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The Boy In The Plastic Bubble

The Boy In The Plastic Bubble (1976)

  • 48% want to see it
    (6,028 ratings)

Welcome Back Kotter star John Travolta headlines the made-for-TV Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Douglas Day Stewart's fact-based teleplay casts Travolta as Tod Lubitsch, a teenager who was born without disease immunities. Tod is forced to live out his life in incubator conditions; whenever he… More

PG,
Directed By
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Written By
Douglas Day Stewart, Joe Morgenstern
Genres
Drama, Television, Romance

Critic Reviews

  • Randy White, Common Sense Media

    Worthwhile tale of adolescence and difference.

  • Phil Hall, Film Threat

    Typical disease-of-the-week TV fare, made memorable by a young John Travolta on the cusp of superstardom.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This is one of the best made for TV movies ever. It's a very sad drama with a great, unique story and I loved it. I highly recommend it.

  • Lafe F


    Touching story, when John Travolta was still a boy. We watched this on TV and were fascinated by it. In 1976, it seemed so hi-tech.

  • Leigh R


    Well done performances.

  • James A


    I may have watched this a hundred times when I was younger late at night when no one was around. All I remember are some pushups and him riding off on a horse to where he would have died after the credits rolled.

  • Leo L


    Good movie. Interesting story plot. One of my favorite movies from John Travolta.

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