The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
November 12, 1976
TV Movie, Drama
1h 36m
A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Randal Kleiser
- Tod Lubitch John Travolta
- Gina Biggs Glynnis O'Connor
- Johnny Lubitch Robert Reed
- Mickey Lubitch Diana Hyland
- Martha Biggs Karen Morrow
- Neighbor Howard Platt
- Himself Buzz Aldrin
- Dr. Gunther Ralph Bellamy
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Keywords
- underdog
- parent child relationship
- teenage crush
- illness
- plastic