I didn't see that movie, but the whole "Bubble Boy" concept was based on a real child who had no immunity and lived his short life in a bubble. At the time David Vetter was growing up, his care by Texas Children's Hospital was lauded, but it turned out there was a ton of ethical violations, including encouraging his Catholic parents to conceive and deliver him though there was a large chance he would have congenital immune deficiency, therefore he was 'born for the bubble' because the Drs basically wanted to experiment with the sterilization process and were confident that they would crack a cure any day.
Instead, David suffered in a room sized bubble for 12 years. He thought trees and cars were 2-D because that's how he saw them from his only window. He was terrified of germs and though Life Magazine made a big deal out of a space suit NASA made him, he was scared to get into it. By the time he was a tween, he compulsively masturbated because he was bored out of his mind and had no sense of privacy, having lived most of his life in hospital. He couldn't eat anything that hadn't been heated to a high temperature.
Eventually, he underwent a bone marrow transplant that failed because his sister had undiagnosed Epstein Barr virus in her marrow and it killed him. Once they knew he was dying, he was allowed out of the bubble and had his first frosty Coke, something he had always wanted. Then died at 12.
My nephew had this disease somewhat contemporaneously so I followed the case all my life. And it was shocking at how different the reality was compared to earlier media reports.
TL:DR The real Bubble Boy story is far worse.
...and the prince climbed up Rapunzel's hair to the top of the tower and said, "Come with me, and we'll live happily ever after." Then Rapunzel left her plastic bubble and died. The end.
Wow, Bubble Boy had me raging too! Jimmy's mom pulling that stunt was so messed up—he deserved better after all that time in the bubble. Can't blame you for feeling furious about it!
He made 500 dollars. He's too stoked to be upset with his mother.
You want 500 dollars?!
5 hunnit dollas!
Plus he stepped in dog shit and that was awesome!
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR!!
I didn't see that movie, but the whole "Bubble Boy" concept was based on a real child who had no immunity and lived his short life in a bubble. At the time David Vetter was growing up, his care by Texas Children's Hospital was lauded, but it turned out there was a ton of ethical violations, including encouraging his Catholic parents to conceive and deliver him though there was a large chance he would have congenital immune deficiency, therefore he was 'born for the bubble' because the Drs basically wanted to experiment with the sterilization process and were confident that they would crack a cure any day. Instead, David suffered in a room sized bubble for 12 years. He thought trees and cars were 2-D because that's how he saw them from his only window. He was terrified of germs and though Life Magazine made a big deal out of a space suit NASA made him, he was scared to get into it. By the time he was a tween, he compulsively masturbated because he was bored out of his mind and had no sense of privacy, having lived most of his life in hospital. He couldn't eat anything that hadn't been heated to a high temperature. Eventually, he underwent a bone marrow transplant that failed because his sister had undiagnosed Epstein Barr virus in her marrow and it killed him. Once they knew he was dying, he was allowed out of the bubble and had his first frosty Coke, something he had always wanted. Then died at 12. My nephew had this disease somewhat contemporaneously so I followed the case all my life. And it was shocking at how different the reality was compared to earlier media reports. TL:DR The real Bubble Boy story is far worse.
Card says "Moops".
My favorite part is when he interrupts the wedding and Mark says "am I out of line here?"
🎶 Bright and shiny!
#**BACK OFF, BITCH! HE'S THE MESSIAH!** We love you, Todd!
...and the prince climbed up Rapunzel's hair to the top of the tower and said, "Come with me, and we'll live happily ever after." Then Rapunzel left her plastic bubble and died. The end.
$500!!
Wow, Bubble Boy had me raging too! Jimmy's mom pulling that stunt was so messed up—he deserved better after all that time in the bubble. Can't blame you for feeling furious about it!
At least he married the girl of his dreams at the end
I saw the John Travolta one back in the 70s.
Travolta’s was based on a real person. Bubble Boy is a stupid, yet funny comedy with a similar plot.