Flubber (1997)

Regista:

Les Mayfield

Writers (WGA):

Samuel W. Taylor (short story "A Situation of Gravity")
John Hughes (screenplay) ...
(ancora)

Data di uscita:

26 novembre 1997 (USA)

Genere:

Family | Comedy | Fantasy

Slogan:

The stuff dreams are made of.

Plot:

An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Break In | Cat | Absent Minded | Bribery

Premi:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

A kids' movie, one which could have been worse, but is still nothing special (at least not for adults)

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Aug. 28	9:00 PM	TBS
Fri. Aug. 29	10:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Professor Philip Brainard
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
Christopher McDonald	...	Wilson Croft
Raymond J. Barry	...	Chester Hoenicker (as Raymond Barry)
Clancy Brown	...	Smith
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 Michael Campbell	...	Dale Jepner
Bob Sarlatte	...	Rutland Coach
Bob Greene	...	Referee
Tom Barlow	...	Medfield Basketball Player
Scott Martin Gershin	...	Flubber (voice)
Julie Morrison	...	Weebette (voice)
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Adryenn Ashley	...	Basketball Fan (scenes deleted)
Sherlyn Roy	...	Rutland Cheerleader
Freddy Smith	...	Basketball Player
Dan St. Paul
Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan	...	College Student
Teresa Couch	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Ray Doherty	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Erica Engelhardt	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Ken Hoffman	...	Neighbor Taking out Garbage (uncredited)
Pat Hughes	...	Basketball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Mylo Ironbear	...	Basketball fan (uncredited)
Janean Christine Mariani	...	Fan with Broken Leg (uncredited)
Jill Marie McMurray	...	Medfield Alumni (uncredited)
Bryan Nelson	...	Student (uncredited)
Nancy Olson	...	Secretary at Ford Motor Company (uncredited)
Peggy Sandow	...	Vendor (uncredited)
Tony Sommers	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Daniel Trimble	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Scott Trimble	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Rick Van Meter	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
James D. Weston II	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Peter White	...	Mr. Sylvan, CEO of Ford Motor Company (uncredited)
Dawn Monique Williams	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)

Regia di
Les Mayfield

Scritto da (WGA)
Samuel W. Taylor		(short story "A Situation of Gravity")
John Hughes		(screenplay) and
Bill Walsh		(screenplay)

Prodotto da
John Hughes	....	producer
Ricardo Mestres	....	producer
Catherine Meyers	....	field producer: EPK
David Nicksay	....	executive producer
Michael Polaire	....	co-producer
Nilo Rodis-Jamero	....	associate producer
William Ryan	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Musiche originali di
Danny Elfman

Fotografia di
Dean Cundey		(director of photography)

Montaggio di
Harvey Rosenstock
Michael A. Stevenson

Responsabile casting
Nancy Foy

Scenografie di
Andrew McAlpine

Architetto-scenografo
James E. Tocci

Arredatore
Daniel Loren May		(as Daniel May)

Costumi di
April Ferry

Trucco
Cheri Minns	....	key makeup artist
Carol A. O'Connell	....	head hair stylist
Kris Ravetto	....	makeup artist

Direttore di produzione
Michael Polaire	....	unit production manager

Aiuto regista
C.L. Gregory	....	second assistant director: second unit
Michael D. Moore	....	director: basketball sequence unit (as Mickey Moore)
Bradley Morris	....	dga trainee
Matthew H. Rowland	....	assistant director (as Matthew Rowland)
Peter Crosman	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Dean Backer	....	co-leadman
John Beuttler	....	graphic designer
Steve M. Boswell	....	construction foreman (as Steve Boswell)
Beat Frutiger	....	set designer
Gabriel Hardman	....	storyboard artist
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist
Mike Helbig	....	assistant property master
Larry Hunter	....	construction foreman
Chris H. Kelly	....	construction coordinator (as Chris Kelly)
Erin Kemp	....	set designer
Steven B. Melton	....	property master
Paul S. Power	....	storyboard artist
Tom Richardson	....	set painter
Bruce Richter	....	art special effects
Ken Sly	....	property maker
Don Weinger	....	set designer
Daren Dochterman	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Mark Wallace	....	props (uncredited)

Sonoro
David W. Alstadter	....	foley mixer
Agamemnon Andrianos	....	sound
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	adr editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Arthur Farkas	....	foley editor
Scott Martin Gershin	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Hogan	....	sound effects editor
Michael Keller	....	pre-dub re-recording mixer
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Larry Kemp	....	adr editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt	....	adr editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt	....	dialogue editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael A. Reagan	....	sound designer
Fred Runner	....	sound mixer: second unit
Andrew Somers	....	sound effects editor
David Stanke	....	assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	sound editor
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Glueck	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Effetti speciali
Jan Aaris	....	special effects foreman
Pierre Maurer	....	special effects
David Mesloh	....	special effects technician
Justin Parks	....	special effects technician
Stan Parks	....	special effects coordinator
Frank W. Tarantino	....	special effects: second unit

