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| Directed by | Rolf de Heer |
| Written by | Rolf de Heer |
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| Cinematography | Ian Jones |
| Edited by | Suresh Ayyar |
| Music by | Graham Tardif |
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Running time | 114 minutes[1] |
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| Budget | A$800,000[2] |
| Box office | A$808,789[3] |
Bad Boy Bubby is a 1993 psychological absurdist black comedy film[4] written and directed by Rolf de Heer, and starring Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Ralph Cotterill, and Carmel Johnson.
Hope stars as the titular character, a mentally challenged man who has been held captive in his home by his abusive mother for his entire life. The storyline follows his escape from confinement, and subsequent journey of self-discovery. The film was shot on a low budget in Adelaide, and is an international co-production between Australia and Italy.[5]
Bad Boy Bubby premiered at the 50th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 1993, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. It was released in Australia the following year, and was met with positive reviews. Although it was a box office failure, the film has gained a cult following.[6]
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- ^ Byrnes, Paul. "Bad Boy Bubby (1993)". Australian Screen Online. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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- ^ "Italian producer sets up local production". The Age. 5 March 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (16 May 2014). "Bad Boy Bubby: rewatching classic Australian films". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2016.