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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

# A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love
TV Movie   Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1976-11-12
⌚ Running Time: 96 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.7

Beloved Cast

John Travolta original image
Tod Lubitch
John Travolta
Glynnis O'Connor original image
Gina Biggs
Glynnis O'Connor
Robert Reed original image
Johnny Lubitch
Robert Reed
Diana Hyland original image
Mickey Lubitch
Diana Hyland
Karen Morrow original image
Martha Biggs
Karen Morrow
Howard Platt original image
Neighbor
Howard Platt
Buzz Aldrin original image
Himself
Buzz Aldrin
Ralph Bellamy original image
Dr. Gunther
Ralph Bellamy
John Friedrich original image
Roy Slater
John Friedrich
Kelly Ward original image
Tom Shuster
Kelly Ward
Skip Lowell original image
Bruce Shuster
Skip Lowell
John Megna original image
Smith
John Megna
Vernee Watson-Johnson original image
Gwen
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Darrell Zwerling original image
Mr. Brister
Darrell Zwerling
P.J. Soles original image
Deborah
P.J. Soles
Timothy Himes original image
Obnoxious Reporter
Timothy Himes
Victor Brandt original image
TV Installer
Victor Brandt
Hilda Haynes original image
The Nurse
Hilda Haynes
Jack McLaughlin-Gray original image
Principal
Jack McLaughlin-Gray
Erna Foxworth original image
Neighbor
Erna Foxworth
Karri Kirsch original image
Gina at 3 Years Old
Karri Kirsch
Kimberly Kirsch original image
Gina at 3 Years Old
Kimberly Kirsch
Seth Wagerman original image
Tod at 3 Years Old
Seth Wagerman
Anne Ramsey original image
Rachel
Anne Ramsey
Len Felber original image
Graduation Spectator (uncredited)
Len Felber

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