Visual Effects
Philip Edward Alexy	....	lead technical animator
David Wallace Allen	....	visual effects previsualization
Karen Ansel	....	digital effects supervisor: Mobility
Gregory Aranaga	....	computer graphics designer: "Weebo"
Katharine Baird	....	digital paint/rotoscope artist
Howard E. Baker	....	animation supervisor
Felix Balbas	....	technical director: ILM
James Balsam	....	motion control camera operator
Jeff Barnes	....	executive producer: ComputerCafe
Andy Barrios	....	Inferno artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Allen Battino	....	art director
Jeffrey Benedict	....	digital effects artist
Tom Bertino	....	visual effects supervisor
Stewart Birnam	....	software developer: ILM
Matt Bouchard	....	visual effects technical assistant: ILM
Brigitte Bourque	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker Digital
Mike Bozulich	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Constance Bracewell	....	CGI animator
Steve Braggs	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Patrick Burns	....	unit production manager: additional visual effects unit
Jessi Chang	....	visual effects animator: DQI
Daniel Chuba	....	visual effects producer
Thomas Clary	....	digital production manager: POP Film
John Clinton	....	visual effects producer
Marc Cooper	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Robert Cooper	....	lead pupeteer: Weebo
David Crawford	....	Inferno compositor: POP Film
Julie Creighton	....	visual effects production staff
Peter Crosman	....	visual effects supervisor
Christopher Cundey	....	digital effects artist
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor
Andrea D'Amico	....	digital visual effects producer: POP film
Doug Delaney	....	scanning and recording
Natasha Devaud	....	digital artist
Sean Dever	....	lead animator: Hammerhead
Andrew Doucette	....	character animator: ILM
Mitchell S. Drain	....	compositing supervisor: CFX
David Ebner	....	digital effects supervisor: ComputerCafe
Curtis Edwards	....	animator
Raul Essig	....	CG artist
Charles W. Francis	....	visual effects accountant: second unit
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: Rainmaker Digital
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects producer: ComputerCafe (as Vicki Weimer)
Howard Gersh	....	digital effects artist
Angela Giannoni	....	visual effects: title sequence
Ray Gilberti	....	effects director of photography: Mambo Sequence
Ray Gilberti	....	motion control live action camera operator
Kelly Granite	....	visual effects compositor
Michael Hardwick	....	first assistant cameraman: ILM
John Helms	....	digital artist: ILM
Joe Henke	....	animator
Glenn Hiramatsu	....	digital artist: ComputerCafe
Christer Hokanson	....	visual effects editor
Darin Hollings	....	digital effects supervisor
Ron Honn	....	art director: ComputerCafe
Oliver Hotz	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Tony Hudson	....	animator: ILM
John Huikku	....	digital compositor: DQI
Karen Idelson	....	digital compositor
Michael G. Jackson	....	CG artist (as Michael Guy Jackson)
Evan Jacobs	....	miniatures producer: Vision Crew Unlimited
Patrick Jarvis	....	digital painter: ILM
Randy Jonsson	....	matchmover: ILM
Sandra Ford Karpman	....	visual effects supervisor
Paul Kavanagh	....	animator: ILM
Muqeem Khan	....	visual effects artist
Joshua I. Kolden	....	animator
David Latour	....	animator: ILM
Fireball Tim Lawrence	....	visual effects concept artist (as Tim Lawrence)
Scott Leberecht	....	visual effects art director
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital effects supervisor
Mark Alan Loso	....	compositor
Brian Lutge	....	cg artist: DQI
Tia L. Marshall	....	digital effects artist
John McCunn	....	pipeline engineer
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital effects compositor
Neil Michka	....	character animator
Carl Miller	....	motion control camera assistant
Michael Miller	....	digital compositor
Richard Miller	....	sculptor
Kama Moiha	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Amanda K. Montgomery	....	Visual Effects Production Assistant: ILM
Craig Mullins	....	digital matte painter
Jesse Newman	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Daniel Novotny	....	visual effects model maker
Kim O'Donnell	....	digital compositor
Randy Ottenberg	....	model maker
Marlo Pabon	....	digital compositing supervisor: DQI
Danielle Plantec	....	visual effects
Ricardo Ramos	....	digital effects artist
David Rand	....	digital artist
John Rauh	....	digital compositor
Bryant Reif	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Bryant Reif	....	digital artist
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: CFX
Adam Savage	....	visual effects
Bill Schaeffer	....	digital rotoscope
Laura Schultz	....	visual effects coordinator
Candice Scott	....	digital effects compositor
Carl Seibert	....	visual effects producer
Nelson Sepulveda	....	compositing supervisor: CFX
Keith Shartle	....	visual effects executive producer: DQI
Douglas Smith	....	visual effects supervisor (as Douglas Hans Smith)
Todd Staples	....	digital effects animator: X.O. Digital Arts
Michael Talarico	....	motion control director of photography: DQI
Kim Thompson	....	CG character animator: ILM
Lynda Thompson	....	visual effects producer (as Lynda Ellenshaw Thompson)
James D. Tittle	....	digital effects coordinator: CFX
Christopher Townsend	....	digital effects artist
John Trunk	....	video assist
Trevor Tuttle	....	model maker
David Wainstain	....	special visual effects
Dan A. Walker	....	digital compositor: Dream Quest Images
Mark H. Weingartner	....	additional gaffer: visual effects
Carl Willat	....	location visual effects supervisor
Tom Williamson	....	digital effects supervisor: ComputerCafe
Kevin Willmering	....	digital compositor: DQI
Heidi Zabit	....	digital artist
Travis Baumann	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Brian Begun	....	scanning and recording technician: POP Film (uncredited)
Matt Dessero	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Jeremy Hall	....	senior software engineer (uncredited)
Kyle J. Healey	....	digital effects technician (uncredited)
Adam Howard	....	digital effects compositor (uncredited)
Mark Intravartolo	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Kent Johnson	....	model maker (uncredited)
Ken Satchel King	....	character animator (uncredited)
Jacques Levesque	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Rick Lopez	....	scanning and recording technician (uncredited)
David B. Mooy	....	digital modeler (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	3D modeling producer (uncredited)
Michael Wick	....	set dresser: miniatures, ILM (uncredited)
Eric Withee	....	data manager: CFX (uncredited)

