The Absent-Minded Professor
1988, English. Directed by Robert Scheerer.
Henry Crawford is the titular absent-minded professor busy at work in his laboratory. He has a girlfriend, but she is getting frustrated at his repeatedly missing their dates and spending more time with his experiments than with her. One day, Prof. Crawford makes an incredible discovery a form of rubber that defies gravity with each bounce, which he names Flubber. Hopefully, with this invention Crawford can prove to his love that he's not just a hopeless loser stuck doing dead-end research.
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- 0h 45m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 27 November 1988
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Richard Chapman
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The Absent-Minded Professor runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Which OTT platform is The Absent-Minded Professor on?
The Absent-Minded Professor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1988. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Absent-Minded Professor?
The Absent-Minded Professor (1988) was directed by Robert Scheerer and stars Harry Anderson, David Paymer, Bibi Osterwald.