customer
  - lincoln
  - 23 Jun 2006 at 11:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Fun
  
  Great family movie more fun with Robin Williams
  
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- 251488
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire
  - 05 Jun 2006 at 01:43
- - 0
  - 2
  Utter Rubbish
  
  My 4 1/2 year old is a massive disney fan and she was bored within minutes of flubber appearing. I only left it running to get my moneys worth. If she couldnt ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - South Wales (UK)
  - 28 Apr 2006 at 12:53
- - 0
  - 1
  A Classic!
  
  We all loved this one!
  
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- 182320
- - a customer
  - Wigan, England
  - 06 Dec 2005 at 18:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Great family film
  
  a nice family film to watch on a sunday afternoon, i would recommned
  
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  - Redditch
  - 06 Jul 2005 at 12:20
- - 0
  - 0
  GREAT
  
  GREAT FILM ROBIN WILLIAMS AT HIS BEST GREAT FAMILY FILM
  
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- - lee symes
  - SOMERSET
  - 30 May 2005 at 19:56
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- - 4
  - 2
  One for the kids!
  
  I hired this one for my son, we had seen it when it was first released and he enjoyed it. Basically, a forgetful professor invents/discovers a jelly like ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 7234
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Hoffa
  - Lincolnshire, UK
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 14:53
- - 0
  - 0
  A good Robin Williams ...
  
  A good Robin Williams film where he plays a chemistry lecturer who is highly intelligent but very absent minded. This gets him into a fair few scrapes ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - PETERBOROUGH
  - 07 Oct 2004 at 21:53
- - 0
  - 0
  This is fun
  
  Robin Williams is excellent as the absent-minded prof. And the flubber is cute and rude. Recommended
  
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  - Stafford
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 21:46
- - 0
  - 0
  GREAT
  
  GREAT FILM ROBIN WILLIAMS AT HIS BEST GREAT FAMILY FILM
  
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- - lee symes
  - SOMERSET
  - 30 May 2005 at 19:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Great family film
  
  a nice family film to watch on a sunday afternoon, i would recommned
  
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  - Redditch
  - 06 Jul 2005 at 12:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Fun
  
  Great family movie more fun with Robin Williams
  
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- 251488
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire
  - 05 Jun 2006 at 01:43
- - 0
  - 0
  good family fun
  
  we all enjoyed this film with a bucket of popcorn...worth watching
  
  Report this review
- 257385
- - a customer
  - lincoln
  - 23 Jun 2006 at 11:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Didn't seem as good as it was a few years back
  
  Sadly this film wasn't as good as I remembered, which seemed odd. But nonetheless it is still a watchable film in my home. I would say this is a familt type... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 561778
- - ebbyru
  - 42 reviews
  - Romford
  - 03 May 2008 at 19:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Absolutely Great
  
  Great Film. My children love this.
  
  Would definately recommend.
  
  Old Film, released in 97, but still always good. Great for all the family.
  
  Report this review
- 951100
- - LukeFilm000
  - 15 reviews
  - West Yorkshire
  - 05 Jan 2011 at 21:49
- - 0
  - 1
  A Classic!
  
  We all loved this one!
  
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- 182320
- - a customer
  - Wigan, England
  - 06 Dec 2005 at 18:27

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  Forgetful Professor Phillip Brainard inadvertently creates "flying rubber" in his lab, misses his wedding date repeatedly, and is menaced by bungling goons hired by a jealous rival out to steal his lady and his invention. Producer and co-screenwriter John Hughes renders the Disney classic, "The ...