Bad Boy Bubby Movie Review 1993

Bizarre black comedy about the extremely maladjusted Bubby (Hope), who becomes a pop culture phenomena. The 35-year-old childlike Bubby has been kept a virtual prisoner by his monstrous mom, who has told him the world outside is filled with poisonous gas. Wondering how his cat survived, Bubby wraps it in plastic wrap and is puzzled when it dies. Still, this gives Bubby an idea--he wraps mom in plastic and escapes outside, where he's soon adopted by a struggling rock band that writes a cult song hit about his experiences. It's even stranger than it sounds.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from Italian, Australian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Crimes of Passion, Monster Moms

Screenplay

Rolf de Heer

Cast

Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Carmel Johnson, Ralph Cotterill, Norman Kaye, Paul Philpot, Graham Duckett, Bridget Walters

Director

Rolf de Heer

Music

Graham Tardiff

Producer

Domenico Procacci, Giorgio Draskovic, Rolf de Heer, Fandango, Bubby Pty., South Australian Film Corporation

Awards

Australian Film Inst. 1994: Actor (Hope), Director (de Heer), Film Editing, Orig. Screenplay.