The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

Starring:John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland, Karen Morrow, Howard Platt, Buzz Aldrin, Ralph Bellamy, John Friedrich, Kelly Ward, Skip Lowell, John Megna, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Darrell Zwerling, P.J. Soles, Timothy Himes, Victor Brandt, Hilda Haynes, Jack McLaughlin-Gray, Erna Foxworth
Director: Randal Kleiser
Studio: Diamond Ent. Corp.
Product Type: DVD

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Boy in the plastic bubble
Interesting Story Holds Up Over Time
Rivetting, and sensitive performances!

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Starring: John Travolta , Glynnis O'Connor , Robert Reed , Diana Hyland , and Karen Morrow
Director: Randal Kleiser
Manufacturer: Westlake Entertainment
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ASIN: B0000Z6N9M
Release Date: 2003-11-01

Customer Reviews:

Boy in the plastic bubble.......2006-11-08

I havent seen this for years but when I sat down and watched it again it was amazing to see how far medicine has come today and fashion haha
John Travolta fans would like this he was great in this movie recommend it as a definite rainy night movie in

Interesting Story Holds Up Over Time.......2005-08-03

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is dated in appearance given the year it was produced but still tells a compelling and true story of a boy forced to live in a germ-free room due to a severe immune deficiency. A young John Travolta gives a sensitive performance in the lead role.
The most riveting moment personally, was the last scene where he chooses to leave the protected room so that he can experience the outside world and actually touch the girl he has fallen for. You can practically experience with him all of what he sees, smells and hears as he ventures outside. That is how the film ends. We can guess what eventually happens but playing that out would drag the film down. The unfortunate aspect of this DVD is that the visual and audio quality is poor; obviously just a video transfer and not from a master print obviously. Still the story was worth watching.

Rivetting, and sensitive performances!.......2005-02-27

John Travlota gives a rivetting and sensitive performance as Tod Lubitch; a boy forced to live in a plastic insolation chamber due to a deficient, or lack of, immune system. Despite numerous challenges, frustrations and obstacles, Tod Lubitch never gives up and continues to reach for what seems unobtainable, he dazzles would-be taunters with his keen wit and charm, successfully wooes the ever popular girl of his dreams, and helps design a spacesuit to wear that will enable him to leave his "bubble". Without giving too much of the plot away its worth saying that this movie is a collector's item.

I believe that the person who wrote the review on November 23, 2004 misread the review by the person in Atlanta. The person not once states that Tod Lubitch has AIDS or HIV, but expresses concern over how society treats those who are sick; our elderly, young, poor etc. And how health care has quickly become a luxury rather than a privilege. Not one person in our rich Nation should go without adequate medical coverage.

Lastly, much can be learned from this movie by those who are open-minded and receptive to it. One of the most important messages it delivers is that with a little kindness, compassion, and acceptance one can overcome just about anything.

Remember, it much easier to judge and hate than it is to love and accept those who seem different.

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Boy in The Plastic Bubble
Starring: John Travolta; Glynnis O'Connor; Robert Reed; Diana Hyland; Ralph Bellamy; Karen Morrow; John Friedrich; Buzz Aldrin; Anne Ramsey
Director: Randal Keliser
Manufacturer: Reel Enterprises
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A young Travolta is forced to live in an isolation bubble because he's been born without an immune system. An engrossing look at a boy's coming of age under unusual -- and challenging -- circumstances. Script by Douglas Day Stewart, from his and Joseph Morgenstern's story.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble/The Harrad Experiment

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i love john travolta
Exchange policy
Bait and switch
it is still cut
Mislead...

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble/The Harrad Experiment
Starring: John Travolta , Glynnis O'Connor , Robert Reed , Diana Hyland , and Karen Morrow
Director: Randal Kleiser , and Ted Post
Manufacturer: Marengo Films
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ASIN: B00005BGRI
Release Date: 2001-06-26

Description

This double feature film DVD includes "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (color 1976)," and "The Harrad Experiment(color 1973)."

