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Bad Boy Bubby
1993
· Movie
· 114 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
69–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Bubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into a modern and nihilistic life begins.
Details
- Director
- Rolf de Heer
- Writer
- Rolf de Heer
- Studio
- Australian Film Finance Corporation, Bubby Productions, Fandango, South Australian Film Corporation
- Released
- 1 September 1993
- Country
- Australia, Italy
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $750.0K
- Awards
- 9 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →3 major awards won · 9 wins from 14 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 1993 | Special Golden Ciak | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 1993 | FIPRESCI Prize | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 1993 | Grand Special Jury Prize | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 1993 | Golden Lion | Rolf de Heer | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards (1994 AFI Awards ) 1994 | Best Original Screenplay | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (1994 AFI Awards ) 1994 | Best Actor | Nicholas Hope | Winner |
| AACTA Awards (1994 AFI Awards ) 1994 | Best Cinematography | Ian Jones | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards (1994 AFI Awards ) 1994 | Best Film | Giorgio Draskovic | Nominee |
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Venice Film Festival
4 nominations, 3 won
| FIPRESCI Prize | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Grand Special Jury Prize | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Special Golden Ciak | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Rolf de Heer | Nominee |
AACTA Awards (1994 AFI Awards )
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Nicholas Hope | Winner |
| Best Direction | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Best Editing | Suresh Ayyar | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ian Jones | Nominee |
| Best Film | Giorgio Draskovic | Nominee |
| Best Film | Domenico Procacci | Nominee |
| Best Film | Rolf de Heer | Nominee |
Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director | Rolf de Heer | Winner |
Valenciennes International Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Rolf de Heer | Winner |