The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)

A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love

  • Genre: TV Movie, Drama
  • Release Date: 1976-11-12
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 107 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Spelling-Goldberg Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Randal Kleiser
star 5.7/10
From 107 Ratings

Summary

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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  • 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

  • Kelly Ward

    as Tom Shuster

  • Skip Lowell

    as Bruce Shuster

  • John Megna

    as Smith

  • Vernee Watson-Johnson

    as Gwen

  • Darrell Zwerling

    as Mr. Brister

  • P.J. Soles

    as Deborah

  • Timothy Himes

    as Obnoxious Reporter

  • Victor Brandt

    as TV Installer

  • Hilda Haynes

    as The Nurse

  • Jack McLaughlin-Gray

    as Principal

  • Erna Foxworth

    as Neighbor

  • Karri Kirsch

    as Gina at 3 Years Old

  • Kimberly Kirsch

    as Gina at 3 Years Old

  • Seth Wagerman

    as Tod at 3 Years Old

  • Anne Ramsey

    as Rachel

  • Len Felber

    as Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
Sound Mark Snow Original Music Composer
Production Joel Thurm Producer
Production Cindy Dunne Producer
Camera Archie R. Dalzell Director of Photography
Editing John McSweeney Jr. Editor
Directing Randal Kleiser Director
Production Aaron Spelling Executive Producer
Production Norman Henry Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Joanne Haas Costume Design
Art John Hollis Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Stanley Smith Makeup Artist
Production William A. Calihan Jr. Production Manager
Sound Jerry Pirozzi Sound Editor
Production Leonard Goldberg Executive Producer
Art Paul Sylos Art Direction
Crew Dick Reilly Post Production Supervisor
Directing Mike Moder Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Judith A. Cory Hairstylist
Sound Vic Carpenter Sound Engineer
Production Shelley Hull Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Michael J. Long Costume Design
Art Ted Cooper Property Master
Sound Bill Jackson Sound Editor
Art Jeff Haley Set Decoration
Writing Douglas Day Stewart Writer
Writing Douglas Day Stewart Story
Writing Douglas Day Stewart Teleplay
Writing Joe Morgenstern Story

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