Dec 06, 2010 the boy in the plastic bubble starring john travolta, glynnis oconnor, diana hyland, and robert reed. The film was a spoof of the tv movie the boy in the plastic bubble. John travolta starred in this made for tv abc friday night movie about tod lubitch a boy who has no immune system and has spent his entire life in a bubble. It stars john travolta, glynnis oconnor, diana hyland, robert reed, and p. It was feared that contact with unfiltered air may. The boy in the bubble moved a world he couldnt touch. The boy in the plastic bubble cast and crew cast photos and info. Brady and diana hyland as his parents funfreaky trivia.
The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 drama, romance, john travolta, glynnis oconnor, robert reed the girl glynnis oconnor next door makes a teen john travolta born with immune deficiencies want to leave his germfree bubble. The boy in the plastic bubble tv movie 1976 full cast. But you may not know that both of these movies are based on the true story of david vetter. David vetters legacy american experience official site pbs. Kramer and naomi start a fire that ends up burning down the cabin. He was born with a disease where it was far too easy for him to catch an infection from the outside world.
The boy in the bubble moved a world he couldnt touch the. He made his debut in the broadway cast of grease, as well as the hit musical over here. Then you revisit the boy in the plastic bubble and remember that, no, he in fact doesnt. In this madefortv movie, john travolta stars as tod lubitch, a teenage boy born without the necessary immunities to stave off diseases and infections. Boy in the plastic bubble, the 1976 john travolta starred in this made for tv abc friday night movie about tod lubitch a boy who has no immune system and has spent his entire life in a bubble. In the case of the movie, the bubble was meant to protect the young boy from. He shot to stardom with his role as vinnie barbarino in the hit tv series, welcome back kotter, and the critically acclaimed tv movie, the boy in the plastic bubble. Her boyfriend proposes and bb decides to travel across usa to niagara falls to stop the wedding. However if i recall there was another movie that played close to something but cant recall who the other person was. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 stream and watch. He goes to school and begins to fall for his pretty nextdoor neighbour, gina, played by glynnis oconnor. I really only watched out of nostalgia, and to test. Bubble boy undeserving of boycott wacky but gentle.
In this madefortv drama, tod lubitsch is a teenager who was born without disease immunities. I was looking online for this movie i remember viewing as a kid and low and behold, the actor who played the kid wasnt the same person i remember. A lot of the credit or blame for the wave of pathos belongs to the boy in the plastic bubble, the ultrakitschy 1976 abc tv movie that starred john travolta as a teenager with a faulty immune system, whod spent his entire life in sterilized chambers. In the mid70s, john travolta starred in a movie called the boy in the plastic bubble.
The other characters are played by powerhouse talents of the day. When i was a kid, i remember john travolta starring in a madefortv movie called the boy in the plastic bubble, about a kid whose immune system was so compromised that he had to spend his life in a sterilized plastic bubble environment. Bubble boy undeserving of boycott wacky but gentle film. Tv and movie parents who dated their onscreen children. It was written by douglas day stewart, produced by aaron spelling, and directed by randal.
Now hes a healthy 11yearold, but testing positive for a rare disease as. So, this movie on tv was a brief respite to a coming new world of extremism, crisis, recession, flirting with space wars, shifting of politics reality of death a nation on the cusp of crisis with aids, oil price shocks, hostages, recession, so the context of this movie is deep. The boy in the plastic bubble tv movie 1976 the boy in. Jan 15, 2007 who starred in the movie titled the boy in the plastic bubble. Severe combined immunodeficiency disease, or scid, is a real yet rare, inherited congenital disorder dubbed bubbly boy disease. The following year, she co starred with dick van patten in the series eight is enough, but appeared in only four episodes before her death, and her character, joan bradford died as well. Sep, 2019 john travolta movies and tv shows welcome back, kotter, the boy in the plastic bubble in 1975, travolta shot to stardom with his role as vinnie barbarino in the hit tv series welcome back. In 1976, there was an earnest, award winning, made for television movie, the boy in the plastic bubble featuring john travolta, which was based on a true story of a teenager who was born with a genetic immune insufficiency and had to live in a sterilized plastic bubble.
When reading the synopsis on the package i saw that it was based on a true story of a boy named tod lubitch played by john travolta who was born without. Goldberg, shelley hull, douglas day stewart, joe morgenstern. Co stars john travolta and diana hyland dated after playing mother and son in the boy in the plastic bubble. The film centers on the life of tod lubitch john travolta, who was born with an improperly functioning immune system. The boy in the plastic bubble also starred a young girl that was. The bestknown victim was david, houstons famous bubble boy who lived in a germproof plastic enclosure until his death at age 12 in 1984. Bubble boy is a 2001 american black comedy film directed by blair hayes, starring jake gyllenhaal in the title role, and written by cinco paul and ken daurio. With jerry seinfeld, julia louisdreyfus, michael richards, jason alexander.