Customer Reviews:

i love john travolta.......2006-08-31

i really got this because of the boy in the plastic bubble. it was a little cheesy and the picture definition was terrible but john travolta made up for all the bad things of movie!

Exchange policy.......2006-07-26

I wrote Marengo Films as suggested below to exchange my copy. This was their response:
"We decided because we are a family oriented company not to put out the XXX version. If you have the other cover then we will gladly exchange your copy with our current update... which does have SOME very brief nudity."
So there you have it. Still not the uncut version.

Bait and switch.......2005-10-13

I just purchased this DVD set and expected the original uncut version of the 1973 Harrad Experiment. It is not what you get. It is more like the R-rated version, 90 minutes long, and no frontal nudity. I have the original uncut version on VHS tape from Wizard Video and it is 95 minutes. About the only thing that was uncensored about this tape is the language.

it is still cut.......2005-07-07

Bought this on 18th June 2005, with the idea of getting an uncut version of the Harrad Experiment, but it was cut and has no nudity in it at all...

Mislead..........2005-06-30

I was mislead into purchasing the wrong version. It had either the "Harrad Experiment (edited version)" alone or you could purchase the "Boy in the Plastick Bubble/Harrad Experiment 1976." So, of course I thought this was the 1976 unedited version of the Harrad Experiment. WRONG. The 1976 was for the Boy in the Plastic Bubble only. the Harrad Experiment was 1973. I didn't even want the Boy in the Plastic Bubble.

Oh, and by the way, it says unclut version for the Harrad Experiment on the back of the DVD once I got it, yet there is very obvious cuts, and of course no nudity. That is because it is the 1973 uncut version, which didn't have nudity in it.

Live and learn. [...] I had always been happy with them up to this.

I do have to say though that the movie was interesting. I'm glad I have it. I just wish I had the true unedited/uncut version.

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Superb Movie!
Good Movie
Rivetting, and sensitive performances!
SCID Is Not the Same Thing as HIV Or Aids!
A Classic Movie

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Starring: John Travolta , Glynnis O'Connor , Robert Reed , Diana Hyland , and Karen Morrow
Director: Randal Kleiser
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ASIN: 6304701470
Release Date: 1997-10-21

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Before their blockbuster collaboration on Grease, John Travolta and director Randal Kleiser boosted their early careers with this well-acted, sensitively directed television movie. Teenager Tod Lubitch (Travolta) is forced to live in a plastic isolation chamber because he was born with a non-functioning immune system, leaving him vulnerable to even the most common everyday viruses. A unique coming-of-age story, the movie (first telecast in 1976) has become the subject of jokes over the years, but Travolta's comeback has sparked new interest in the star's Welcome Back, Kotter days. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Superb Movie!.......2005-10-08

I saw the movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble and I liked it. It is based on a true story but chages were made like the name and age of the boy. The movie was originally shown on TV back in 1976 and the main star of the movie is John Travolta as a teenage boy named Tod Lubitch who was born with a malfunctioning immune system and he had to stay inside a plastic chamber away from germs. In the movie his parents were played by Robert Reed and Diana Hyland and Glynnis O'Connor played the girl who lived next door and her character started off as a mean brat but later became his friend and they are all good! I can't believe the insensitive review by the guy claiming to be a Republican and slamming the movie and the kids illness as an attack against republicans. His review sounds like political paranoia run amuck! I'm not a political type of person (Politics bore me to tears!) but I have Republicans in my family who strongly disagree with him!

Good Movie.......2005-06-20

This is a good movie. John Travola as usual is suberb! Okay I agree that the anonymous reviewer from Nov 23 2004 was a bit harsh about the anonymous review from April 12 2004 but I also get the impression that that reviewer thought that perhaps the movie was about HIV because that is all they talked about but I don't think the person meant anything bad by it. I would have to that he or she Wasn't trying to offend anyone!

