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Bad Boy Bubby (1993)

Director: Rolf de Heer

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From Time Out Film Guide

Rolf de Heer's film is pretty much a weirdo. It begins in the sordid flat which 35-year-old Bubby (Hope) shares with his corpulent, incestuously demanding mum; since she insists the outside world is poisoned by gas, the only creatures he knows are the cat he torments and the cockroaches he eats. Then his long-lost dad turns up: jealous that he's been usurped in his mother's affections, Bubby deals with the situation the only way he knows how and, with a mixture of fear and curiosity, leaves the slum. The following adventures are somewhat predictable; but at the same time the world into which the innocent hero is cast has a singular loneliness and desolation. The film's attitude to misfits is admirable, but it's hard not to feel slightly uneasy about the use of real handicapped people in the later scenes. That said, this proficient film is never less than intriguing. It may be muddled, but one can't deny its ambitions, or the integrity of Hope's performance.

Author: GA 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: Rolf de Heer

Producer: Rolf de Heer, Domenico Procacci, Giorgio Draskovic

Cast: Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Ralph Cotterill, Carmel Johnson, Sid Brisbane, Natalie Carr, Norman Kaye full cast

Duration: 112 mins

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