The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976 "A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love"
5.8| 1h36m| PG| en| Drama, TV Movie
Storyline

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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Spelling-Goldberg Productions

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  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Cast
John Travolta as Tod Lubitch
Glynnis O'Connor as Gina Biggs
Robert Reed as Johnny Lubitch
Diana Hyland as Mickey Lubitch
Karen Morrow as Martha Biggs
Howard Platt as Neighbor
Buzz Aldrin as Himself
Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Gunther
John Friedrich as Roy Slater