Bubble Boy(Movie, 2001)

Name: Bubble Boy
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Romance / Love
Released: 2001
Duration: T01:24:00
Rating: 2.9

PG-13

| 1h 24min | Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Romance / Love

Rating: 2.9/5 (with 247 votes)

Bubble Boy is a 2001 American black comedy film directed by Blair Hayes, starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the title role. It was inspired by the 1976 movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. A musical by the same name was written by the same authors and first performed in 2008. The film was released on August 24, 2001, where it received mixed reviews, with criticism primarily aimed at the film's humor, although Gyllenhaal received praise for his performance. Despite underperforming at the box office, it has become a cult film. ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 24min

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 24min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

About Bubble Boy

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.

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Trailer for Bubble Boy + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Bubble Boy (2001) Original Theatrical Trailer #2 [4K] [FTD-0604](Trailer, 2:03)

Bubble Boy (2001) Original Theatrical Trailer #2 [4K] [FTD-0604] (Trailer) | Trailer 1 (Trailer)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York

Made by: Touchstone Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 17 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/24/2001

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, John Carroll Lynch, Verne Troyer, Dave Sheridan, Patrick Cranshaw, Stephen Spinella, Geoffrey Arend, Beetlejuice, Matthew McGrory, Stacy Keibler, Fabio Lanzoni, Zach Galifianakis, Arden Myrin, Ever Carradine, Boti Bliss, Pablo Schreiber, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Leo Fitzpatrick, Cleo King, Robert LaSardo, Katie Lohmann, Ping Wu, Brian George, Brian Friedman, Mandy Moore, Steven Anthony Lawrence

Director: Blair Hayes

Producer: Beau Flynn

Screenwriter: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio

Film Editor: Pamela Martin

Director of Photography: Jerzy Zieliński

Composer: John Ottman

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"A buborék srác"

"Парень из пузыря"

"Balon Çocuk"

Keywords: lovesickness, crush, illness, niagara falls

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Bubble Boy(Movie, 2001)

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