The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
5.8
“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.
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John Travolta
Tod Lubitch
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Pulp Fiction
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Glynnis O'Connor
Gina Biggs
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Robert Reed
Johnny Lubitch
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Diana Hyland
Mickey Lubitch
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The Invaders
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Karen Morrow
Martha Biggs
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Tabitha
Friends
Howard Platt
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Sanford and Son
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Buzz Aldrin
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The Simpsons
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Ralph Bellamy
Dr. Gunther
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Pretty Woman
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John Friedrich
Roy Slater
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The Final Terror
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Kelly Ward
Tom Shuster
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Grease
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Skip Lowell
Bruce Shuster
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John Megna
Smith
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Randal Kleiser Director · Douglas Day Stewart Writer Joe Morgenstern Story
United States release November 12, 1976 · Produced in United States · Production American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
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Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · November 12, 1976
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Australia
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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