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.
Acting
Jake Gyllenhaal commits 110% to every humiliating moment.
Costume
The bubble suit deserves its own billing.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI road stunts hit different.
Director
Blair Hayes
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
Stephen Spinella
Chicken Man
Ever Carradine
Lisa, Mark's Sister
Geoffrey Arend
Flipper Boy
Beetlejuice
Li'l Zip
Matthew McGrory
Human Sasquatch
Bonnie Morgan
Rubber Woman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 'Bubble Boy' David Vetter died in 1984; his parents publicly condemned this film's comedic take on his condition.
This flopped so hard ($5M vs $13M budget) that it became a punchline—yet Gyllenhaal's unhinged commitment somehow predicted his future as Hollywood's most adventurous leading man.
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