Bad Boy Bubby is an Australian black comedy/drama film written and directed by Rolf de Heer. It stars Nicholas Hope and Carmel Johnson. It was released in 1993. Bubby became notorious for pushing the boundaries of good taste with its strong scenes featuring violence, incest and blasphemy amongst other taboo topics. In the UK it was cut for cruelty to a cat. The film was released on DVD in April 2005 by the Blue Underground company, and a special Two Disc Collectors' Edition was also released in June 2005 by Umbrella Entertainment. On the Blue Underground DVD, director Rolf de Heer claims that Bubby was the 2nd highest grossing film in Norway in 1995, second only to Batman Forever. On 23/04/07 Eureka Entertainment released Bad Boy Bubby on DVD - Completely uncut for the first time in the UK Bubby won four 1994 Australian Film Institute awards; Best Director (Rolf de Heer), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nicholas Hope), Best Original Screenplay (Rolf de Heer) and Best Editing (Suresh Ayyar). It was also nominated for Best Film (Rolf de Heer) and Best Cinematography (Ian Jones). Bubby (played by Hope) is a 35-year-old man who has never set foot outside his mother's (actress Claire