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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 American made for television drama film inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who lacked effective immune systems. It stars John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Diana Hyland, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy and P.J. Soles.
- Biography Drama Romance
Nov 12, 1976 · The Boy in the Plastic Bubble: Directed by Randal Kleiser. With John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland. The girl next door makes a teen born with immune deficiencies want to leave his germ-free bubble.
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- Drama, Romance
- Randal Kleiser
- 1976-11-12
Apr 10, 2006 · Aired April 10, 2006. The Boy in the Bubble. Film Description. On February 22, 1984, Carol Ann Vetter touched her 12-year-old son's hand for the first time. David Vetter had spent his...
Dec 6, 2015 · Dec. 6, 2015. The epitaph on David Phillip Vetter’s gravestone observes correctly that “he never touched the world.” How could he have? From a few seconds after his birth until two weeks before his...
- 12 min
- Clyde Haberman
Summaries. The girl next door makes a teen born with immune deficiencies want to leave his germ-free bubble. Based on a true story, Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system (which is unlike being born with AIDS). As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed ...
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