A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love
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.
- 5.6
- 1976
- Released
- 1h 36m
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 ShusterSkip Lowell
Bruce Shuster
John Megna
Smith
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Gwen
Darrell Zwerling
Mr. Brister
P. J. Soles
DeborahTimothy Himes
Obnoxious Reporter
Victor Brandt
TV InstallerHilda Haynes
The Nurse
Jack McLaughlin-Gray
PrincipalErna Foxworth
NeighborKarri Kirsch
Gina at 3 Years OldKimberly Kirsch
Gina at 3 Years OldSeth Wagerman
Tod at 3 Years Old
Anne Ramsey
RachelLen Felber
Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
Released
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- #parent child relationship
- #teenage crush
- #illness
- #plastic
Reviews
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