Synopsis
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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Cast
- John TravoltaTod Lubitch
- Glynnis O'ConnorGina Biggs
- Robert ReedJohnny Lubitch
- Diana HylandMickey Lubitch
- Karen MorrowMartha Biggs
- Howard PlattNeighbor
- Buzz AldrinHimself
- Ralph BellamyDr. Gunther
- John FriedrichRoy Slater
- Kelly WardTom Shuster
Recommendations
- 75
The A.V. Club
This is pure, thick hokum. It’s also utterly absorbing, from start to finish. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
A stricken teen trapped in a polyurethane isolation tent. That’s a potent metaphor for adolescence, which may be why this made-for-TV movie was a rite of passage for an awful lot of us. - 70
Slate
The joys of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble aren’t all camp. The script, by Douglas Day Stewart, is surprisingly funny and sharp, especially the prickly banter between Todd and Gina (Glynis O’Connor), the girl next door who teases him at first, then gradually falls for him. - 50
Film Threat
The film itself is unremarkable, except for its good fortune of presenting John Travolta in his first starring role.