Rivetting, and sensitive performances!.......2005-02-27

SCID Is Not the Same Thing as HIV Or Aids!.......2004-11-24

The Boy In The Plastic Bubble is a good movie, I saw it on cable and I liked it. Ignore the review from the anonymous review from the person from Atlanta Georgia that is dated April 12, 2004 that staes the boy in this movie was placed in a protective bubble because he had aids and was put in a bubble to keep people safe from him and that is just so WRONG, first off the boy didn't have aids or HIV! He had SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficency) which caused his immune system to not be able to fight off disease which includes a cold which most people can shake off easily, he was put in a protective bubble to keep him safe from other people and their every day germs which could kill him! SCID only effects the person who has it and is not spreadable! Maybe it's just me but I thought that review was insenstitive to people with SCID and also HIV and Aids and is proof that not only should people think before they speak but in this case they should also think before they type!

A Classic Movie.......2004-07-06

I first saw this movie when i was a kid, and i loved it because the kids in the movie were around my age. Now as an adult i still love it because John Travolta portrays the character so tenderly. The innocence and "corniness" makes this film truly endearing. i have done an internet search on the real Todd Lubitch, to see if he survived outside his bubble. anyone has any info, please contact me. hollywoodchik@hotmail.com

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The Boy In The Plastic Bubble (DVD)

Manufacturer: Digiview Productions LLC
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ASIN: B0007PEZ68

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A teenage boy born without the necessary immunities to stave off infection lives in a sanitary airtight environment.

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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Starring: John Travolta; Glynnis O'Connor; Robert Reed; Diana Hyland; Keren Morrow
Director: Randal Kleiser
Manufacturer: Passion Productions
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ASIN: B0007D22II
Release Date: 2001-08-14

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Based on true story, Todd Lubitch was born with deficient Immune System. As such, He had to spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. his room wasahemertically sealed against bacteria, his food was specially prepared,and his only human contactwas in the form of gloved hands. Unfortunately,this sterile condition could not protect him from human emotions. This special performance by Travolta served to underscore the remarkable career that followed.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble [Region 2]

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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble [Region 2]
Starring: John Travolta , Glynnis O'Connor , Robert Reed , Diana Hyland , and Karen Morrow
Director: Randal Kleiser
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ASIN: B0000649JR

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Superb Movie!
Good Movie
Rivetting, and sensitive performances!
SCID Is Not the Same Thing as HIV Or Aids!
A Classic Movie

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Starring: John Travolta , Glynnis O'Connor , Robert Reed , Diana Hyland , and Karen Morrow
Director: Randal Kleiser
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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Before their blockbuster collaboration on Grease, John Travolta and director Randal Kleiser boosted their early careers with this well-acted, sensitively directed television movie. Teenager Tod Lubitch (Travolta) is forced to live in a plastic isolation chamber because he was born with a nonfunctioning immune system, leaving him vulnerable to even the most common everyday viruses. A unique coming-of-age story, the movie (first telecast in 1976) has become the subject of jokes over the years, but Travolta's comeback has sparked new interest in the star's Welcome Back, Kotter days. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Superb Movie!.......2005-10-08

Good Movie.......2005-06-20

Rivetting, and sensitive performances!.......2005-02-27

SCID Is Not the Same Thing as HIV Or Aids!.......2004-11-24

A Classic Movie.......2004-07-06

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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

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Before their blockbuster collaboration on Grease, John Travolta and director Randal Kleiser boosted their early careers with this well-acted, sensitively directed television movie. Teenager Tod Lubitch (Travolta) is forced to live in a plastic isolation chamber because he was born with a nonfunctioning immune system, leaving him vulnerable to even the most common everyday viruses. A unique coming-of-age story, the movie (first telecast in 1976) has become the subject of jokes over the years, but Travolta's comeback has sparked new interest in the star's Welcome Back, Kotter days. --Jeff Shannon --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble / Choices -Double Feature

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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble / Choices -Double Feature

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