‘The Absent-Minded Professor’ (1961)
If you’re of a certain age, you might remember the ’90s Robin Williams comedy “Flubber.” This fim is actually a remake of a pair of older movies, entitled “The Absent-Minded Professor” and “Son of Flubber.” The plot of “The Absent-Minded Professor” is functionally identical to the Robin Williams movie, right down to using flubber (fluid rubber) to make a car fly and turn a losing high school basketball team into champions.