Flubber (film) Flubber (film) Flubber is a 1997 American science fiction comedy film directed by Les Mayfield (who had previously directed another John Hughes scripted remake, "Miracle on 34th Street") and written by Hughes, based on an earlier screenplay by Bill Walsh. A remake of "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961), the film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and stars Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Ted Levine, Raymond J. Barry, and Clancy Brown. The film grossed $178 million worldwide. In selected theatres, the "Pepper Ann" episode "Old Best Friend" was featured before the film. Professor Philip Brainard (Robin Williams), of Medfield
J. Edwin Brainard that office from 1919 to 1920. Brainard was elected as a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and served from 1925 to 1929. He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1928. Brainard died on September 9, 1942. Burial location unknown. J. Edwin Brainard J. Edwin Brainard (c. 1860 – September 9, 1942) was an American politician who was the 60th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1925 to 1929. He previously served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. Brainard was born around 1860 in Meriden, Connecticut son of Dr. Edwin W Brainard and Madaline S. Smith Brainard.