Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy (2001)

Timing: 1:24 (84 min)

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Release date

2001-08-24

Country

United States, France

Production

Touchstone Pictures, Bandeira Entertainment

Genre

Comedy, Adventure, Romance

Budget

$13 000 000

Revenue

$5 007 898

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Director

Blair Hayes

Actors

Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, John Carroll Lynch, Verne Troyer, Dave Sheridan, Brian George, Patrick Cranshaw, Stephen Spinella
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Scenario

Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul

Producer

Beau Flynn, Eric McLeod

Operator

Jerzy Zielinski

Composer

John Ottman

Artist

Audition

John Papsidera

Editing

Pamela Martin
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• The scene in the club before the mud fight, including the line "$500!", was conceived by Jake Gyllenhaal and Pin Wu.
• Danny Trejo has the names of his wife (Debbie) and daughter (Danielle) tattooed on his chest.
• During the mud fight, many stunt doubles and performers were present on set, but Jake Gyllenhaal spent the entire time inside the bubble himself.
• The church where the wedding was supposed to take place is the same one featured in Mike Nichols' romantic comedy "The Graduate" (1967) starring Dustin Hoffman.
• The film is based on the story of real boy David Vetter, who suffered from a rare genetic disease, now defined as severe combined immunodeficiency.
• The scene in the club before the mud wrestling, including the line "$500!", was conceived by Jake Gyllenhaal and Pin Wu.
• The church where the wedding was supposed to take place is the same one featured in Mike Nichols’ romantic comedy “The Graduate” (1967) starring Dustin Hoffman.