Bringing Up Bobby

Plot

Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in an effort to escape her past and build a better future…

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 5.1/10 (347 voted)

Director:
Famke Janssen

Stars: Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman, Marcia Cross

Storyline
Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in an effort to escape her past and build a better future. Olive and Bobby blithely charm their way from one adventure to another until Olive's criminal past catches up with her. Consequently, she must make a choice: continue with a life of crime or leave the person she loves most in an effort to give Bobby a proper chance in life.

Writers: Famke Janssen, Famke Janssen

Cast:

Milla Jovovich
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Olive

Bill Pullman
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Kent

Marcia Cross
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Mary

Rory Cochrane
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Walt

Spencer List
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Bobby

Justin Hall
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Jamie

Ray Prewitt
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Chuck Lee Buck

Renata Batista
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Maid

Phillip Borghee
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Street Walker

Lauren Analla
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Darlene

Shelli Fox
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Business lady

Rick Eager
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Undercover Cop

Jed Fox
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Car salesman

Dalton Olive
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Earl

Dan Corley
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Tommy Lee Jones

Details

Official Website:
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Release Date: 3 Jan 2011

Filming Locations: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Shot in and around Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the summer of 2010. It was shot in 22 days and made use of the Oklahoma tax credit.

User Review

Close but no Cigar

Rating: 6/10


Famke Janssen has managed to put all of the elements of a great
independent movie together here but somehow the chemistry never grabs
you really hard. Milla Jovovich's character is somebody who thinks they
understand the American Dream from watching TV and from the movies that
she is often quoting. The reality in America however is that the
"American Dream" is much more complicated than she ever imagined. Milla
Jovovich and Spencer List are very convincing as the mother and son duo
and the portrayal of their relationship is what carries the movie.
Pullamn does well but is careful not to grab the attention away from
the two main characters. The colours and costumes stand out against the
bleak Oklahoma backdrop. It is a good movie and it is easy to watch. It
is not the sort of movie that will interest people who do not regularly
watch small independent movies.