The Absent Minded Professor

An absent-minded professor invents a substance that gains energy when it hits a hard surface, missing his own wedding multiple times while dealing with various subplots involving a rival professor, failed basketball player, government interest, financial difficulties, and a businessman’s sabotage attempt, before ultimately marrying his love interest. The Absent Minded Professor is a 1961 American English-language Comedy Family film starring Fred Macmurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames, Elliott Reid and Robert Perry. The movie is based on A Situation of Gravity 1922 short story by Samuel W. Taylor. Walt Disney Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Bill Walsh. The Absent Minded Professor is written by Bill Walsh and directed by Robert Stevenson. Buena Vista Distribution acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Absent Minded Professor was released on 16th March 1961 and takes a screen time of 97 minutes. The film made a box office gross of $11 million. Cinematography was done by Edward Colman and editing by Cotton Warburton. The music was composed by George Bruns.