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Bookmark this pageBad Boy Bubby (1993)
Director: Rolf de Heer
Movie review
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
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- david said...
- Posted on Sep 03 2009 16:39 i found this film disturbing but highly watchable. the lead role played by nicholas hope is amazing. you do have to endure some heart rending scenes, but i found myself cheering when things went his way. i love the end. great but gritty film
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- futurestar said...
- Posted on Jul 17 2009 04:39 More The Man Who Fell To Earth and meeting the Navigators and hitching his ill fated star to any ilk who'll catch his ear. This one turned left at Greenland and headed straight out to nowhere.
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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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