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Bad boy Bubby /

For 35 years, Bubby's entire knowledge of the universe has stopped at the walls of an inner city, two-room slum. He knows only himself and his mother, and spends his days playing with cockroaches and a feral cat. Then one day, Pop comes home, and for the first time, Bubby ventures outside.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Fandango (Firm), Bubby PTY., Ltd, Blue Underground, Inc
Other Authors: De Heer, Rolf, 1951- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Procacci, Domenico, 1960- (Producer), Draskovic, Giorgio (Producer), Hope, Nicholas, 1959- (Actor), Benito, Claire (Actor), Cotterill, Ralph, 1932- (Actor), Tardif, Graham, 1957-
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English soundtrack; with French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned in English.
Published: [West Hollywood, Calif.] : Blue Underground, [2009]
Subjects:
Mentally ill > Drama.
Abusive mothers > Drama.
Abused children > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Crime films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Motion pictures, Australian.
Description
Summary:For 35 years, Bubby's entire knowledge of the universe has stopped at the walls of an inner city, two-room slum. He knows only himself and his mother, and spends his days playing with cockroaches and a feral cat. Then one day, Pop comes home, and for the first time, Bubby ventures outside.
Item Description:Director: Rolf de Heer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Special features: Christ kid, you're a weirdo, interview with director Rolf de Heer; Being Bubby, interview with star Nicholas Hope; Confessor caressor, short film starring Nicholas Hope; theatrical trailer; poster & still gallery.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; 1080p HD resolution; aspect ratio: 2.35:1, widescreen; 50GB dual layer; 5.1 DTS HD or 5.1 Dolby True HD sound formats; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Seattle International Film Festival, 1994: Golden Space Needle Award in Bost Director (Rolf de Heer). Australian Film Institute, 1994: AFI Award in Best Achievement in Editing (Suresh Ayyar), Best Director (Rolf de Heer), Best Actor in a Lead Role (Nicolas Hope), Best Screenplay, Original (Rolf de Heer). Venice Film Festival, 1993: FIPRESCI Prize, Grand Special Jury Prize, Special Golden Ciak (Rolf de Heer).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Ian Jones ; editor, Suresh Ayyar ; music, Graham Tardif.