The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love
5.7 / 10
96 minutes
1976-11-12
English
US
Actors :
John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland, Karen Morrow, Howard Platt, Buzz Aldrin, Ralph Bellamy, John Friedrich, Kelly Ward, Skip Lowell, John Megna, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Darrell Zwerling, P.J. Soles
Description
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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Wuchak
6/23/2021, 3:58:10 PM
Travolta coming of age… in a germ-free zone; plus charming Glynnis O’Connor RELEASED TO TV IN 1976 and directed by Randal Kleiser, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" is a youth drama inspired by the true-life stories of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, both of whom lacked effective immune systems. John Travolta plays Tod Lubitch, a teen born with immune deficiencies in Southern Cal while Glynnis O'Con...