Flubber (1997)


Flubber
Release Date16 November 1997
US Box Office$93,000,000
Other NamesDisney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor
TaglineThe stuff dreams are made of.
GenreFamily, Comedy, Fantasy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlameda, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFantasy Comedy, Slapstick, Family-Oriented Comedy
ThemesInventors, Experiments Gone Awry, Unlikely Heroes, Nothing Goes Right
TonesHumorous, Earnest, Goofy, Irreverent, Madcap, Fanciful, Witty, Bright
TagsAbsentminded, Basketball, Car, Formula, Gravity, Inventor, Professor, Wedding

Flubber is a 1997 comedy film and is a remake of The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures starring Robin Williams. Although the film was poorly reviewed,it did well at the box office.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Professor Philip Brainard

Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds

Wilson Croft

Chester Hoenicker

Smith

Wesson

Bennett Hoenicker

Martha George

Weebo

Malcolm Brownson
Father

Benjamin Brock
Window Boy

Dakin Matthews
Minister

Zack Zeigler
Teenage Boy

Coach Willy Barker

Bob Sarlatte
Rutland Coach

Bob Greene
Referee

Tom Barlow
Medfield Basketball Player

Scott Martin Gershin
Flubber

Julie Morrison
Weebette

Adryenn Ashley
Basketball Fan

Christian Maurice Gantt
Student, Basketball Fan

Sherlyn Roy
Rutland Cheerleader

Freddy Smith
Basketball Player

Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan
Student

Teresa Couch
Basketball Fan

Ray Doherty
Basketball Fan

Erica Engelhardt
Basketball Fan

Ken Hoffman
Neighbor

Pat Hughes
Basketball Announcer

Mylo Ironbear
Basketball Fan

Janean Christine Mariani
Fan with Broken Leg

Jill Marie McMurray
Medfield Alumni

Bryan Nelson
Student

Secretary at Ford Motor Company

Peggy Sandow
Vendor

Tony Sommers
Wedding Guest

Daniel Trimble
Basketball Fan

Scott Trimble
Basketball Fan

Rick Van Meter
Basketball Fan

James D. Weston II
Basketball Fan

Mr. Sylvan

Basketball Fan

Director

Les Mayfield
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Writer

Samuel W. Taylor

Producer

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

Original Music

Cinematographer

Dean Cundey

Editor

Harvey Rosenstock
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Michael A. Stevenson
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Casting Director

Nancy Foy
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Production Designer

Andrew McAlpine
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Art Director

James E. Tocci
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Set Decorator

Daniel Loren May

Costume Designer

April Ferry
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Makeup Department

Cheri Minns
key makeup artist

Carol A. O'Connell
head hair stylist

Kris Ravetto
makeup artist

Production Manager

Michael Polaire
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

C.L. Gregory
second assistant director: second unit

Michael D. Moore
director: basketball sequence unit

Bradley Morris
dga trainee

Matthew H. Rowland
assistant director

Peter Crosman
second unit director

Art Department

Dean Backer
co-leadman

John Beuttler
graphic designer

Steve M. Boswell
construction foreman

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

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

King Orba
props

Sound Department

David W. Alstadter
foley mixer

Agamemnon Andrianos
sound

Christopher Assells
sound effects editor

Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor

Richard Dwan Jr.
adr editor, dialogue editor

Arthur Farkas
foley editor

Jessica Gallavan
adr supervisor

Scott Martin Gershin
supervising sound editor

Chris Hogan
sound effects editor

pre-dub re-recording mixer

Randy Kelley
sound effects editor

Larry Kemp
adr editor

Kimberly Ellen Lowe
adr editor, 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

Special Effects

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"

Daniel Arkin
visual effects editor

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

Jamie Dixon
visual effects supervisor: Hammerhead Productions

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

David Fuhrer
digital artist: CFC

Vicki Galloway-Weimer
visual effects producer: ComputerCafe

Howard Gersh
digital effects artist

Angela Giannoni
visual effects: title sequence

Ray Gilberti
motion control live action camera operator, effects director of photography: Mambo Sequence

Kelly Granite
visual effects compositor

Michael Hardwick
first assistant cameraman: ILM

John Helms
digital artist: ILM

Amy Henderson
model maker

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

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

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

Michael Olague
visual effects crew

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
digital artist, animator: ComputerCafe

Kosta Saric
visual effects editor: CFX

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

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

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

Brian Begun
scanning and recording technician: POP Film

Matt Dessero
digital artist

Jeremy Hall
senior software engineer

Kyle J. Healey
digital effects technician

digital effects compositor

Mark Intravartolo
visual effects artist

Kent Johnson
model maker

Ken Satchel King
character animator

Jacques Levesque
digital compositor

Rick Lopez
scanning and recording technician

David B. Mooy
digital modeler

Stephen Sobisky
3D modeling producer

Michael Wick
set dresser: miniatures, ILM

Eric Withee
data manager: CFX

Stunts

Bob Brown
stunts

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

Mike Mitchell
stunt double: Mr. Williams, assistant stunt coordinator

Shawn Robinson
stunts

Troy Robinson
stunt double: Clancy Brown

Charlie Romano
stunts

Pat Romano
stunts

Chuck Waters
stunt coordinator: basketball match sequences

James Waters
stunts

Scott Workman
stunts

Doc D. Charbonneau
stunts

Aaron Walters
stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Bellen
assistant camera

Tim Bellen
camera operator: second unit, camera operator

Andrew Bennett
grip

Phil Bray
still photographer

Marty Brenneis
24 frame video operator

Dave Childers
key grip: second unit

Steve Condiotti
gaffer: 2nd 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

William Maley
gaffer: special unit

John Metz
camera loader: basketball unit

Rexford L. Metz
director of photography: basketball unit

Michael Orefice
gaffer

Bill Pelkey
best boy electric

rigging gaffer

Mark Shankel
best boy rigging grip

Bryce Shields
video assist operator

Terry Sullivan
best boy electric

Joshua Teicher
grip

Gregory Collis
rigging grip

Mitchell Nyberg
rigging grip

G. Anthony Phillips
rigging grip

Darren Jon Taylor
electrician

Animation Department

David Latour
animator

Magali Rigaudias
character animator

Andy Wong
animator

Casting Department

Beau Bonneau
extras casting, 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
orchestrator, composer: additional music

Elin Carlson
musician: soprano solos

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

Robert K. Johnson
transportation captain

Other Crew

double, 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, 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

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

Marcel Valcarce
title artist: main titles

Donald H. Walker
production accountant

Dale Wilmarth
moldmaker

Colman McMahon
production assistant to producer, production office assistant

Production Company

Great Oaks Entertainment
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Walt Disney Pictures
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Distributor

Buena Vista Pictures

Astro Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Video

Buena Vista International (Sweden)

Buena Vista International Finland

Buena Vista International Spain S.A.

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Falcon

Filmes Lusomundo

Gativideo

Walt Disney Home Video

Special Effects

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
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Computer Cafe, The
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Computer Film Company, The (CFC)

Dream Quest Images
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Graphic Nature

Hammerhead Productions

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Mobility Inc.
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POP Film
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Vision Crew Unlimited
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Miscellaneous

Beau Bonneau Casting
location casting, extras 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






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