Bubble Boy
2001 · Movie · PG-13 · 84 min · ★ 5.8 · 36% critics
A sheltered young man born without an immune system has spent his whole life sealed off from the world. When the girl next door heads off to get married, he suits up in a protective bubble and sets out on a cross-country trip, meeting a string of strange characters while chasing his first real shot at love and independence.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-08-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (629 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an offbeat, over-the-top road-trip comedy with a surprisingly warm streak and lots of random detours; Not for you if you dislike crude, politically incorrect humor or very silly plots like My Life in Ruins.
Pros: laugh-out-loud absurdity; quirky road-trip encounters; surprisingly sweet heart | Cons: politically incorrect jokes; gross-out moments; thin, coincidence-heavy plot
Themes
- lovesickness
- niagara falls
- crush
- illness
- joyous
Cast & crew
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Jimmy Livingston
Swoosie Kurtz
as Mrs. Livingston
Marley Shelton
as Chloe
Danny Trejo
as Slim
John Carroll Lynch
as Mr. Livingston
Verne Troyer
as Dr. Phreak
Dave Sheridan
as Mark
Brian George
as Pushpop
Patrick Cranshaw
as Pappy / Pippy
Stephen Spinella
as Chicken Man
Directed by Blair Hayes