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.

Director:

Rolf de Heer

Writer:

Rolf de Heer

Stars:

Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Ralph Cotterill

9 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas Hope	...	Bubby
Claire Benito	...	Mam
Ralph Cotterill	...	Pop
Syd Brisbane	...	Yobbo
Nikki Price	...	Screaming Woman
Ullie Birve	...	Robbed Woman (as Ulli Birve)
Audine Leith	...	Fondled Salvo
Natalie Carr	...	Cherie the Salvo
Lucia Mastrantone	...	Pizza Waitress
Carmel Johnson	...	Angel
Jip De Heer	...	Treelopper
James Ammitzboll	...	Little
Grant Piro	...	Salesman
Celine O'Leary	...	Woman in Mercedes
Dave Flannagan	...	Cop / Warder (as Dave Flanagan)

Storyline

Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house he's not entering middle age, by convincing him the air outside's poisonous. After a visit from his estranged father, circumstances force Bubby into the waiting world, a place which is just as unusual to him as he is to the world.

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Plot Keywords:

captivity | resocialization | social adjustment | mentally handicapped person | animal cruelty | 

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Taglines:

All he needs is love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Blue Underground Umbrella Entertainment - Blu Ray

Country:

Australia Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad Boy Bubby

Filming Locations:

College Street, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bubby, Fandango, The South Australian Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The fourth theatrical feature film directed by director Rolf de Heer.

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Quotes

[after nurse Angel lets Buddy see her huge breasts while she gives him a shower]
Bubby: They be beautiful... like mom.
Angel: You don't think they're too big?
Bubby: They make perfection.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits play over a scene showing Bubby playing in a garden with his children.

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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.

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Connections

Featured in Century of Cinema: 40,000 years of dreaming (1997)

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Soundtracks

If You See Kay
Devised by Paul Philpot

User Reviews

OUCH - yet compelling

My wife commented, "This film makes 'Eraserhead' look like Disney." Please keep all minors at least 1000 feet from this DVD. The first act is excruciating and horribly disturbing. But hang in there if you can, because it becomes a surreal adventure where lots of fun (or not) stuff happens to the man-child protagonist.

There are tons of recurring themes and allegories (not to mention the ironies). I thought it was a nearly perfectly crafted film, and learned from the extras the director was 10 years in to the project, and intentionally used 32 different cinematographers to create his vision. Well it works.

I noted to my wife I won't need to see it again, because it's seared into my brain. It ain't for the faint of heart, but it has loads of heart.

We're still discussing various aspects of this film. And isn't that what a good movie should be like?