Controfigure
Bob Brown	....	stunts (as Robert Brown)
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Heather Burton	....	stunts
Craig Davis	....	stunts
Richie Gaona	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts (as Dustin J. Meier)
Mike Mitchell	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Mike Mitchell	....	stunt double: Mr. Williams
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunt double: Clancy Brown
Charlie Romano	....	stunts (as Charles Romano)
Pat Romano	....	stunts (as Patrick Romano)
Chuck Waters	....	stunt coordinator: basketball match sequences
James Waters	....	stunts (as Jim Waters)
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts (uncredited)
Aaron Walters	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Bellen	....	assistant camera
Tim Bellen	....	camera operator
Tim Bellen	....	camera operator: second unit
Andrew Bennett	....	grip
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Marty Brenneis	....	24 frame video operator
Dave Childers	....	key grip: second unit
William Coss	....	first assistant camera
Joseph Emanuele	....	best boy: basketball sequence second unit
London Freeman	....	second assistant camera
Lynetta Freeman	....	second assistant camera
Mark Gilmore	....	24 frame video operator
Jon Guterres	....	key grip
Casey Hotchkiss	....	camera operator
John Lacy	....	rigging electrician
Mark A. Lewis	....	electrician
Michael Maley	....	camera operator
John Metz	....	camera loader: basketball unit
Rexford L. Metz	....	director of photography: basketball unit
Michael Orefice	....	gaffer
Bill Pelkey	....	best boy electric
Bobby Powell	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Shankel	....	best boy rigging grip
Bryce Shields	....	video assist operator
Terry Sullivan	....	best boy electric
Gregory Collis	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
G. Anthony Phillips	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Darren Jon Taylor	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
David Latour	....	animator
Magali Rigaudias	....	character animator
Andy Wong	....	animator

Casting Department
Beau Bonneau	....	extras casting
Beau Bonneau	....	location casting

Editorial Department
Christopher S. Capp	....	first assistant film editor
Elisa Cohen	....	assistant editor
Martin C. Heselov	....	assistant editor
Doug Jones	....	negative cutter
Adrian Kays	....	assistant editor
Mark Perzely	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Joseph Jett Sally	....	assistant editor: lightworks

Music Department
Steve Bartek	....	composer: additional music
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Jennifer Nash	....	additional music editor
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Andrew Silver	....	preview music editor

