Flubber. Here's a DIFFERENT kind of a flop for Disney fans: while Robin Williams' quirky Flubber actually made a decent chunk of money at the box office, earning $178 million in 1997, it was a HUGE fail among critics! The whimsical story of “flying rubber” scored 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is QUITE rotten.
Disney's remake of 1961's The Absent-Minded Professor is a graceless, lifeless, slapstick jamboree. A cute, well-meaning, but ultimately disappointing movie.
Robin Williams shines and the story is captivating. Unfortunately, the excessive use of slapstick humour and violence and the lack of consequences for poor behaviour like cheating, stealing and violence makes the movie unsuitable for children under 6 years.
If you know anyone who have lived in the 1960s, they might remember about the Slime based Flubber toy. A company named Hasbro created the flubber toy keeping in mind the the popularity of slime toys with children. However during the 1960s there were 1600 reports of rashes or sore throat in kids who p…
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 ...
In 1985, a single movie almost killed Disney animation. With an announced budget of $25 million—later accounts place it closer to $40 million— The Black Cauldron was at the time the most expensive animated film ever made.
In the end, Brainard and Sara defeat Wilson, the Hoenickers, and their henchmen, retrieve Flubber, raise enough money to save the college, and finally have a successful wedding, along with Flubber and the "daughter" of Weebo, called Weebette.
In the case of The Little Mermaid, Disney's $284.8 million share of the box office left it with a $44.6 million profit after deducting its $240.2 million net spending.
Disney topped earnings estimates while reporting revenue that was roughly in line with analyst expectations. Disney+ and Hulu reported a combined profit in the quarter for the first time ever. When combined with ESPN+, the streaming unit reported a loss of $18 million in the quarter.
Mithun Chakraborty not only holds the record for the most flop films but also has another unique distinction. He experienced a streak of 33 consecutive flop films from 1993 to 1998, making it a challenging phase in his career.
Zyzzyx Road holds the title for the lowest-grossing movie ever, making just $30 at the box office. The film was made specifically for distribution overseas, but a Screen Actors Guild contract required a U.S. theatrical release.
Arguably the darkest film in the entire Disney animated canon is the 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The movie opens with Frollo killing Quasimodo's mother and attempting to kill an infant Quasimodo before he's forced to stop. He attempts to atone for the sin of murdering Quasimodo's mother by taking the boy in.
Disney released the ambitious sci-fi flick Meet the Robinsons in 2007, with the movie boasting a reported budget of $150 million (£77m). Despite garnering positive reviews and technically turning a small profit of $19 million (£9m) against its production cost, the film is still considered a major flop.
Pixar producer Gayln Susman is best knowing for saving Toy Story 2 back in 1998 after another employee accidentally deleted most of the film's files when hitting a wrong command. The then technical-director thankfully had a backup copy of the film at her house after she was working from home whilst on maternity leave.
Parents need to know that this movie has mild nudity (Professor Brainard stumbles into a life-drawing class), mild profanity (almost inaudible), a sad scene where a beloved robot "dies" and dubious ethics -- the film never confront issues of cheating and solving problems with violence.
But, Flubber, well, flubbed. Not because people didn't like the product, but because by March the Food and Drug Administration was investigating claims the toy was giving children sore throats and, worse, rashes that covered their whole bodies.
The moral of the story is that “love is more than science.” Even though the Professor uses Flubber to “fix” a basketball game, it is recognized at one point as cheating.
