The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976
1h 36m
5.6

5.6/10

114 votes • View on IMDb
TV Movie Drama

"A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love"

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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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

underdog parent child relationship teenage crush illness plastic

Quick Facts

Release Date November 12, 1976
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0074236

Cast

John Travolta
John Travolta

Tod Lubitch

Glynnis O'Connor
Glynnis O'Connor

Gina Biggs

Robert Reed
Robert Reed

Johnny Lubitch

Diana Hyland
Diana Hyland

Mickey Lubitch

Karen Morrow
Karen Morrow

Martha Biggs

Howard Platt
Howard Platt

Neighbor

Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin

Himself

Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy

Dr. Gunther

John Friedrich
John Friedrich

Roy Slater

Kelly Ward
Kelly Ward

Tom Shuster

Skip Lowell
Skip Lowell

Bruce Shuster

John Megna
John Megna

Smith

Key Crew

Joel Thurm
Producer
Cindy Dunne
Producer
Randal Kleiser
Director
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer
Douglas Day Stewart
Writer