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Journey Through Sci-Fi

James Payne

Flubber (1997) & The Nutty Professor (1996): The 90s CGI Boom

DEC 4, 202564 MIN
Journey Through Sci-Fi

Flubber (1997) & The Nutty Professor (1996): The 90s CGI Boom

DEC 4, 202564 MIN

Description

This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we revisit Flubber (1997) and The Nutty Professor (1996) to explore how both films became showcases for the 90s CGI boom.

We look at how early digital effects, morphing tech, ILM's rubbery animation, and ambitious makeup and prosthetics reshaped the mad-scientist trope for a family audience. From Eddie Murphy's multi-character transformations to Flubber's bouncy CGI flying rubber, we break down the moment Hollywood shifted from practical FX to digital spectacle and what effect it had on the depiction of Mad Science.