The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
TV Movie
Drama
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.
1976-11-12
en
Cast
Director
Randal Kleiser
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
Kelly Ward as Tom Shuster
John Megna as Smith
Vernee Watson as Gwen
Darrell Zwerling as Mr. Brister
P. J. Soles as Deborah
Victor Brandt as TV Installer
Jack McLaughlin-Gray as Principal
Anne Ramsey as Rachel