Bubble Boy (2001)

Director
Blair Hayes

Main cast
Jake Gyllenhaal; Swoosie Kurtz; Marley Shelton; Danny Trejo; John Carroll Lynch

Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Description
Jimmy is young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe decides to marry her high school boyfriend, Jimmy -- bubble suit and all -- treks cross-country to stop her. Swoosie Kurtz, as Jimmy's overprotective mom, co-stars along with Fabio, who portrays the leader of a religious cult.


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