Flubber
Catch it if you can!
1997 | 93m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Les Mayfield |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Bill Walsh, John Hughes |
| Staring: |
| Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 26, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Les Mayfield |
| Writer: | Bill Walsh, John Hughes |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | wedding vows, inventor, slime, flight, remake, mad scientist, wedding, secret formula, flubber |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Great Oaks Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $178,000,000
Budget: $80,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robin Williams | Professor Philip Brainard |
| Marcia Gay Harden | Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds |
| Christopher McDonald | Wilson Croft |
| Raymond J. Barry | Chester Hoenicker |
| Clancy Brown | Smith |
| Nancy Olson | Secretary at Ford Motor Company |
| Ted Levine | Wesson |
| Wil Wheaton | Bennett Hoenicker |
| Edie McClurg | Martha George |
| Jodi Benson | Weebo (voice) |
| Leslie Stefanson | Sylvia |
| Malcolm Brownson | Father |
| Benjamin Brock | Window Boy |
| Dakin Matthews | Minister |
| Zack Zeigler | Teenage Boy |
| Sam Lloyd | Coach Willy Barker |
| Scott Martin Gershin | Flubber (voice) |
| Julie Morrison | Weebette (voice) |
| Bob Sarlatte | Rutland Coach |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Dale Jepner |
| Bob Greene | Referee |
| Tom Barlow | Medfield Basketball Player |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael A. Stevenson | Editor |
| Peter Crosman | Second Unit Director, Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Andrew McAlpine | Production Design |
| James E. Tocci | Art Direction |
| Daniel Loren May | Set Decoration |
| Harvey Rosenstock | Editor |
| Keith Neely | Assistant Art Director |
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Supervisor |
| Carol A. O'Connell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Roni McKinley | Visual Effects Producer |
| Amy J. Smith | Costumer |
| Lynetta Freeman | Second Assistant Camera |
| Terry Sullivan | Best Boy Electric |
| Stephen J. Gardner | Assistant Property Master |
| Douglas Smith | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Erin Kemp | Set Designer |
| Marianna Åström-De Fina | Makeup Artist |
| Mariann Ybarra | Hairstylist |
| Rochelle Gross | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sandra Ford Karpman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Matthew H. Rowland | First Assistant Director |
| Daniel B. Clancy | Leadman |
| Casey Hotchkiss | Camera Operator |
| Carol DePasquale | Script Supervisor |
| Jason Boccaleoni | Electrician |
| Roy Augenstein | Special Effects Technician |
| Andrew Somers | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michael A. Reagan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lauren Stephens | Dialogue Editor |
| Kimberly Lowe Voigt | ADR Editor |
| Arthur Farkas | Foley Editor |
| Lee W. Lebaigue | Sound Assistant |
| Mike Boudry | ADR Recordist |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rory Enke | Location Manager |
| Kenny Searle | Transportation Coordinator |
| Beau Bonneau | Extras Casting |
| Kris Ravetto | Makeup Artist |
| Stan Parks | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Tom Bertino | Animation Supervisor, Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lynda Thompson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Angela C. Tortu | Second Assistant Director |
| Joseph Markham | Costume Supervisor |
| William Coss | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael Orefice | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Tom Cloutier | Electrician |
| Jessica Gallavan | ADR Supervisor |
| Bryan Bowen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mark Gordon | Dialogue Editor |
| Larry Kemp | ADR Editor |
| Michelle Pazer | Sound Assistant |
| David W. Alstadter | Foley Mixer |
| James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Phil Bray | Still Photographer |
| Robert K. Johnson | Transportation Captain |
| Raymond Stella | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| Chris Hogan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Richard Dwan Jr. | Sound Effects Editor |
| Constance A. Kazmer | Dialogue Editor |
| Dan M. Rich | Dialogue Editor |
| John K. Adams | ADR Editor |
| David Stanke | Sound Assistant |
| Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Michael Umble | Unit Publicist |
| Suzy Sharp-Kane | Casting Associate |
| Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Howard E. Baker | Animation Supervisor |
| Samuel W. Taylor | Short Story |
| Les Mayfield | Director |
| Bill Walsh | Screenplay |
| Dean Cundey | Director of Photography |
| Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| April Ferry | Costume Design |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Scott Martin Gershin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Daniel Sudick | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Michael Polaire | Unit Production Manager |
| Freddie Hice | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Zinda | Sound Effects Editor |
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer |
| Dean A. Zupancic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Steve Bartek | Orchestrator |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Heather Burton | Stunts |
| Troy Robinson | Stunt Double |
| Troy Brown | Stunt Double |
| Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| John Hughes | Screenplay |
| Matsune Suzuki | Modeling |
| Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Kyle Cooper | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Mestres | Producer |
| David Nicksay | Executive Producer |
| Michael Polaire | Co-Producer |
| John Hughes | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 32 | 50 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 34 | 54 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 29 | 59 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 44 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 569 | 726 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 703 | 848 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 359 | 629 |
It's kind of fitting as I decided to decline Disney's kind invitation to pay 33% more for my Disney+ that this is the last of their films that I watched. It sums up the mediocrity of this once innovative source of vibrant and creative animation - and presents us with a derivative version of a film t ... hat Jerry Lewis might have made in the 1960s if he'd owned "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" - and no, "Flubber" isn't even a dolphin! It all relies on the rather annoying performance of Robin Williams in the role of the madcap scientist "Prof. Brainard" who is determined to save his college from closure by coming up with a miracle invention. His woes don't just stop there, though. His fiancée "Sara" (Marcia Gay Harden) might just be seeing another man! Anyway, what he does manage to create is the eponymous, extremely independently elastic, green gunge that can be everything from load bearing to ultra-stretchy. Needless to say, this attracts the attention of rivals and so he must now focus on a two pronged offensive to protect his sludge and keep his gal. There's only so much the talented Williams can do here before the whole thing just sinks into it's own green goo. The script is borderline puerile and even a flying car can't really rescue this from a rather disappointing predictability. At least it's short and sweet, but really hasn't an original bone in it's flexi-body!