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.| Status: | Released (1976-11-12) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | Douglas Day Stewart, Joe Morgenstern |
| Productions: | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 8891: John Travolta - Tod Lubitch
- 59962: Glynnis O'Connor - Gina Biggs
- 59964: Robert Reed - Johnny Lubitch
- 59965: Diana Hyland - Mickey Lubitch
- 157596: Karen Morrow - Martha Biggs
- 159041: Howard Platt - Neighbor
- 106843: Buzz Aldrin - Himself
Crews
- 8882: Joel Thurm - Producer - Production
- 8876: Randal Kleiser - Director - Directing
- 59966: Cindy Dunne - Producer - Production
- 21508: John McSweeney Jr. - Editor - Editing
- 12633: Mark Snow - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 40387: Archie R. Dalzell - Director of Photography - Camera
- 28715: Aaron Spelling - Executive Producer - Production
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Travolta coming of age… in a germ-free zone; plus charming Glynnis O’Connor RELEASED TO TV IN 1976 and directed by Randal Kleiser, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" is a youth drama inspired by the true-life stories of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, both of whom lacked effective immun ....
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