David in his annual photo, taken in September Immunologists told him that a potential cure would not be available for another 10 years. Here's David in his annual photo taken in September At 11, he was growing more thoughtful and asked to see the stars. His family took him out to watch the sky for 20 minutes on his birthday.
Immune disorders had typically been treated by bone marrow transfusions among perfect donors only. But in , the Vetters learned of a new procedure that would allow bone marrow transfusions from donors who are not perfectly matched - and agreed to try it. David's sister Katherine donated her marrow. Here, Dr. William Shearer talks to David prior to the procedure. Four months after receiving the bone marrow transfusion from his sister, David died from lymphoma - a cancer later determined to have been introduced into his system by the Epstein-Barr virus.
Shortly after his death, the Texas Children's Allergy and Immunology Clinic opened the David Center - dedicated to research, diagnosis and treatment of immune deficiencies. When Vetter died in at the age of 12, from complications following a bone marrow transplant, the country was plunged into mourning. A comedy movie revolving around SCID, and featuring a boy in a bubble being run over by a bus and tackled to the ground by scantily clad mud wrestlers, understandably provoked some ire.
But Disney, which distributed Bubble Boy through its Touchstone Pictures company, had no idea that many would call for a total boycott of the film. What are they going to have to face at school after this comes out? But in , as we all sit in bubbles of our own making, shaken by an invisible enemy, Bubble Boy seems genuinely empathetic — even moving. Bubble Boy would have also been long forgotten if not for his involvement — it opened at number 13 at the US box office in August , and became one of the biggest flops of the year.
Gyllenhaal, otherwise ascending the Hollywood ladder, was likely glad to see the back of it. His initial vision was pretty much equal to Donnie Darko in its oddity. Whatever the creative disappointments that occurred on set, you do wish that Gyllenhaal would be a little more proud of it today. Adventure Comedy Romance Sci-Fi. Rated PG for language and crude sexual humor. Did you know Edit. Trivia Danny Trejo loved playing his role because he doesn't get killed and he didn't have to kill anyone else.
Goofs In the scene where Bubble Boy is making his escape from home, he rolls down the stairs and bounces into the living room. In the very next shot, this layer is gone and the bubble moves freely around him. Quotes Jimmy : I saw the sign outside and it said that you had five hundred dollars. Crazy credits At the end of the credits, the phreaks can be heard shouting: "Oh, I love Cadillacs! Connections Featured in Beyond Clueless User reviews Review.
Top review. Roller-coaster freakshow of John Waters-ish fun. It's obvious reading the comments here that the people who got this film completely got it and those who didn't did not understand it at all. I griped about how dumb this looked when it was released the ad campaign was a joke and never had any intention of seeing it. The film's certainly not for all tastes, but will appeal to people who've liked John Waters' films from the past decade.
Yes, it's politically incorrect. But that's a big part of the fun! Most of the jokes are delivered with a dry sense of irony case in point, the guy in the ticket booth. A big part of the fun is that all of the characters ARE psycho and off-kilter. Which is why it isn't offensive unless you're politically correct and easily offended. It feels like this movie should have been made 20 years ago. It just has a twisted-wholesome 80s sense about it. My one and only complaint is the running time.
At 83 mins, it left me wanting more. Many of the scenes seem choppy, as if big parts of the scenes are missing Bubble Boy's confrontation with Dr. Phreak for one. The entire opening sequence seems as if it should have gone on longer, and instead they compensated with voice-overs and musical overdubs to push it forward faster.
All in all, a great little underrated film! TelevisionJunkie Jan 28, FAQ 1.
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