The Absent-Minded Professor

Disney tries its hand at a live-action comedy, with predictably mixed results. A goofy professor invents a substance that allows anything to bounce incredibly high. The film is mostly a showcase for special effects that were probably pretty good at the time.

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Robert Stevenson directed The Absent-Minded Professor in 1961. See Robert Stevenson's full filmography, where to start with Robert Stevenson, or where to go after you've seen everything by Robert Stevenson.

The Absent-Minded Professor was released in 1961 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.