# Bubble Boy (2001)

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**Runtime**: 84 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Adventure, Romance
**Directed by**: Blair Hayes
**Written by**: Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
**Starring**: Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, John Carroll Lynch, Verne Troyer

> *Life is an adventure. Don't blow it.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Bubbles became Jimmy’s whole world by default. He rolled across the country to crash his crush’s wedding, suit intact. The trip’s physical comedy almost distracts from the fact the stakes are emotionally nonexistent.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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