The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976·1h 36m
5.6/ 10 (121 votes)
“A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love”
TV MovieDrama
Overview
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.
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Director
Randal Kleiser
Writers
Douglas Day Stewart, Joe Morgenstern, Douglas Day Stewart
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Cast
John Travolta
Tod Lubitch
Glynnis O'Connor
Gina Biggs
Robert Reed
Johnny Lubitch
Diana Hyland
Mickey Lubitch
Karen Morrow
Martha Biggs
Howard Platt
Neighbor
Buzz Aldrin
Himself
Ralph Bellamy
Dr. Gunther
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John Friedrich
Roy Slater
Kelly Ward
Tom Shuster
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
