Despite all the great Halloween costumes worn in horror comedy Hubie Halloween, it’s June Squibb’s character’s t-shirts that had fans obsessed.
The t-shirts, bought at local second-hand shops, feature NSFW jokes that nor Hubie or his mom seem to fully understand. Which makes them all the more iconic.
Particularly, one t-shirt with an innuendo about erection becomes a running joke throughout the movie. Hubie doesn’t know the meaning of the slang word “boner” and his mom convinces him it means “mistake,” resulting in the protagonist casually dropping the word on the most inappropriate occasions.
We're In Love With June Squibb's T-Shirts In 'Hubie Halloween'
Netflix posted an appreciation tweet for Squibb’s character’s t-shirts.
“June Squibb, novelty t-shirt queen,” the caption reads.
Some fans also went as far as drawing the character wearing her t-shirts, as in this amazing portrait of Mrs. Dubois wearing a fart-joke tee.
The sly smile Hubie’s mom has on her face as she dons the hilariously indecorous garments suggests she might know more than she lets on. Without indulging in spoilers, those who have seen the movie know that Mrs. Dubois isn’t exactly as naive as her son.
Like most Sandler’s characters, Hubie DuBois is a bizarre, good-natured man caring for his community but widely mocked and misunderstood by those around him. As the town becomes the theater of a series of mysterious disappearances, Hubie will step up and try and save the day.
Hubie Halloween Stars... Literally Everyone
Released on Netflix on 7 October, Hubie Halloween features a star-studded cast. Alongside Sandler and Squibb, the scary comedy also stars Steve Buscemi and Ray Liotta, as well as Modern Family actress Julie Bowen, SNL star Maya Rudolph, and Shaquille O'Neal. Sandler’s frequent collaborators Kevin James and Rob Schneider also star.
Actor Ben Stiller appears in a very special cameo at the beginning of the film. The role of evil orderly Hal is a treat to longtime Sandler fans.
The Easter egg, in fact, goes way back to the 1996 movie Happy Gilmore, where Stiller played the same character opposite Sandler’s titular role. In the movie co-written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy, Orderly Hal was the manager of the retirement home where the protagonist Happy’s grandmother lived for a while. Hal’s sadistic manners weren’t too different at the time, as he used to bully the facility residents and give them death threats.