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Bubble Boy
Life is an adventure. Don't blow it.
Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe decides to marry her high school boyfriend, Jimmy – bubble suit and all – treks cross-country to stop her.
- Original title
- Bubble Boy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $5,007,209
Wuchak
May 14, 2025 · via TMDB
**_Over-the-top comedy about a bubble boy on a road trip_** A naïve teenager (Jake Gyllenhaal) has to stay separated from people due to having no immune system. When the woman he loves (Marley Shelton) goes to Niagara Falls to marry her bad boy beau, he sets out to stop the wedding clothed in a protective suit resembling a plastic bubble. Several colorful characters are encountered along the way. “Bubble Boy” (2001) is not a serious drama on the topic, like Travolta’s “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble” from 25 years earlier (which was inspired by two real-life cases). No, this is a comedic account in the manner of that 1992 Seinfeld episode mixed with the zany road trip milieu of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” The protagonist is reminiscent of Brendan Fraser in “Blast from the Past” meshed with Ace Ventura. It's laugh-out-loud funny throughout because it constantly goes over-the-edge in executing the jokes. The sacred cow on the highway is a good example. It takes stabs at several types of people, but isn’t offensive because of its equal opportunity approach. Some examples include, religious legalists, youthful libertines, bikers, sideshow freaks, pop cultists, Hindus and Asians. Wait till you find out who the guru of the cultists is. Winsome blonde Marley Shelton is a highlight in the female department, as is Ever Carradine as her beau’s sister, not to mention Stacy Keibler in a small role as a mud wrestler. It runs 1 hour, 24 minutes, and was shot in areas north of Los Angeles, including Palmdale, Santa Clarita, Piru, Santa Paula and La Verne, as well as Las Vegas and Niagara Falls. GRADE: B+/A-
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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
Jason Sklar
Shlomo
Randy Sklar
Dawn
Ping Wu
Emcee
Zach Galifianakis
Bus Stop Man
Boti Bliss
Cashier
Pablo Schreiber
Todd
Brian Gattas
Todd
Cinco Paul
Todd
Ken Daurio
Todd
Leo Fitzpatrick
Todd
R.J. Durell
Todd
Brian Friedman
Todd
Arden Myrin
Lorraine
Merle Kennedy
Lorraine
Shulie Cowen
Lorraine
Mandy Moore
Lorraine
Mitch Holleman
Jimmy, 4 Years Old
Alex Black
Jimmy, 8 Years Old
Robert Bailey Jr.
Neighborhood Boy
Brandon de Paul
Neighborhood Boy
Steve Van Wormer
Mark's Friend
E.J. Callahan
Perris Townie
Gary Bullock
Perris Sheriff
Susan Hawk
Perris Waitress
Steven Anthony Lawrence
Ice Cream Boy
Raja Fenske
Indian Boy
Cleo King
Minister
Robert LaSardo
Skinny Biker
Stacy Keibler
Working Girl
Fabio
Gil
Cyia Batten
Dancer (uncredited)
Bianca Butthole
Member of 'Betty Blowtorch' (uncredited)
Katie Lohmann
Cult Member (uncredited)
Cal Thomas
Cult Member (uncredited)
Jerzy Zieliński
Director of Photography
Christopher Lawrence
Costume Design
Jack Gill
Stunt Coordinator
Christian J. Fletcher
Stunt Double
Randall Huber
Stunt Double
Andy Gill
Stunt Driver
Anita Hart
Stunts
Charlie Brewer
Stunts
Chris O'Hara
Stunts
Chris Palermo
Stunts
Danny Wynands
Stunts
Erik Rondell
Stunts
Faith Minton
Stunts
Jared S. Eddo
Stunts
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunts
Katie Rowe
Stunts
Kevin Scott
Stunts
Laura Lee Connery
Stunts
Lisa Hoyle
Stunts
Nicole Randall
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Lesley Aletter
Utility Stunts
Mike Massa
Utility Stunts
Nick Brett
Utility Stunts
Sophia Crawford
Utility Stunts
Nicole Burke
Additional Second Assistant Director
Jack Gill
Second Unit Director
Pamela Martin
Editor
John Papsidera
Casting
Beau Flynn
Producer
John Ottman
Original Music Composer
Cinco Paul
Writer
Ken Daurio
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