The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
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| Genre | Biography Drama Romance |
| Written by | Douglas Day Stewart |
| Story by |
Joe Morgenstern Douglas Day Stewart |
| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Starring |
John Travolta Diana Hyland Robert Reed Ralph Bellamy Glynnis O'Connor |
| Theme music composer |
Mark Snow Paul Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg |
| Producer(s) | Joel Thurm Cindy Dunne |
| Location(s) |
Malibu Lake, California 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | Arch Dalzell |
| Editor(s) | John F. McSweeney |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
| Distributor | ABC |
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| Original network | ABC |
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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, and P.J. Soles. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart, executive produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg (who, at the time, produced Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels), and directed by Randal Kleiser, who would work with Travolta again in Grease shortly after. The original music score was composed by Mark Snow. The theme song "What Would They Say" was written and sung by Paul Williams. William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills was used for filming.
The movie first aired on November 12, 1976, on the ABC television network.
Tod Lubitch was born with an improperly functioning immune system. This means that contact with unfiltered air may kill him, so he must live out his life in incubator-like conditions. He lives with his parents, in Houston, Texas. He is restricted to staying in his room all his life, where he eats, learns, reads, and exercises, while being protected from the outside world by various coverings.
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