Son of Flubber
An absent-minded professor turns a miraculous weather-changing gas into a whirlwind of family slapstick, football schemes, and bureaucratic trouble.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wacky
- whimsical
- breezy
- family movie night
- nostalgic disney viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel commercially successful and intermittently hilarious, praising its inventive slapstick and effects while viewing it as less coherent and less ingenious than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Flubbergas attracts Pentagon secrecy, an IRS tax dispute, and jokes about technological invention reshaping ordinary life.
Flubber-based levitation, a flying car, airborne football action, and homemade clouds supply the film's central set pieces.
Ned Brainard's research competes with his marriage, college obligations, tax problems, and local football schemes.
The original flubber discovery leads to the new flubbergas experiment and increasingly large institutional consequences.
Films like Son of Flubber, and why
The Absent-Minded Professor
shared family-friendly science fiction comedy, eccentric inventor protagonist, and buoyant slapstick
The Love Bug
shared Walt Disney family comedy, improbable technology, and broad physical humor
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
shared child-accessible science fiction premise, comic invention, and warm domestic tone
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
shared old-fashioned slapstick, family entertainment, and playful technological satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Stevenson
- Release Date
- 1963-01-16
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (71)
Cast
- Fred MacMurray
- Nancy Olson
- Keenan Wynn
- Tommy Kirk
- Ed Wynn
- Charles Ruggles
- Leon Ames
- Ken Murray
- William Demarest
- Paul Lynde
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Son of Flubber about?
- An absent-minded professor turns a miraculous weather-changing gas into a whirlwind of family slapstick, football schemes, and bureaucratic trouble.
- What is Son of Flubber like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Son of Flubber as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Son of Flubber violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Son of Flubber.
- What did critics think of Son of Flubber?
- Critics broadly found the sequel commercially successful and intermittently hilarious, praising its inventive slapstick and effects while viewing it as less coherent and less ingenious than its predecessor.
- Which films are like Son of Flubber?
- Films with a similar feel include The Absent-Minded Professor, The Love Bug, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, and The Incredible Mr. Limpet.
- How long is Son of Flubber?
- Son of Flubber runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Son of Flubber?
- In United States, Son of Flubber is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
