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
John Gardiner Calkins Brainard A posthumous "The literary remains of J.G.C. Brainard: with a sketch of his life" was published in 1832, and revised and republished as "The poems of John G. C. Brainard. A new and authentic collection". A number of his poems are reprinted in collections of poems. His poem "On the Project of African Colonization" is quoted in Harriet Beecher Stowe´s book Uncle Tom's Cabin at the end of chapter XXXVII "Liberty" although without credit and reference. John Gardiner Calkins Brainard John Gardiner Calkins Brainard (1795–1828) was an American lawyer, editor and poet. John Brainard was born in New London, Connecticut,