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TV Movie

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976·1h 36m·Not Rated
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 5.8/10
6,015 votes
Metascore
70
Metacritic

The girl next door makes a teen born with immune deficiencies want to leave his germ-free bubble.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 drama romance movie directed by Randal Kleiser, starring John Travolta, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.8/10 from 6,015 votes and runs 1h 36m.

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Director
Randal Kleiser
Stars
John Travolta
Robert Reed
Diana Hyland
Glynnis O'Connor
Details
1976-11-12
96 min
TV Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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