Flubber

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Flubber

PG,

1997,

1h 33m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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24%

38 Reviews

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33%

250,000+ Ratings

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38 Reviews

33%

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250,000+ Ratings

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.

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

Aug 7, 2024

2/5

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

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 5, 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

Jan 9, 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)

Aug 6, 2024

3/5

Kids should take to it like Jell-O pudding.

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Christine Dolen

Miami Herald

Aug 6, 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)

Jan 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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Rey S

Jan 25, 2019

not realistic at all. IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE> A BOWLING BALL FELL ON HIS HIS HEAD AND HE DIDNT DIE>!! the science is BaD. 0/10 it suck? the robot was annoyinh.

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Leia R

Nov 12, 2018

Oh. My. God. This is an awful, awful movie. Couldnï¿ 1/2(TM)t even finish it. Has so many plot holes, just plain awful. Might have Robin Williams, but still doesnï¿ 1/2(TM)t cut the most awful movie ever.

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Hermione S

Oct 10, 2018

Though This May Not Be The WORST Of Robin William's Films, There's Just An Annoyance To It. The Film Focuses On Uninspired Slapstick, The Film's Plot Is Weak, The Writing By The Late John Hughes Isn't The Best Of Them All, The Characters Are Not Really Likeable. Overall, "Flubber" Is Just A Slimey Green Snorefest That Would Make Kids Want To Watch A Better Disney Film. Yet, I Know This Movie Has Its Fans & I Respect That. Like I Said, This Movie, In My Opinion, Is NOT The Worst Of Robin William's Movies, So If Anything, I'd Say This Film Is Harmless. If You Wanna Show Your Kids Something Goofy Or If You Want A Movie You Can Watch & Relax To, Then You Might Like It Okay.

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Rey S

Sep 23, 2018

In no way is Flubber a Golden-Globe-winning Blockbuster, but it is good for overall entertainment and for some funny, if at times uneven, humor.

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Aug 6, 2018

I saw flubber back when I was very young and I really loved it. And it's funny. It was one movie I grew up watching and I remember renting the movie a lot on vhs at my local video rental store. Robin williams is a great actor. I thought he had a great performance. Itâ(TM)s a nice story about robin williams playing the professor who is a scientist and he has all these inventions that can clean and cook for him and he makes flubber.

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Draco M

Apr 5, 2018

Hilarious and fresh.

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Les Mayfield

Director

Robin Williams

Professor Philip Brainard

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds

Christopher McDonald

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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)

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