History Film / BubbleBoy

* InnocentSwearing: Jimmy flat out says Chloe is the "Whore next door" when they first meet, parroting his mother. When she says she's more of a bitch than a whore, Jimmy calls her that instead. [[Adorkable Chloe seems to find it endearing]].

* InnocentSwearing: Jimmy flat out says Chloe is the "Whore next door" when they first meet, parroting his mother. When she says she's more of a bitch than a whore, Jimmy calls her that instead. ''[[Adorkable Chloe seems to find it endearing]]''.

* InnocentSwearing: Jimmy flat out says Chloe is the "Whore next door" when they first meet, parroting his mother. When she says she's more of a bitch than a whore, Jimmy calls her that instead. [[Adorkable Chloe seems to find it endearing]].

* InnocentSwearing: Jimmy flat out says Chloe is the "Whore next door" when they first meet, parroting his mother. When she says she's more of a bitch than a whore, Jimmy calls her that instead. ([[Adorkable Chloe seems to find it endearing]]).

* InnocentSwearing: Jimmy flat out says Chloe is the "Whore next door" when they first meet, parroting his mother. When she says she's more of a bitch than a whore, Jimmy calls her that instead. Chloe seems to find it endearing.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: A surprisingly large amount of it prior to Jimmy donning the bubble suit, when [[spoiler:his mother talks about those "evil doctors" and keeping her son pure, her stating proudly "Look what mommy built for you!" in reference to his bubble, and his being perfectly able to handle exposure to "decontaminated" objects like guinea-pigs, ice-cream, and even beer]] all point at TheReveal. While Jimmy's father is watching TV in the opening, we see a commercial for the Bright & Shiny cult that Jimmy runs into.

Raised in a [[TheFundamentalist hyper-conservative home]] by a clingy mother (Creator/SwoosieKurtz) and a [[HenpeckedHusband nigh-voiceless]] father (Creator/JohnCarrollLynch), Jimmy grows up reading ''Highlights'' magazine, homeschooling, and watching ''Series/{{Land of the Lost|1974}}'' reruns. When he becomes a teen, a new family moves in next door, including a literal GirlNextDoor named Chloe (Creator/MarleyShelton), who strikes up a close friendship with him. Then, sometime after she graduates from High School, she tells Jimmy that she's going to UsefulNotes/NiagaraFalls to get married to her {{High School Sweetheart|s}} in three days... but gives a ''very'' blatant hint that she'd prefer to be with Jimmy before leaving (namely, a home-made snowglobe with figures of them inside reading "I love you."). So now Jimmy is on a RaceForYourLove across the continental United States to stop the wedding and get the girl. HilarityEnsues.

Raised in a [[TheFundamentalist hyper-conservative home]] by a clingy mother (Creator/SwoosieKurtz) and a [[HenpeckedHusband nigh-voiceless]] father (Creator/JohnCarrollLynch), Jimmy grows up reading ''Highlights'' magazine, homeschooling, and watching ''Series/LandOfTheLost'' reruns. When he becomes a teen, a new family moves in next door, including a literal GirlNextDoor named Chloe (Creator/MarleyShelton), who strikes up a close friendship with him. Then, sometime after she graduates from High School, she tells Jimmy that she's going to UsefulNotes/NiagaraFalls to get married to her {{High School Sweetheart|s}} in three days... but gives a ''very'' blatant hint that she'd prefer to be with Jimmy before leaving (namely, a home-made snowglobe with figures of them inside reading "I love you."). So now Jimmy is on a RaceForYourLove across the continental United States to stop the wedding and get the girl. HilarityEnsues.

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''Bubble Boy'' is a 2001 comedy directed by Blair Hayes and starring Creator/JakeGyllenhaal as the eponymous BubbleBoy, Jimmy Livingston.

Raised in a [[TheFundamentalist hyper-conservative home]] by a clingy mother (Creator/SwoosieKurtz) and a [[HenpeckedHusband nigh-voiceless]] father (John Carroll Lynch), Jimmy grows up reading ''Highlights'' magazine, homeschooling, and watching ''Series/LandOfTheLost'' reruns. When he becomes a teen, a new family moves in next door, including a literal GirlNextDoor named Chloe (Creator/MarleyShelton), who strikes up a close friendship with him. Then, sometime after she graduates from High School, she tells Jimmy that she's going to UsefulNotes/NiagaraFalls to get married to her {{High School Sweetheart|s}} in three days... but gives a ''very'' blatant hint that she'd prefer to be with Jimmy before leaving (namely, a home-made snowglobe with figures of them inside reading "I love you."). So now Jimmy is on a RaceForYourLove across the continental United States to stop the wedding and get the girl. HilarityEnsues.

* TheGraduateHomageShot: The setting for [[spoiler: Mark and Chloe's wedding is the same church that was featured in ''Film/TheGraduate''. And while Jimmy interrupts the wedding it's his mother who actually bangs on the glass.]]

* AdultFear: While his mother's oppressively clingy, to wake up one morning to find your extremely sheltered son has run away from home would definitely be jarring.

* HateSink: Mark, [[DisposableFiance Chloe's boyfriend]]. He's abrasive, crude, and openly mocks Jimmy for his condition. He's also one of few supporting characters who is not shown with a happy ending in the final scene.

* HateSink: Mark, [[DisposableFiance Chloe's boyfriend]]. He's abrasive, rude, and openly mocks Jimmy for his condition. He's also one of few supporting characters who is not shown with a happy ending in the final scene.

* TheGraduateHomageShot: The setting for [[spoiler: Mark and Chloe's wedding is the same church that was featured in ''Film/The Graduate''. And while Jimmy interrupts the wedding it's his mother who actually bangs on the glass.]]

* TheGraduateHomageShot: The setting for [[spoiler: Mark and Chloe's wedding is the same church that was featured in "Film/The Graduate". And while Jimmy interrupts the wedding it's his mother who actually bangs on the glass.]]

* TheGraduateHomageShot: The setting for [[spoiler: Mark and Chloe's wedding is the same church as featured in Film/The Graduate. And while Jimmy interrupts the wedding it's his mother who actually bangs on the glass.]]

* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Towards the end [[Jimmy interrupts Chloe and Mark's wedding just before Chloe was about to say "I do".]]

* NoSympathy: [[spoiler: None of the guests seem to care when Mark gets rejected at his own wedding. He even [[LampshadeHanging points this out.]]]]

* NoSympathy: [[spoiler: None of the guests seem to care when Mark gets rejected at his own wedding. He even [[LampshadeHanging points this out.]]

* LetsWaitAWhile: Some dialogue at the beginning of the film implies that this is the reason why Mark proposed to Chloe.

* Let'sWaitAWhile: Some dialogue at the beginning of the film implies that this is the reason why Mark proposed to Chloe.