On january 8, 1974, she starred in the cbs radio mystery theatre production of ring of roses and then co starred with john travolta in the 1976 madefortelevision movie the boy in the plastic bubble. Released 1976, the boy in the plastic bubble stars john travolta, diana hyland, glynnis oconnor, robert reed the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100. Boy in the plastic bubble, the this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. This is an absolute classic and i am so happy i have it in my possession now after so many years since i last watched it when it was shown for the first time on tv. John joseph travolta is an american actor and singer.
It starred john travolta, who was born without any immunities and had to live his life in a bubble. His shorts alone in the 1976 made for tv movie render him undeserving of our sympathy til the end of time. Seinfelds 25 greatest contributions to the english language. The boy in the plastic bubble is another interesting us tv movie of the 1970s, a time when the stations seemed to make one quirky little gem after another. Bubble boy, boy in the bubble or boy in the plastic bubble may refer to. Aug 24, 2001 bubble boy undeserving of boycott wacky but gentle film is imaginative, charming along the way he encounters circus freaks, nasty bikers, a hindi ice cream vendor and a religious cult. The boy in the plastic bubble somehow sits in the middle of all of this, a common thread for all these actors, the screenwriter, and the director. Bubble boy is a comic riff on the classic tv movie the boy in the plastic bubble 1976, which starred a young john travolta. The boy in the plastic bubble little rock culture vulture. This one stars john travolta right on the cusp of stardom, playing a miracle kid born with a compromised immune system which means he has to live inside plastic sheeting to separate him from the rest of the human race. Ted devita 19621980, a victim of severe aplastic anaemia who was forced to live in a sterile hospital room. Death be not proud was a tv movie made in 1975 starring robbie benson, and was a true story about a teenage boy with an incurable brain tumor the boy in the plastic bubble was a tv movie made in 1976 starring john travolta, and was a trueish story about a teenage boy with an incurable medical condition.
Severe combined immunodeficiency, sometimes called bubble boy disease, a genetic disorder which results in an extreme vulnerability to infectious diseases. Be the boy in the plastic bubble when i was a kid, i remember john travolta starring in a madefortv movie called the boy in the plastic bubble, about a kid whose immune system was so compromised that he had to spend his life in a sterilized plastic bubble environment. Mar 06, 2019 he starred in the boy in the plastic bubble, a 1976 madefortv movie, aired on abc tv network. With jake gyllenhaal, swoosie kurtz, marley shelton, danny trejo. I dont know how it ended up in the public domain but that makes it a real treasure. Bubble boy 2001 blair hayes synopsis, characteristics. Travolta cemented his status with the 1976 chart hit let her in and several pop albums. David lived life entirely in one plastic bubble or another. Tom wargackiwireimagegetty images when actors work closely together for months, whether it be on a movie or tv show, strong bonds are formed. She appeared in the 1976 television movie the boy in the plastic bubble, for which she won a posthumous emmy award. Tod is forced to live out his life in incubator conditions. The two began a relationship, but hyland died of cancer in 1977.
When chris christie called marco rubio the boy in the bubble, did he mean the boy in the plastic bubble or bubble boy. The two were together when hyland passed away from cancer at the age of 41. He plays a young man who has a disease where he can not be near germs. When john travolta starred in the madefortv movie boy in the plastic bubble, the idea of a young man with no immune system inspired tears and pathos. Hyland began dating travolta, who was 18 years her junior, after they co starred as mother and son in the tv movie the boy in the plastic bubble, which was based on the real stories of two kids born without functioning immune systems. Maybe, but if this were based on my true story, i wouldnt spend so long trying to get out of the bubble. The boy in the plastic bubble wikimili, the best wikipedia. It centered around a young man that had an inadequate immune system that was shut off from the world in a plastic dome as a precaution. After gueststarring on myriad series, he signed on to welcome back, kotter in 1975 and became an instant teen idol. Reviewed in the united kingdom on january 24, 2012. When reading the synopsis on the package i saw that it was based on a true story of a boy named tod lubitch played by john travolta who was born without an immune system and had to live in a sterile environment. Liketelevision proudly presents a cult classic made for tv movie called the boy in the plastic bubble starring john travolta, robert reed, diane hyland, and glynnis oconnor.
