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Jul 12, 1972 · A comedy sci-fi film about a college student who invents a spray that makes him invisible. A crook tries to steal the formula and turn his university into a casino. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more.
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- Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
- Robert Butler
- 1972-07-12
A comedy sci-fi film about a college student who invents a liquid that can make things vanish, including people. The formula is stolen by a gang of crooks who want to use it for their own gain.
- Robert Butler
- Michael Mcgreevey
Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible.
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- Robert Butler
- G
- Kurt Russell
- Plot
- Cast
- Production Notes
- Comics Adaptations
- Trivia
At Medfield College, science buff Dexter Riley and his friends, including Richard Schuyler and Debbie Dawson, eavesdrop via a hidden walkie-talkie on a board meeting led by Dean Eugene Higgins, discussing the small college's continuing precarious finances. Later that afternoon, Professor Lufkin shows Higgins around the science lab where Dexter is w...
Locations
The Medfield Collegeexteriors were on the Disney lot: the main Medfield College building and courtyard used in the title sequence was the old Animation Building at the corner of Mickey Avenue and Dopey Drive.
Props
The green VW Beetle used by Schyler was two Herbie cars from The Love Bug: one was the vehicle carried by Tang Wu's Chinese Camp students (this was a gutted car and a rubber truck tire tube was placed under the passenger door, and when inflated suddenly, it would tip the car over, this car used in the scene where AJ Arno rams it). The other was used in the scenes with Schyler driving it on a flat tire. (The Art Department painted the car green, and dusted it to give a look of neglect. When th...
A text piece with illustrations adapting the film appeared in Walt Disney Comics Digest #37 (Oct. 1972) with a production still on the cover. The Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Talescomic strip ran an adaptation written by Frank Reilly and drawn by John Uslher that appeared between April 2, 1972 and June 25, 1972.
The Green VW beetle driven by Schuyler was one of the Herbie cars used in The Love Bug. Two of these cars were repainted green and dusted to look neglected. When the sunroof is open, the original H...
On this day in 1972, the film Now You See Him, Now You Don't was released in theaters. Kurt Russell starred in this sequel to 1969’s The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
- 55 sec
- 798
- Daps Magic
When a college student develops a mysterious liquid that makes objects and humans disappear, crazy crooks attempt to steal the formula.
Dexter Riley is studying science at Medfield College. While working with two of his science major friends, they invent an invisibility spray. Before long, a group of thieves find out about the spray which would be the perfect tool in helping them in their next bank robbery and Dexter and his...
