Bubble Boy (2001)

Bubble Boy's been in a bubble all his life due to no immune system. A cute blonde girl befriends BB. Her boyfriend proposes and BB decides to travel across USA to Niagara Falls to stop the wedding.

Director:

Blair Hayes

Writers:

Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio

Stars:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom finds out that the woman he has loved since childhood is about to be married at Niagara Falls, so he builds a portable bubble suit and ventures into the outside world to win her affections.

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Plot Keywords:

dead cow | religious cult | torso cut in half | entrails | dwarf | 

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Taglines:

Life is an adventure. Don't blow it.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and crude sexual humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the DVD commentary, director Blair Hayes and Jake Gyllenhaal have an argument around the time when Jimmy gets the scooter in Las Vegas, and the sound of (probably fake) fighting can be heard. Later in the commentary, Gyllenhaal leaves briefly and receives high praise from Hayes, relating him to Buster Keaton.

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Goofs

The Bright and Shiny cult have all had their genitalia removed, but as their introductory number begins on the bus, the "Todd" on the right (shaking a tambourine) has a visibly large package.

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Quotes

Jimmy: Supper time was the best! Nothing could beat Mom's homemade, vitamin-rich, soy-based, germ-free, fat-free fiber cookies.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits other than the title.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Hit by a Bus Scenes in Movies (2016)

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Soundtracks

Kick
Written and Performed by Joseph Bishara

User Reviews

Not As Bad as you Think??

People Said it looked stupid because of the Trailor, i myself said this looks so Good and it Was better than Expected. Jake Gyllenhaal was amazing aside from Doing October Sky which he is best known for, this was a major career step that some of the best actors take years to do, he did it quick and Nailed the role amazingly. In the Majority of the Movie you can see that when he wants to step out in the world, or him doesn't know something or bluntly puts something to someone its so real its like he doesn't know the Consquences or anything this is what he knows and he tells the person what he knows if the have it, Such as Religion or a person in general. The mom is a very God Loving Person and she tells him the bad and good but not all of it. When Bubble Bo First stepped out into the world you could see that it was like he was actually first stepping out, He made it so Realistic like all this was bad new. It was amazing you were Looking through his eyes and seeing it for the first time to and the ending talk about superb. All in all it was a very good movie hilarious, great acting, and just alot of fun the people who were in it, As for the Bubble why it didn't pop Doctors probably came up with some type of great plastic or something that's basically unbreakable under certain Circumstances. In Conclusion a Highly Recommended must see for those who love a Good Laugh and a Good cast

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bubble Boy

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,038,349, 26 August 2001

Gross USA:

$5,007,898

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,007,898

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandeira Entertainment, Germ Free Productions, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1