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Bubble Boy (2001)

PG-13 08/24/2001 (US) Comedy, Adventure, Romance 1h 24m

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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.

Blair Hayes

Director
Ken Daurio

Writer
Cinco Paul

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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
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on May 14, 2025

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 a... read the rest.

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