The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Brief Synopsis
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A teenager, born with no immunities and forced to live in an incubator-like environment isolating him from any direct human contact, is faced with a life-or-death decision when he falls in love with the girl next door. Diana Hyland, playing the boy's mother, won an Emmy Award for her performance. Wr
Cast & Crew
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Randal Kleiser
Director
John Megna
Jack Mclaughlin
Ralph Bellamy
Darrell Zwerling
Edwin Aldrin
Himself
Film Details
Also Known As
Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Genre
Biography
Drama
Medical
Release Date
1976
Location
20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A teenager, born with no immunities and forced to live in an incubator-like environment isolating him from any direct human contact, is faced with a life-or-death decision when he falls in love with the girl next door. Diana Hyland, playing the boy's mother, won an Emmy Award for her performance. Writers Douglas Day Stewart and Joseph Morgenstern were cited with Emmy nominations.
Director
Randal Kleiser
Director
Cast
John Megna
Jack Mclaughlin
Ralph Bellamy
Darrell Zwerling
Edwin Aldrin
Himself
Glynnis O'connor
Kimberly Kirsch
Anne Ramsey
Timothy Himes
Seth Wagerman
Karri Kirsch
Erna Foxworth
Kelly Ward
Howard Platt
Victor Brandt
Vernée Watson-johnson
Hilda Haynes
John Friedrich
P.j. Soles
Robert Reed
Karen Morrow
John Travolta
Skip Lowell
Diana Hyland
Crew
William Calihan
Production Manager
Vic Carpenter
Sound Engineer
Jann Carver
Script Supervisor
Ted Cooper
Property Master
Judith A. Cory
Hair Stylist
Arch R. Dalzell
Director Of Photography
Cindy Dunne
Producer
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer
Joanne Haas
Costumes
Jeff Haley
Set Decorator
John Hollis
Construction Coordinator
Shelley Hull
Associate Producer
Bill Jackson
Sound Editor
Edmond L Koons
Camera Operator
Michael J Long
Costumes
John Mcsweeney Jr.
Editor
Mike Moder
Assistant Director
Joseph Morgenstern
Story By
Rocky Moriana
Music Supervisor
Jerry Pirozzi
Sound Editor
Dick Reilly
Post-Production Supervisor
Randall Robinson
Camera Assistant
Stan Smith
Makeup
Mark Snow
Music
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
Douglas Day Stewart
Writer
Douglas Day Stewart
Story By
Paul Sylos
Art Director
Joel Thurm
Producer
Paul H. Williams
Song Performer
Paul H. Williams
Song
Film Details
Also Known As
Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Genre
Biography
Drama
Medical
Release Date
1976
Location
20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 12, 1976
