🎬 TV Movie, Drama

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

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

⭐ 5.6/10 1976 1h 36m Dir. Randal Kleiser

About this movie

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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5.6/10 116 votes

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Year
1976
Runtime
1h 36m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.6/10
Votes
116
Genre
TV Movie, Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 TV Movie 🎭 Drama 🎬 Randal Kleiser 👤 John Travolta 👤 Glynnis O'Connor 👤 Robert Reed
underdog parent child relationship teenage crush illness plastic

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Questions about The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble has a runtime of 1h 36m (1 hour and 36 minutes).
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble was directed by Randal Kleiser and released in 1976.
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a TV Movie, Drama film (1976).
The cast of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble includes John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland, Karen Morrow.
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble has a TMDB rating of 5.6/10 based on 116 votes.

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