Flubber
Movie, 1997, The Late 90s
Flubber is #25 of 27 in release order and #25 of 27 in chronological order in the VHS Kids Classics.
The story
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
Flubber recap
Professor Philip Brainard is an absent-minded chemistry teacher at Medfield College, which is about to close unless it finds money. He has already missed two weddings to the college president, Sara, because he was lost in his work, and his old rival Wilson Croft is trying to steal both his ideas and Sara. On the day of the third wedding, with the help of his flying robot assistant Weebo, Brainard creates a bouncy green goo that gains energy each time it bounces, and misses the wedding again. He uses Flubber to make his car fly and his bowling balls bounce, fends off the henchmen of a businessman named Hoenicker, and secretly makes the college basketball team fly. Weebo, who loves Brainard, shows Sara a video of him saying how he feels, and the couple reconcile, but Hoenicker's men break in, destroy Weebo and steal the Flubber.
Flubber ending explained
Brainard finds Weebo's farewell message and a backup that becomes a new robot, Weebette. He and Sara trick Hoenicker and Wilson and defeat them using Flubber. The college is saved through a deal with Ford, and Brainard and Sara finally marry, this time with Brainard actually at the ceremony. They fly off on their honeymoon in the Thunderbird, taking Weebette and a lump of Flubber with them.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Flubber
Flubber is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 24%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Space Jam, before Small Soldiers.
- Chronological order: after Space Jam, before The Parent Trap.
Cast
- Robin Williams as Professor Philip Brainard
- Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
- Christopher McDonald as Wilson Croft
- Raymond J. Barry as Chester Hoenicker
- Clancy Brown as Smith
- Nancy Olson as Secretary at Ford Motor Company
- Ted Levine as Wesson
- Wil Wheaton as Bennett Hoenicker
- Edie McClurg as Martha George
- Jodi Benson as Weebo (voice)
- Leslie Stefanson as Sylvia
- Malcolm Brownson as Father
Directed by Les Mayfield.