The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 12, 1976

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Cast

Darrell Zwerling,Hilda Haynes,P. J. Soles,Erna Foxworth,Kelly Ward,Glynnis O'Connor,Seth Wagerman,Skip Lowell,Len Felber,Robert Reedand 15 more

Director

Randal Kleiser

Writer

Joe Morgenstern,Douglas Day Stewart

Producer

Joel Thurm,Aaron Spelling,Leonard Goldberg,Cindy Dunne

Cinematography

Archie R. Dalzell

Music

Mark Snow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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