The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

E.T. if he couldn't leave the house. A boy with no immune system lives inside a massive plastic bubble. John Travolta's early performance is the whole show.

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Randal Kleiser directed The Boy in the Plastic Bubble in 1976. See Randal Kleiser's full filmography, where to start with Randal Kleiser, or where to go after you've seen everything by Randal Kleiser.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble was released in 1976 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.