In the 1976 tv movie the boy in a plastic bubble, which starred american actor john travolta, a boy was born with a compromised immune system. Jan 15, 2019 after becoming the breakout of welcome back, kotter, john travoltas first starring role was in the madefortv movie the boy in the plastic bubble tonight the cals ron robinson theater offers the chance to see this movie on the big screen. A musical by the same name was written by the same authors and first performed in 2008. Bubble boys been in a bubble all his life due to no immune system. John travolta transformation from 1 to 65 years old youtube. Feb 07, 2020 his life was saved because wisconsin required testing babies for bubble boy disease. The first was a 1976 madefortv movie that starred john travolta as a man. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 rotten tomatoes. Boy in the plastic bubble, the 1976 nostalgia central. The boy in the plastic bubble rifftrax wiki fandom. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 drama, romance, john. More often than not, when i hear people talk about the boy in the plastic bubble, its usually mocking the movie or poking fun at it. A recurring character on televisions seinfeld emphasized the frustration born of helplessness, and jake gyllenhaal starred in bubble boy 2001, purportedly a satire of the travolta movie.
The boy in the plastic bubble is a 1976 madefortv movie. Jun 28, 2016 in the mid70s, john travolta starred in a movie called the boy in the plastic bubble. That movie starred john travolta and was first broadcast in 1976, the same year that travolta had his first substantial movie role with carrie. Oct 06, 2014 diana, 37, who had starred on the tv series peyton place and recently guested on happy days as the fonzs girlfriend, played the mother of the boy in the plastic bubble a tv movie about a disease prone teen who was kept in a bubble. Dec 07, 2015 the boy in the bubble moved a world he couldnt touch. In 1973, oconnor sang the title song for the film jeremy in which she also co starred with robby benson. This means that contact with unfiltered air may kill him, so he must live out his life in incubatorlike conditions. When he falls in love with gina biggs, tod must decide between following his heart or facing nearcertain death. Before john travolta became a major star in saturday night fever and tvs welcome back, kotter, he starred in this memorable. The boy in the plastic bubble is a 1976 madefortv movie inspired by the lives of david vetter and ted devita, who lacked effective immune systems.
Good ol days john joseph travolta is an american actor. This movie was inspired by the film entitled the boy in the plastic bubble. But david vetter, a young boy from texas, lived out in the real world in a plastic bubble. Vetters story inspired the boy in the plastic bubble, a 1976 tv movie that starred john travolta and didnt dare to play the situation for laughs. It was inspired by the 1976 movie the boy in the plastic bubble.
It was inspired by the lives of david vetter and ted devita, who lacked effective immune. She appeared in the 1976 television movie the boy in the plastic bubble, for which she won. The next year he starred as the title character in the tv movie the boy in the plastic bubble and embarked on an illfated romance with diana hyland, the older actress who played his mother. The movie follows travolta as he makes his first cautious steps. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 hollywood movie john. Tv and movie parents who dated their onscreen children insider. Along the way, jimmy experiences a number of adventures, including encounters with freaks, bikers, rock stars, and a cult. The boy in the plastic bubble is a 1976 american madefortelevision drama film inspired by the lives of david vetter and ted devita, who lacked effective immune systems. Nicknamed bubble boy, david was born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency scid, and was. The boy in the plastic bubble is a 1976 american madefortelevision drama film inspired by the lives of david vetter and ted devita, who lacked effective. Girl in the plastic bubble falls for boy next door nicola yoons ya novel suffers some missteps on the big screen, but amandla stenberg and nick robinson. John travolta movies and tv shows welcome back, kotter, the boy in the plastic bubble in 1975, travolta shot to stardom with his role as vinnie barbarino in the hit tv series welcome back.
Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch. John travolta plays a boy born without an immune system back in the days before aids before people said well, these actors. Boy in the plastic bubble, the dvd 1976 dvd empire. Why did chris christie call marco rubio the boy in the bubble. The boy in the plastic bubble also features appearances from ralph bellamy his girl friday, trading places, kelly ward putzie from grease, the astronaut buzz aldrin, and freaking anne ramsey from the goonies and throw momma from the train, whose appearance in this movie is more impressive to me than the guy who literally walked on the moon. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 a year before breaking through in saturday night feverand decades before the classic bubble boy episode of seinfeldtravolta starred in this madefortv weeper about a teen with a lifethreatening autoimmune deficiency. He starred in the television movie the boy in the plastic bubble 1976, which also featured diana hyland. A musical by the same name was written by the same authors and first perform. Easily the 2nd best movie where jake gyllenhaal wears a clear plastic dome on his head. The boy in the plastic bubble tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the boy in the plastic bubble near you. Demaret hasnt seen bubble boy, but if she did, she would discover a goofy. What would they sayjohn travolta boy in the plastic bubble. Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 15, 2019.