Review of Bad Boy Bubby (1993) by Jon P — 20 Jul 2015
You know that episode of The Simpsons, the one where medics tell Mr Burns his body only works because he has so many things wrong with him, they cancel each other out? Well, the same can be said for Bad Boy Bubby, a bizarro barrage of on-screen atrocities.
Rolf de Heer's little-known cult classic follows a 35 year-old simpleton, finally liberated from his creepy mother's captivity, wreaking havoc on the streets of Australia. Bubby gets up to anything from rolling around with rock bands and getting bummed in prison to crucifying a cat in cling film and discovering a Doctor Doolittle-alike talent for talking to the disabled.
The more we watch, the more we cringe, squirm and gasp, but what's astonishing is that Nicholas Hope's central performance is so strong, we genuinely care for, and are intoxicated by, Bubby's contemptuous character.
Hysterically awkward cinema unlike anything else you'll ever see.
This review of Bad Boy Bubby (1993) was written by Jon P on 20 Jul 2015.
Bad Boy Bubby has generally received positive reviews.
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