Bubble Boy (2001)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Blair Hayes

Writers (WGA):

Cinco Paul (written by) &
Ken Daurio (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A journey of 2,755.8 miles begins with a single bounce.

Plot:

"Bubble Boy" is a comedy about a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom...

Plot Keywords:

Niagara Falls | Plastic Bubble | Wedding | Bus | Midget

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Jimmy Livingston
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Mrs. Livingston
Marley Shelton	...	Chloe
Danny Trejo	...	Slim
John Carroll Lynch	...	Mr. Livingston
Verne Troyer	...	Dr. Phreak
Dave Sheridan	...	Mark
Brian George	...	Pushpop
Patrick Cranshaw	...	Pappy / Pippy
Stephen Spinella	...	Chicken Man
Ever Carradine	...	Lisa, Mark's Sister
Geoffrey Arend	...	Flipper Boy
Beetlejuice	...	Li'l Zip
Matthew McGrory	...	Human Sasquatch
Bonnie Morgan	...	Rubber Woman

Also Known As:

Bubble Boy (Finland) (video title) [fi]
Bubble Boy - Leben hinter Plastik (Germany) (TV title) [de]
Bubble boy - uskomaton kuplakyyti (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
El chico de la burbuja (Spain) [es]
Jimmy Bolha (Brazil) [pt]
Jimmy Burbuja (Argentina) (video title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and crude sexual humor.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38340)

Filming Locations:

La Verne, California, USA

Company:

Bandeira Entertainment

Trivia:

Slim's ill-fated chopper is based around a Triumph motorcycle

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jimmy's parents arrive in Las Vegas the cult bus can be seen arriving behind them. Then, after the casino sequence, the cult bus is seen arriving again.

Quotes:

Pushpop: [after hitting a cow] Have you ever been karmically bitch-slapped by a six-armed goddess?
[shouts]
Pushpop: I'll take that as a no!

Movie Connections:

References The Elephant Man (1980)

Soundtrack:

Hula Hoop

Not as Dumb as it Looks

When I rented it, I was expecting to be disappointed. What a shock! An awesome film with a delightfully goofy plot. I did not find it offensive in any reagrd. In fact, I disagree with those who have called the film "stupid" or "dumb" or void of any real social commentary. In a nutshell, Almost everyone Jimmy encounters on his adventure is trapped in their own self imposed bubble. Truth is, we all find ways to insulate ourselves from the world, and impose "Bubbles" to convince ourselves of non-existent limitations that prevent us from being and doing what we want. The film's irony and beauty lies in the fact that while Jimmy's bubble is the most obvious, he is the free-est character in the film. He refuses to accept the limitations of his bubble, and will follow his heart no matter what the cost. How many of us can look in the mirror and say the same about ourselves? Well worth the cost of rental. One of the least recognized film jewels of the century so far.