• Tagline: A journey of 2,755.8 miles begins with a single bounce.
• Director: Blair Hayes
• Writer: Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio
• Release Date: 24 August 2001 (USA)
• MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and crude sexual humor.
• Parents Guide: View content advisory for parents
• Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Romance
• Runtime: 84 min
• Box Office #’s: Here
This is the story of a boy named Jimmy Livingston who was born without an immune system. Because of this, he is forced to live in a bubble dome in his bedroom, which has led students at a local high school to nickname him Bubble Boy. But when Jimmy discovers that a new girl, Chloe, has moved in next door, he is immediately taken with her beauty. They immediately become fast friends, much to Mrs. Livingston’s jealousy. One day, Chloe announces that she is leaving for Niagara Falls to marry Mark, a man who always ridiculed Jimmy. And so Jimmy builds a mobile bubble suit and sneaks off into the night, determined to stop the wedding before it is too late.
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Cast Highlights
• Swoosie Kurtz … Mrs. Livingston
• Marley Shelton … Chloe
• Danny Trejo … Slim
Trivia
- Slim’s ill-fated chopper is based around a Triumph motorcycle
- Jimmy and Chloe’s favorite show is “Land of the Lost” (1974)
Quotes
[Addressing a rough-looking Mexican by a broken-down Harley]
Jimmy: I might have something that could help your situation here…
Slim: [threatening him with knife] What? What you got that’s gonna help?
Jimmy: Patches.
Slim: Patches? I could use some stinking patches.
Jimmy: I’d rather spend one minute holding you than the rest of my life knowing that I never could.
Slim: What are you, some kind of Astronaut?
Jimmy: No, I’m some kind of bubble boy.
Jimmy: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic of which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all…
[looks down and says faster]
Jimmy: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic of which it stands one nation under God indivisible.
Jimmy: How far will this get me?
bus stop man: Take a step back.
[Jimmy steps back]
bus stop man: That far.
Jimmy: Pappy told me about Poon
[bang]
Jimmy: , but he never said anything about Poonanny, Pippy.
Jimmy: I saw the sign outside and it said that you had five hundred dollars.
Emcee: You want five hundred dolla?
Jimmy: Yes, I would like five hundred dollars.
Emcee: You want five hundred dolla?
Jimmy: Yes please, I would like five hundred dollars.
Emcee: You want five hundred dolla?
Jimmy: Yes I want five hundred dolla!
Emcee: Five hundred dolla!
Jimmy: Five hundred dolla!
Emcee: Five hundred dolla!
Jimmy: Five hundred dolla!
Jimmy: [laughing] You guys aren’t a singing group… you’re a cult!
Jimmy: Dog poo this is awesome
Jimmy: Supper time was the best! Nothing could beat Mom’s homemade, vitamin-rich, soy-based, germ-free, fat-free fiber cookies.
Emcee: [Hands envelope to Chloe] Here, for your honeymoon!
Chloe: What is it?
Emcee: 500 dolla!
Chloe: 500 dollars?
Emcee: 500 dolla!
Jimmy: 500 dollars?
Emcee: 500 dolla!
Jimmy: 500 dolla!
Emcee: 500 dolla!
Jimmy: 500 dolla!
Emcee: 500 dolla!
Jimmy: 500 dolla!
Mr. Livingston: tell him.
Mrs. Livingston: what are you talking about, tell him what.
Mr. Livingston: He’s not dead. Your not dead, Jimmy.
Mrs. Livingston: He’s lying, Jimmy.
Mr. Livingston: tell him, tell him everything.
Mrs. Livingston: you’re not dead, Jimmy.
Jimmy: Open his eyes: I’m not?
Jimmy: I’m Jimmy.
Chloe: I’m Chloe.
Jimmy: Chloe! The whore next door!
Chloe: What? Where did you hear that?
Jimmy: My Mom, she teaches me everything.
Chloe: Well, really, she got it wrong. I’m actually more of a bitch than a whore.
Jimmy: A bitch. Oh yeah, a bitch. Absolutely a bitch.
Chloe: I should go. How about tomorrow?
Jimmy: Oh jeez, I don’t know. I don’t know bitch, I got a lot to do!
