The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 cast and crew the girl glynnis oconnor next door makes a teen john travolta born with immune deficiencies want to leave his germfree bubble. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a. The girl next door makes a teen born with immune deficiencies want to. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 stream and watch. The movie follows travolta as he makes his first cautious steps toward interacting with. The boy in the plastic bubble sony choice collection. The boy in the plastic bubble john travolta or robby benson i never saw it either but i have this notion that it was travolta, based off tv commercials from way way back. Watch the boy in the plastic bubble full movie free online. Personal items of david vetter, the boy in the plastic bubble immortalized in a laughable 1976 john travolta tv movie and further ridiculed in disneys 2001 comedy bubble boy, will be part of a permanent exhibit in vetters hometown of shenandoah, texas. The boy in the plastic bubble was a huge hit when it aired on network television in 1976, solidifying young travoltas reputation as a mega star. The condition became a part of pop culture after john travolta played a boy with the same diagnosis in the 1976 movie the boy in the plastic bubble. Bubble boy before their blockbuster collaboration on grease, john travolta and director randal kleiser boosted their early careers with this wellacted, sensitively directed television movie.
The doctor and the boy in the bubble in his essay this week, nprs scott simon remembers william t. Travolta was engaged with diana hyland who died of breast cancer in 1977, they met while filming the boy in the plastic bubble. Tod lubitch is a normal teenage boy in every way but one. In this madefortv drama, tod lubitsch is a teenager who was born without disease immunities. Urban cowboy a texas farm boy who moves to the city gravitates to a honkytonk with a mechanical bull and fast women, including a sassy flirt he impetuously weds. Mandela the boy in the plastic bubble john travolta or. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. Jun 14, 2014 madefortv movie inspired by the lives of david vetter and ted devita, who lacked effective immune systems. But david vetter, a young boy from texas, lived out in the real world in a plastic bubble. John travolta stars as a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a houston bar.
The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 rotten tomatoes. Bubble boy is a comic riff on the classic tv movie the boy in the plastic bubble 1976, which starred a young john travolta. Walking on the moon 3d 2005 a love song for bobby long. Did john travoltas girlfriends death keep him from dating. R101 the boy in the plastic bubble bubble boy, john. Dec 07, 2007 travolta completists and fans of 70s excess may find some amusement from the boy in the plastic bubble. As a result, he must spend his life inside a plastic bubble that keeps away all germs, but also isolates him from other people. Apr 08, 2020 a comedy movie revolving around scid, and featuring a boy in a bubble being run over by a bus and tackled to the ground by scantily clad mud wrestlers, understandably provoked some ire. Touching story, when john travolta was still a boy. The movie s fame endured, even inspiring a seinfeld episode where the gang goes on a wacky journey to visit a bubble boy. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 hollywood movie john. The tv movie would get four emmy nominations and, along with carrie, would be the start. Welcome back kotter star john travolta headlines the madefortv boy in the plastic bubble.
Gene therapy cures infants suffering from bubble boy immune. Nicknamed bubble boy, david was born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency scid, and was. I also have this notion that adam sandler played such a role, at some point. In real life, kids with the disease dont actually live in hermeticallysealed rooms, but it is critical to keep them as best protected from germs and pathogens as possible. Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever 1977 and grease 1978. 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. The boy in the plastic bubble, a 1976 tv movie drama inspired by vetter and devita starring john travolta bubble boy, 2001 comedy film inspired by the life of david vetter references edit. The film was a spoof of the tv movie the boy in the plastic bubble.
Boy in the plastic bubble dvd, 2001 for sale online ebay. Just days later, the boy in the plastic bubble aired on television on sunday, november 12, 1976. John travolta, glynnis oconnor, robert reed, diana hyland, ralph bellamy. Teenager tod lubitch travolta is forced to live in a plastic isolation chamber because he was born with a nonfunctioning immune system, leaving him.
Along the way, jimmy experiences a number of adventures, including encounters with freaks, bikers, rock stars, and a cult. John travoltas most memorable roles for tv and film. Did john travoltas girlfriends death keep him from. That movie starred john travolta and was first broadcast in 1976, the same year that travolta had his first substantial movie role with carrie. And, of course, mammary maniacs need to see glynnis oconnor in this movie. A comedy movie revolving around scid, and featuring a boy in a bubble being run over by a bus and tackled to the ground by scantily clad mud wrestlers, understandably provoked some ire. 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. Nov 26, 2019 similarly, john travolta plays bubble boy tod lubitch as such a weirdly normal, welladjusted, even chipper young man that i once again found myself thinking that if i lived my entire life in a bubble and could never touch other human beings theres no way i would be holding my shit together at all, let alone be better adjusted than most. When he falls in love with gina biggs, tod must decide between following his heart or facing nearcertain death. Travolta was in a relationship with actress diana hyland, whom he met while filming the boy in the plastic bubble 1976. May 02, 2017 john travoltas most memorable roles for tv and film. John travolta is young and cute, and very much in his early days of acting.
A nice tv movie i would say however, i did not like the small screen size of how the film was shot it was although a simple trip down memory lane. Jul 11, 2014 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. Apr 17, 2019 his story spawned the 1976 john travolta movie the boy in the plastic. Primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actress. The true story of a teenage boy with immune deficiencies portrays how the girl nextdoor made him want to risk leaving his germfree enclosure. His success as one of the sweat hogs led to a starring role in the tv movie, the boy in the plastic bubble. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 drama, romance, john.
The boy in the plastic bubble tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His story spawned the 1976 john travolta movie the boy in the plastic. John travolta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Doctors develop possible cure for bubble boy disease using. It stars john travolta, glynnis oconnor, diana hyland, robert reed, p. Madefortv movie inspired by the lives of david vetter and ted devita, who lacked effective immune systems. Sonys choice collection vault of hardtofind cult and library titles has released the boy in the plastic bubble, the legendary 1976 madefortv movie starring john travolta, glynnis oconnor, robert reed, diana hyland, and ralph bellamy. With john travolta, glynnis oconnor, robert reed, diana hyland. They remained together until her death from breast cancer on march 27, 1977. Tod is forced to live out his life in incubator conditions. See more ideas about john travolta, johnny travolta and actor. The boy in the plastic bubble tv movie 1976 full cast. Whatever its original goofy charm, the movie hasnt aged terribly well.
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