Living in a Bubble Funny Man
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| Directed past | Blair Hayes |
| Written by | Cinco Paul Ken Daurio |
| Produced by | Young man Flynn |
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| Cinematography | Jerzy Zielinski |
| Edited by | Pamela Martin |
| Music by | John Ottman |
| Production | Touchstone Pictures |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country | U.s.a. |
| Language | English language |
| Upkeep | $13 meg[2] |
| Box office | $5 1000000[ii] |
Bubble Boy is a 2001 American black comedy flick directed by Blair Hayes, starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the title role.[iii] It was inspired by the 1976 picture The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.[4] A musical by the aforementioned name was written past the same authors and commencement performed in 2008.[iv]
Plot [edit]
Born without an allowed system, Jimmy Livingston lives in a sterilized dome in his chamber in his domicile in California, earning him the nickname "Bubble Boy" by his neighbors. His overbearing and devout Christian mother only exposes him to Highlights magazine and Land of the Lost for entertainment. When he is a teenager, Jimmy is immediately taken with Chloe who moves in adjacent door and the two go friends, despite his mother'due south discouragement. When Chloe leaves for Niagara Falls to marry her boyfriend Mark in three days' time, Jimmy realizes that Chloe cares for him and builds a mobile bubble adjust, determined to end the wedding.
Along the way, Jimmy is picked upward by a cult called Brilliant and Shiny simply is abandoned in the desert when he offends them. He finds a new ride with Slim, a biker who speaks fondly of his old flame "Wildfire" upon hearing Jimmy's story. The Livingstons pursue Jimmy, along with the cult members whose leader Gil believes "The Round I" to be the group's messiah. Jimmy leaves a distracted Slim backside in Las Vegas and continues on using a scooter he wins at a casino. Encountering his parents on the route, Jimmy is struck by their vehicle and bounced aboard a train belonging to Dr. Phreak, who shows "freaks" to the public for coin. When Phreak tries to recruit Jimmy, Jimmy knocks him unconscious which allows the freaks to go their ain manner. They choose to trail Jimmy forth with the other parties in pursuit.
Jimmy is picked up by Pushpop, an Indian ice foam truck driver, but has to continue on foot when they hitting a cow on the road. Winning $500 in a mud wrestling contest, Jimmy pays taxi driver Pappy for a ride just is cornered by the cult members. He slips away during the grouping's skirmish with the freaks and Slim's gang. After Pappy appears to have died at the wheel, Jimmy tries to call Chloe from a gas station in New York only to reach her fiancé Mark, who rudely convinces him that Chloe doesn't love him. Discouraged, Jimmy intends to render abode with his parents but encouragement and an opening provided by his father Morton allows him to escape on a plane piloted by Pappy'southward twin brother Pippy.
When Pippy becomes lifeless over Niagara Falls Jimmy survives the fall and arrives at the church building in time to finish the wedding. Abandoning his chimera adjust, he embraces and kisses Chloe before collapsing. At Morton's insistence, Mrs. Livingston confesses that he had already developed an immune organization when he was iv and has been perfectly fine all forth. She had kept him isolated just due to her overprotective nature.
Jimmy and Chloe are married with all the people encountered during his chance in attendance. Recognized every bit the former "Wildfire", Mrs. Livingston re-embraces her rebellious side and prepares to depart with Slim on his wheel along with Morton. Jimmy and Chloe observe Pippy and Pappy – both of whom but fell asleep instead of dying – as they ride off to begin their honeymoon.
Cast [edit]
- Jake Gyllenhaal equally Jimmy Livingston
- Swoosie Kurtz as Mrs. Livingston aka "Wildfire"
- Marley Shelton every bit Chloe
- Danny Trejo as Slim
- John Carroll Lynch as Morton Livingston
- Verne Troyer as Dr. Phreak
- Dave Sheridan as Marking
- Brian George as Pushpop
- Patrick Cranshaw as Pappy and Pippy
- Ever Carradine equally Lisa
- Beetlejuice every bit Lil' Zip
- Fabio Lanzoni as Gil
- Zach Galifianakis as Bus stop man
- Arden Myrin as Lorraine
- Pablo Schreiber equally Todd
- Matthew McGrory as Man Sasquatch / Clark
- Stacy Keibler as Working daughter
Reception [edit]
The film opened #13 at the U.S. Box office, taking in United states of america$2,038,349 in its opening weekend.[ commendation needed ]
On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 31% based on 84 reviews, with an average rating of three.76/10. The site's consensus states that "Bubble Boy bounces along with lame, offensive jokes that are more tasteless than funny."[5] On Metacritic it has a score of 41% based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6] The film has been considered a "cult comedy."[vii]
Musical adaptation [edit]
In 2013, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio adapted Bubble Boy into a stage musical featuring original songs, for which an original cast recording was released on Ghostlight Records in 2017 featuring A.J. Holmes, Alice Ripley and Richard Kind, produced by Paul, Justin Goldner & Kurt Deutsch.[viii] [9] [ten]
References [edit]
- ^ "Bubble Male child (12)". British Board of Film Classification. September 13, 2001. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Bubble Boy (2001) - Financial Data". The Numbers . Retrieved May iv, 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis (August 24, 2001). "The Bubble Boy (2001) FILM REVIEW; Male child With a Decent Spirit That No 1 Can Burst". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Bertholdo, Stephanie (Jan 31, 2008). "'Bubble Boy: The Musical' coming". The Acorn. Archived from the original on January nineteen, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Bubble Boy (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Bubble Boy". Metacritic . Retrieved April ten, 2020.
- ^ Gyllenhaal rides into moving-picture show A-list, BBC News, 20 Feb 2006
- ^ "Bubble Boy [Original Cast Recording] - Cinco Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved April fifteen, 2018.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Chimera Boy Original Cast Recording Pops Today; Watch Caroline Bowman Sing 'Falling for the Boy'!". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved Apr xv, 2018.
- ^ "REVIEW: Bubble Boy, Original Bandage Recording ✭✭✭✭✭". British Theatre. July 12, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
External links [edit]
- Bubble Boy at Box Role Mojo
- Chimera Male child at IMDb
- Chimera Boy at Rotten Tomatoes
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Boy_%28film%29
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