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Bad Boy Bubby

  • 1993
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
15K
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Nicholas Hope in Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Bubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape, and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into the modern and nihilistic life begins.
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Bubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape, and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into the modern an... Read allBubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape, and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into the modern and nihilistic life begins.Bubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape, and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into the modern and nihilistic life begins.

  • Director
    • Rolf de Heer
  • Writer
    • Rolf de Heer
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Hope
    • Claire Benito
    • Ralph Cotterill
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rolf de Heer
    • Writer
      • Rolf de Heer
    • Stars
      • Nicholas Hope
      • Claire Benito
      • Ralph Cotterill
    • 112User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 3 nominations

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    Nicholas Hope
    Nicholas Hope
    • Bubby
    Claire Benito
    Claire Benito
    • Mam
    Ralph Cotterill
    Ralph Cotterill
    • Pop
    Syd Brisbane
    • Yobbo
    Nikki Price
    • Screaming Woman
    Ullie Birve
    • Robbed Woman
    • (as Ulli Birve)
    Audine Leith
    Audine Leith
    • Fondled Salvo
    Natalie Carr
    Natalie Carr
    • Cherie the Salvo
    Lucia Mastrantone
    • Pizza Waitress
    Carmel Johnson
    Carmel Johnson
    • Angel
    Jip De Heer
    • Treelopper
    James Ammitzboll
    • Little
    Grant Piro
    Grant Piro
    • Salesman
    Celine O'Leary
    • Woman in Mercedes
    Dave Flannagan
    • Cop
    • (as Dave Flanagan)
    • …
    Paul Philpot
    Paul Philpot
    • Paul (Band Singer)
    Todd Telford
    • Little Greg (keyboards)
    Paul Simpson
    • Big Greg (drummer)
    • Director
      • Rolf de Heer
    • Writer
      • Rolf de Heer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There were 32 different Directors of Photography during the shoot. The idea was to have a different D.P. for every new place that Bubby went to not only give the film more of an experimental feel, but also to eliminate the worry of having to always have the same crew on set every day.
    • Quotes

      The Scientist: [plays organ music in church]

      Bubby: Jesus can see everything I do... and he's going to beat me brainless!

      The Scientist: Come down.

      [Scene change; they are in a factory]

      The Scientist: You see, no one's going to help you Bubby, because there isn't anybody out there to do it. No one. We're all just complicated arrangements of atoms and subatomic particles - we don't live. But our atoms do move about in such a way as to give us identity and consciousness. We don't die; our atoms just rearrange themselves. There is no God. There can be no God; it's ridiculous to think in terms of a superior being. An inferior being, maybe, because we, we who don't even exist, we arrange our lives with more order and harmony than God ever arranged the earth. We measure; we plot; we create wonderful new things. We are the architects of our own existence. What a lunatic concept to bow down before a God who slaughters millions of innocent children, slowly and agonizingly starves them to death, beats them, tortures them, rejects them. What folly to even think that we should not insult such a God, damn him, think him out of existence. It is our duty to think God out of existence. It is our duty to insult him. Fuck you, God! Strike me down if you dare, you tyrant, you non-existent fraud! It is the duty of all human beings to think God out of existence. Then we have a future. Because then - and only then - do we take full responsibility for who we are. And that's what you must do, Bubby: think God out of existence; take responsibility for who you are.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits play over a scene showing Bubby playing in a garden with his children.
    • Alternate versions
      The 18-rated UK release of this film was cut by 3s for the cinema version and a further 20s for video. The 3s cut for the cinema version was to remove a scene of a tethered cat being pulled by a string (a scene which contravened the UK Animals Act). All the cuts were waived for the 2007 DVD release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: 40,000 years of dreaming (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Largo from Xerxes
      Written by George Frideric Handel (as G. F. Handel)

      Performed by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

      Conducted by Jose Serebrier

      licensed from KEM Enterprises Inc USA

    User reviews112

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    9/10
    a TRULY unique film
    BBB is unique amongst unique films. i havent sseen a film that mixes such taboo subjects as rape, incest, and psychological abuse and uplifting mesaages such as love, compassion, and being an individual, and makes such a great film. this film will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, you will feel uplifted, joyous, and two minutes later disgusted and dirty. while the ending is a bit corny and predictable, the film still leaves you feeling satisfied overall. it is truly hard to convey into words this film, so go see it if you can find a copy, its worth the effort.
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    • jzathajenious
    • Oct 27, 2003

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1994 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Blue Underground
      • Vertigo Productions
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Непослушный Бабби
    • Filming locations
      • Commercial Road, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia(Bubby discovering the city)
    • Production companies
      • Bubby
      • Fandango
      • The South Australian Film Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $750,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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