Movie·1976·1h 36m
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love
Directed By
Randal Kleiser
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Cindy Dunne, Joel Thurm
Cinematography
Archie R. Dalzell
Music
Mark Snow
Editor
John McSweeney Jr.
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
116 votes
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// cast
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
Timothy Himes
Obnoxious Reporter
Victor Brandt
TV Installer
Hilda Haynes
The Nurse
// crew
Crew
Randal Kleiser
Director
Cindy Dunne
Producer
Joel Thurm
Producer
Mark Snow
Original Music Composer
Archie R. Dalzell
Director of Photography
John McSweeney Jr.
Editor
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
Douglas Day Stewart
Writer, Story
Joe Morgenstern
Story
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