Transportation Department
William Hogue	....	driver

Altro personale
Jason Aaron Baca	....	double
Jason Aaron Baca	....	stand-in
Kerry Bailey	....	visual effects editing assistant
Don Bies	....	puppeteer
Wayne Billheimer	....	assistant second unit coordinator
Carrie Carnevale	....	production assistant
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer
Jeff Cruzan	....	science advisor
Jeff Cruzan	....	technical advisor
Gabe de Kelaita	....	additional set production assistant
Carol DePasquale	....	script supervisor
John Embry	....	production assistant
Rory Enke	....	location manager
David 'Cajun' Guilbeau	....	craft service
Thomas M. Harrigan	....	location manager: second unit
Craig Harris	....	set production assistant
Kelly Lepkowsky	....	engineer machinist
Jules Mann-Stewart	....	script supervisor: basketball sequence
Todd Neimann	....	basketball player
Bryan Nelson	....	production assistant
Bill Nye	....	science consultant
Gary Platek	....	live action animatronic puppets
Bob Roath	....	payroll accountant
Rebecca Erwin Spencer	....	assistant: Mr. Williams
Maureen Stanton-Leveque	....	assistant production coordinator
David Suther	....	production assistant
Michael Umble	....	unit publicist
Donald H. Walker	....	production accountant
Dale Wilmarth	....	moldmaker
Colman McMahon	....	production assistant to producer (uncredited)
Colman McMahon	....	production office assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Great Oaks Entertainment
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (1998) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Falcon (1998) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Effetti speciali

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
• Computer Cafe, The
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (blue screen compositing, paint work, rotoscoping)
• Dream Quest Images
• Graphic Nature (visual effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Mobility Inc.
• POP Film
• Vision Crew Unlimited

Other Companies

• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting
• Beau Bonneau Casting  location casting
• Imaginary Forces  titles
• Walt Disney Pictures and Television  for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack

Alias:

Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)
The Absent Minded Professor (USA) (working title)
Flubber - Un professore tra le nuvole (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG for slapstick action and mild language.

Durata:

93 min | Spain:90 min (DVD edition)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

South Korea:All | Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Ontario) (video rating: 2004) | Canada:F (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | UK:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #35540) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Hong Kong:I | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Great Oaks Entertainment

Curiosità:

John Hughes' first choice for the lead role was always Robin Williams, but at the time he was in a bitter fall out with the Walt Disney Company and refused to be in the film. Hughes lined up some other choices including Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum, 'John Lithgow' and Patrick Stewart. As soon as Robin Williams made peace with the Walt Disney Company, Hughes immediately cast him in the lead.

Errori:

Incongruenze nella trama: In movie Prof. Philip is a chemistry teacher but in the starting of the movie when he enters in a wrong class (actually an art class) and starts his lecture, he describes a formula of physics.

Citazioni:

Wilson Croft: What happened between us, Phil?
Professor Philip 'Phil' Brainard: Well, I just got tired of you stealing my ideas, Wilson.

Movie Connections:

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Colonna sonora:

THE CLAP

A kids' movie, one which could have been worse, but is still nothing special (at least not for adults)

I remember watching this film more than once shortly after it came into stores (I would have been around eleven years old at the time), but can't remember exactly what I thought of it, so I obviously didn't absolutely love it or hate it. Would I have watched it years later if I never saw it before? Probably not, and DEFINITELY not for any reason other than Robin Williams' starring role. However, since I had seen it while growing up, I decided to try it again, and unsurprisingly, it turned out to be average overall.

Professor Philip Brainard is an absent-minded professor with a living computer named Weebo that floats through the air as his assistant. He is in love with Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds, the president of Medfield, a college which is in financial trouble. Brainard is busy trying to create a substance that will save the college, and has failed to show up at his attempted wedding more than once. Sara gives him one more chance, and if he fails to show up this time, it will be the last straw! That night, he successfully creates a living green substance which he calls "flubber" (after Weebo says it's "flying rubber"), and it appears this substance will do the trick! Sadly, he also misses the wedding again, and Sara is fed up. Nonetheless, he thinks about how he's going to use flubber to save Medfield College, and tries to once again win the heart of Sara, who is now going out with Wilson Croft, Brainard's rival. Meanwhile, Bennett Hoenicker is a spoiled student whom Brainard has failed, and his father, the extremely wealthy Chester Hoenicker plans to persuade the professor to pass his son!

Robin Williams is a very talented comedian, but that doesn't really show in this movie. He's a bit tamer than you may expect, in the kind of role you may expect one to act crazy in, and he is certainly not very funny. After saying that, I should also point out that "Flubber" as a whole fails as a comedy. I certainly didn't laugh, or even smile very much, and the part that I remember laughing the most at wasn't even supposed to be funny! The scene I'm talking about is the one where Sara says "This is going to be the very last time I try to marry you," which reminds me, the relationship between Philip and Sara is a rather awkward part of the story, and I guess there are problems with the script. The only really good INTENTIONAL gag I can think of is the "Let him have it. Give it to him