---
title: 'Bubble Boy (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Blair Hayes'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bubble-boy-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258470/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bubble Boy (2001)

2001 · 84 min · Fantasy, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Bubble Boy is a 2001 American comedy film starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the title role. Written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, and directed by Blair Hayes, it was inspired by the 1976 film The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. The story follows Jimmy (Gyllenhaal), a young man born without an immune system who has lived in a sterilized dome since childhood. He ventures outside his home for the first time to stop the wedding of his crush Chloe, after she is revealed to have mutual feelings for him. Swoosie Kurtz, Danny Trejo, and John Carroll Lynch also star.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Blair Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/blair-hayes)
- **Screenplay:** [Ken Daurio](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-daurio), [Cinco Paul](https://cinepixo.com/people/cinco-paul)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Ottman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ottman)
- **Producer:** [Beau Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/beau-flynn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jerzy Zieliński](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-zielinski)
- **Editor:** [Pamela Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-martin)

## Cast

- [Jake Gyllenhaal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-gyllenhaal)
- [Robert LaSardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lasardo)
- [Brian George](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-george)
- [Brian Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-friedman)
- [Fabio Lanzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-lanzoni)
- [Matthew McGrory](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcgrory)
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- [Dave Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-sheridan)
- [Pablo Schreiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/pablo-schreiber)
- [John Carroll Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carroll-lynch)
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- [Cleo King](https://cinepixo.com/people/cleo-king)
- [Steven Anthony Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-anthony-lawrence)
- [Katie Lohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-lohmann)

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