The Absent-Minded Professor

Eccentric college inventor Ned Brainard strikes comedic gold when a clumsy experiment yields "Flubber," a miraculous rubber that gains energy with every bounce. The discovery sends him careening through a string of hilarious inventions — high-jumping shoes that turn a basketball game upside down and a modified Model T that takes to the skies — as his absent-minded genius collides with everyday life in increasingly outrageous ways.

As word of the miraculous material spreads, crooked businessman Alonzo Hawk schemes to steal it for his own gain, forcing Brainard to protect his creation while coping with the chaos it causes around campus and at home. Lighthearted, inventive, and full of slapstick charm, the film celebrates imagination and the unpredictable consequences of brilliance.