The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

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

★ 5.6/10 TMDB 1976-11-12 96 min

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
John Travolta
Tod Lubitch
Glynnis O'Connor
Glynnis O'Connor
Gina Biggs
Robert Reed
Robert Reed
Johnny Lubitch
Diana Hyland
Diana Hyland
Mickey Lubitch
Karen Morrow
Karen Morrow
Martha Biggs
Howard Platt
Howard Platt
Neighbor
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Himself
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
Dr. Gunther
John Friedrich
Roy Slater
Kelly Ward
Kelly Ward
Tom Shuster
Skip Lowell
Bruce Shuster
John Megna
John Megna
Smith
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