Bubble Boy (film)

Bubble Boy
Theatrical poster
Directed byBlair Hayes
Written byCinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Produced byBeau Flynn
Starring
CinematographyJerzy Zielinski
Edited byPamela Martin
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24)
Running time
84 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[2]
Box office$5 million[2]

Bubble Boy is a 2001 American black comedy film directed by Blair Hayes, starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the title role.[3] It was inspired by the 1976 movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.[4] A musical by the same name was written by the same authors and first performed in 2008.[4]

The film was released on August 24, 2001, where it received mixed reviews, with criticism primarily aimed at the film's humor, although Gyllenhaal received praise for his performance. Despite underperforming at the box office, it has become a cult film.

  1. ^ "Bubble Boy (12)". British Board of Film Classification. September 13, 2001. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Bubble Boy (2001) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Elvis (August 24, 2001). "The Bubble Boy (2001) FILM REVIEW; Boy With a Decent Spirit That No One Can Burst". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Bertholdo, Stephanie (January 31, 2008). "'Bubble Boy: The Musical' coming". The Acorn. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2012.