Movie
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love
TV Movie · Drama
Story
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.
Director: Randal Kleiser Starring: John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Cast
- 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