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Bubble Boy is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 24 august 2001 with Jake Gyllenhaal
Bubble Boy (2001)
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Add to a movie listBubble Boy is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Blair Hayes and stars Jake Gyllenhaal in the title role, written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It was inspired by the 1976 movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. A musical by the same name was written by the same authors and first performed in 2008.
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Born without an immune system, Jimmy Livingston is forced to live in a sterilized dome in his bedroom, earning him the title "Bubble Boy" by his neighbors. Jimmy's overbearing and devout Christian mother only exposes him to Highlights magazine and the Land of the Lost for entertainment. When he is a teenager, a girl named Chloe moves in next door. Jimmy is immediately taken with her, and eventually befriends her despite his mother's discouragement.Actors
Jake Gyllenhaal
(Jimmy Livingston)
Swoosie Kurtz
(Mrs. Livingston)
Marley Shelton
(Chloe)
Danny Trejo
(Slim)
John Carroll Lynch
(Mr. Livingston)
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