The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
"A lifetime of loneliness...Or one day of love"
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👍 66%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Cast
Glynnis O'Connor as Gina Biggs
Robert Reed as Johnny Lubitch
Diana Hyland as Mickey Lubitch
Karen Morrow as Martha Biggs
Howard Platt as Neighbor
Buzz Aldrin as Himself
Is The Boy in the Plastic Bubble good?
It's divisive. 66% audience score, estimated from 121 TMDB ratings.
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. Wikipedia ↗
