Der Pauker kann's nicht lassen

Originaltitel: Son of Flubber

1962
6
1 Std. 42 Min.

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Professor Brainard verdient keinen Cent mit seiner Flummi-Erfindung, weil das Pentagon sie als geheim einstuft. Deshalb erfindet er Flummi-Gas, mit dem er das Wetter beeinflussen kann und de... Alles lesenProfessor Brainard verdient keinen Cent mit seiner Flummi-Erfindung, weil das Pentagon sie als geheim einstuft. Deshalb erfindet er Flummi-Gas, mit dem er das Wetter beeinflussen kann und dem Football-Team einen klaren Vorteil verschafft.Professor Brainard verdient keinen Cent mit seiner Flummi-Erfindung, weil das Pentagon sie als geheim einstuft. Deshalb erfindet er Flummi-Gas, mit dem er das Wetter beeinflussen kann und dem Football-Team einen klaren Vorteil verschafft.

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6,1/10

3285

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Auszeichnungen
- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
In one of the most hapless marketing tie-in attempts in movie history, Hasbro Toys, in cooperation with Disney, issued a toy version of Flubber, marketed just before Christmas time in 1962. Similar to Silly Putty, in that it could bounce like a ball and make comic imprints, the mixture was a combination of rubber, mineral oil, and green food coloring that had been lab-tested with no ill effects and was marketed as being made of "a new parent-approved material that is non-toxic and will not stain." Within weeks, claims came pouring in to both Hasbro and Disney that the toy Flubber was causing full-body rashes and sore throats in many of the children who used it, resulting in several lawsuits by angry parents. Eventually, after much experimentation, and an intensive investigation by the FDA, it was determined that there was a property in the mixture, of unknown origin, that caused an infection of the hair follicles in certain individuals. The product was recalled, but disposing of it turned out to be an even dicier proposition. Trying to incinerate the mixture only produced a heavy, dense black cloud around the Providence, Rhode Island, garbage dump where the attempt was made. Working with the U.S. Coast Guard to sink the substance at sea turned out to be a fiasco, as well, as the next day almost all of the dumped Flubber came floating back into Narragansett Bay. Finally, it was decided to use the mixture as landfill, buried deep under the parking lot at Hasbro's new warehouse, just outside of Providence. Even then, the incredible but true story doesn't end there. A popular "urban legend" among Hasbro employees is that every year, during the hottest days of summer, you can still spot some of the mixture oozing through the cracks in the parking lot.

Patzer
When Professor Ned Brainard uses the weather machine to cause a rain cloud inside Shelby's car we see the car get flooded and Shelby floating around, yet without Shelby's foot anywhere near the gas pedal the car still keeps driving.

Zitate
Professor Ned Brainard: The road to genius is paved with fumble-footing and bumbling. Anyone who falls flat on his face is at least moving in the right direction: forward. And the fellow who makes the most mistakes may be the one who will save the neck of the whole world some day.

Crazy Credits
As the movie concludes, the game winning football (with flubber gas) is still rotating up in outer space around satellites.

Alternative Versionen
Also available in a colorized version, only on VHS (at Amazon).

Verbindungen
Featured in Fun with Mr. Future (1982)

Soundtracks
April Showers
Music by Louis Silvers
Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva
Performed by Fred MacMurray

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8/10

Better than the first one, IMO

Perhaps it's just the vivid memories from my childhood, but this is a far underrated Disney film from the 60s. Is it moving? Not really. Is it groundbreaking? Not really. Is it the best Disney film ever made? Not even close. But something about this film entertains me even as an adult.

There are a few sequences in this film that are comedy gold. I laughed hysterically as a kid. But even now that I'm a grown man, I can't help but find these sequences still hilarious.

It's a really whacky film with whacky characters and whacky scenes. But you know what? It's also a unique film. It's a snapshot of 1960s Americana that's very, very special, in my opinion, and even better than the first installment The Absent Minded Professor.