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A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love - The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
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Title: The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

Release Date: 12 Nov 1976

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: TV Movie, Drama

Director: Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Production Companies: Spelling-Goldberg Productions

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.7 (109 votes)

Cast

  • 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
  • Roy Slater: John Friedrich
  • Tom Shuster: Kelly Ward
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