Bubble Boy (US)

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Life Is An Adventure. Don`t Blow It
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 84 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
From a producer of the outrageous Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Bubble Boy is the hilarious, laugh-out-loud comedy about a sheltered young man (Jake Gyllenhaal - October Sky) who breaks all the rules on a wild adventure to get the girl of his dreams! Though he`s lived his entire life within the confines of a protective plastic bubble and under the ever-watchful eye of his overprotective mother (Swoosie Kurtz - Get Over It), Jimmy Livingston (Gyllenhaal) never thought that he`d missed out on anything - until the girl next door (Marley Shelton - Valentine, Sugar & Spice) ran off to get married in Niagara Falls! With the wedding only days away, Jimmy has no choice but to build a mobile "bubble suit" and set off across the country to stop the wedding and confess his love to her!

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Director`s Diary
Building A Better Bubble Suit
Production Design Gallery
Storyboards: Niagara Falls
Bright and Shiny Sing Along
Audio Commentary With Director Blair Haynes and Actor Jake Gyllenhaal

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Blair Hayes

Written By:
Ken Daurio
Cinco Paul

Starring:
John Carroll Lynch
Danny Trejo
Marley Shelton
Swoosie Kurtz
Jake Gyllenhaal

Casting By:
John Papsidera

Soundtrack By:
John Ottman
Deborah Lurie

Director of Photography:
Jerzy Zielinski

Editor:
Pamela Martin

Costume Designer:
Christopher Lawrence

Production Designer:
Barry Robison

Producer:
Beau Flynn

Executive Producer:
Eric McLeod

Distributor:
Buena Vista

Your Opinions and Comments

6 / 10

This is your ordinary stupid comedy wannabe. The movie got very bad reviews, but I didn`t know that when I rented it. So, what did I make of it? Well, it certainly isn`t politically correct, but this is probably its only gimmick. It`s not funny nor very interesting and the lead actor has got to be one of the most annoying ones around.
The video transfer is good. There are no compression signs and the picture is clear.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok. The surrounds are used occasionally but the soundtrack isn`t very explosive.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary, 2 behind the scenes featurettes, a sing along, an art gallery and some storyboards.
Bottom line - it`s not a total disaster, but still, not a very good comedy.

posted by Zvi Josef on 23/1/2002 07:16