This is only one of the film's serious themes. The sense of claustrophobia is intense, and you can tell how bad the room would smell, after 35 years.

Original classification rating: R. Paul Byrnes. Official Sites The world he encounters is by turns cruel and kind, as it is for anyone appealing to the humanity of strangers. At this point I should point at that this film is, somehow, a comedy, and as horrific as the premise is, it is indispensable to the hilarity and triumph that follows.

Company Credits Filming & Production Politics, literature & culture from Paris based writer RJ Smith, WHAT'S GOOD: Bad Boy Bubby (1993), a film by Rolf de Heer. The NFSA may amend the 'Conditions of Use’ from time to time without notice.

Can be displayed full screen. Then when Bubby’s father, an alcoholic “part time preacher” suddenly returns to the family home after a 35 year absence and proves as callous as Bubby’s mother, Bubby eventually decides it is his parents' turn for the same treatment he gave the cat. Bad Boy Bubby (1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His mother says the cat doesn’t breathe, then demonstrates what this means by holding Bubby in a headlock so he can’t breathe. Meanwhile, Bubby meets and falls in love with Angel (Carmel Johnson), an overweight carer of the disabled who in many ways resembles Bubby’s mother, reflecting the complex feelings many experience after being abused by their supposed protectors. The Scientist: Come down. The first 30 minutes of the film are incredibly confronting, almost unbearable for the scenes of cruelty to both Bubby and the cat. The National Film and Sound Archive’s permission must be sought to amend any information in the materials, unless otherwise stated in notices throughout the Site.

This clip chosen to be M. Bubby (Nicholas Hope) dresses up like his mother and ‘plays’ with the cat, which he has tied to the chair. You may retrieve materials for information only. australianscreen is produced by the National Film and Sound Archive. Bubby knows only what he has learned from his father, mother and those he encounters on the streets, a deformity which endears him to some and provokes hatred in others. The cat-tormenting scenes were all highly supervised. by Share.

Luckily it’s been done already. He calls the cat ‘Bubby’ and speaks to it with the same phrases his mother (Claire Benito) uses on him. | Bubby finds himself eating in fashionable restaurants or in bed with beautiful women one moment, only to be tossed back into prison for more sexual abuse the next.

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But this is perhaps due more to the pinteresque quality of their scenes—more suited to stage than screen—than their lack of skill as actors. She uses this lie to enslave and exploit Bubby for her own emotional and sexual needs, leaving him with nothing to do in his free time but catch and dismember cockroaches and taunt their long-suffering pet cat.

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Eventually, Bubby encounters a group of musicians who discover his ability to channel his odd personality into visceral stage performances. The feral cat used in the film was eventually put down by a vet after the filming – as are most feral cats in Australia, where they are a significant threat to native fauna. The cat-tormenting scenes were all highly supervised. Bubby Quotes in Bad Boy Bubby (1993) Share. Tweet +1. [Scene change; they are in a factory] The Scientist: You see, no one's going to help you Bubby, because there isn't anybody out there to do it. This clip is available in the following configurations: Right-click on the links above to download video files to your computer.

Bubby becomes a cult figure on the local music scene, and his gigs are soon packed with doting groupies and aping fanboys.

Despite this, there were allegations of cruelty by animal rights organisations in Italy and the UK, when the film opened there.

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