The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
“A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love”
1976•PG•1h 36m•5.6•Released
TV MovieDrama
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.
Director
Randal Kleiser
Writer
Douglas Day Stewart
Languages
English
Studio
Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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
John Friedrich
Roy Slater
Kelly Ward
Tom Shuster
Skip Lowell
Bruce Shuster
John Megna
Smith
Vernee Watson
Gwen
Darrell Zwerling
Mr. Brister
P. J. Soles
Deborah
Production
Company
Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Producer
Cindy Dunne
Producer
Joel Thurm
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