Bubble Boy Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Jake Gyllenhaal, the young star of the critically well-received October Sky (1999), follows up that film with this offbeat comedy. Gyllenhaal stars as Jimmy Livingston, a teenager with an immune system deficiency who has spent his entire life living in a plastic bubble under the doting, overprotective care of his mother (Swoosie Kurtz). Jimmy is in love with his next-door neighbor Chloe (Marley Shelton), so when he learns that she has left for Niagara Falls in order to be married, he's devastated. He quickly assembles a portable "bubble suit" and sets out on a 2,755.8-mile odyssey in order to stop her and proclaim his affection. Along the way, Jimmy experiences a number of adventures, including encounters with freaks, bikers, rock stars, and a cult. Bubble Boy is a comic riff on the classic TV movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), which starred a young John Travolta. - Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, John Carroll Lynch
Theatrical Release Date:
08/24/2001
DVD Release Date:
01/15/2002
Rating:
PG-13
MPAA Reasons:
for language and crude sexual humor.
Run Time:
84 min.
Distributor(s):
Buena Vista
Director(s):
Blair Hayes
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama
Themes:
Mothers and Sons, Otherwise Engaged, Obsessive Quests, Nothing Goes Right, Journey of Self-Discovery
Tone:
Bright, Goofy, Irreverent, Quirky, Satirical, Silly, Ironic
Keywords:
engagement, immune-deficiency, journey, mother, repression, teenagers, wedding-plans
Setting:
on the road
Country of Origin:
USA (08-24-2001)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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