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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 12, 1976

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

TV Movie, Drama

User Score

57%

Original Title

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

Production Companies

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Director

Randal Kleiser

Description

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.