The 2001 film "Bubble Boy"

Bubble Boy is a 2001 comedy film directed by Blair Hayes and stars Jake Gyllenhall in the title role. The film is about a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom. When he finds out that the woman he has loved since childhood is about to be married at Niagara Falls, he builds a portable bubble suit and ventures into the outside world to win her affections. Download high resolution version (486x720, 46 KB)Promotional poster for the movie This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (486x720, 46 KB)Promotional poster for the movie This work is copyrighted. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... Gyllenhaal in October Sky Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning American film actor. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ...

Bubble Boy approaches all the different characters through the use of parody and satirical characterizations. The film was heavily criticized upon its release, partly because it makes light of a real-world condition, and partly because of the way various religions are depicted. Some examples of the latter are: the bubble boy's mother, an extreme Christian who even has a cross shaped cookie cutter; the Hindu ice cream man who attempts at atonement while a cow's carcass is repeatedly run over in front of his eyes; the Bright and Shiny cult, which seems to parody the Heaven's Gate cult, as it involves castration and being taken away by aliens. It has been suggested that X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency be merged into this article or section. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... A Hindu (archaic Hindoo), as per modern definition is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of the Indian subcontinent and the island of Bali. ... Heavens Gate was the name of a UFO cult co-led by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles until Nettles death. ...

One theme of the film is moving beyond the past. Several characters Jimmy meets such as Slim the Mexican biker, Pippy, and Pappy experienced bitterness and regret because of their inaction in the past. Jimmy comes along and renews their motivation to go after someone they love.

The film is a comedy but its main character is based partly on Ted DeVita and David Vetter, two boys in the 1970s who were forced to live without human contact and who inspired a film with John Travolta, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Ted DeVita (1962–May 27, 1980) was a victim of severe aplastic anemia who was forced to live in a sterile hospital room for eight and a half years. ... David Joseph Vetter III (September 21, 1971–February 22, 1984) was a boy from Houston, Texas who suffered from a rare genetic disease now known as Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... John Travolta (left) and Samuel L. Jackson (right) in Pulp Fiction. ... A DVD cover for The Boy In The Plastic Bubble The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 made-for-TV movie inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who had to live in a container that protected them from all pathogens, since they lacked an...

Tagline:Life is an adventure. Don't blow it.

Cast

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Jimmy Livingston
• Swoosie Kurtz as Mrs. Livingston
• Marley Shelton as Chloe
• Danny Trejo as Slim
• John Carroll Lynch as Mr. Livingston
• Verne Troyer as Dr. Phreak
• Dave Sheridan as Mark
• Brian George as Pushpop
• Patrick Cranshaw as Pappy/Pippy
• Stephen Spinella as Chicken Man
• Ever Carradine as Lisa
• Geoffrey Arend as Flipper Boy
• Beetlejuice as Lil' Zip
• Matthew McGrory as Human Sasquatch
• Bonnie Morgan as Rubber Woman
• Stacy Keibler as Working Girl

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External Links

Bubble Boy at IMDB