Angeles Times said that the film "disappoints as a lineal descendant of Disney's Absent Minded Professor but it can hardly miss with the young set". The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote that the film was "perhaps slightly funnier for being less extravagant than its predecessor". Box office The film was a box-office success, and earned $4,000,000. Citations Cited works External links 1965 films 1960s science fiction comedy films American sequel films American science fiction comedy films American aviation films 1960s English-language films Films scored by Buddy Baker (composer) Films directed by Robert Stevenson Films produced by Ron W. Miller Films produced by Walt Disney Films set in universities and colleges Walt Disney Pictures films 1965 comedy films 1960s American films