# The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

> A scatterbrained professor's miraculous bouncing rubber turns everyday inventions into airborne mayhem while a greedy businessman tries to seize it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10811

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- Director: Robert Stevenson
- Cast: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames, Elliott Reid, Edward Andrews, David Lewis
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054594/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: whimsical, breezy, uplifting, family movie night, lazy sunday

## Synopsis

A bumbling inventor discovers a revolutionary material that defies gravity and captures the imagination.

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