It was written by douglas day stewart, executive produced by aaron spelling and leonard goldberg who, at the time, produced. Gene therapy cures infants suffering from bubble boy. John travolta in the boy in the plastic bubble 1976. Apr 17, 2019 his story spawned the 1976 john travolta movie the boy in the plastic. 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. Bubble boy undeserving of boycott wacky but gentle. The movie follows travolta as he makes his first cautious steps toward interacting with. John travoltas imageconscious agents were, like contemporary, imageconscious press agents in the music industry are vainly attempting to project the pretty boy, justin beber, into a somewhat badboy image, to expand his potential listening audience trying to project j. Tod is forced to live out his life in incubator conditions. Oct 08, 2016 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.
John travoltas imageconscious agents were, like contemporary, imageconscious press agents in the music industry are vainly attempting to project the pretty boy, justin beber, into a somewhat bad boy image, to expand his potential listening audience trying to project j. David vetter, affectionately known as the boy in the bubble, was born with severe combined immune deficiency scid, one of the most severe types of primary immunodeficiency disease. 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. William howard taft high school in woodland hills was used for filming. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 hollywood movie john travolta, diana hyland, robert reed duration. Nicknamed bubble boy, david was born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency scid, and. The boy in the plastic bubble tv movie 1976 full cast.
At the time of his birth in 1971, a bone marrow transplant from an exact matched donor was the only cure for scid, but there was no match available in davids family. Whatever its original goofy charm, the movie hasnt aged terribly well. Lifetime picked up what network television left behind, but theres a distinct sense of selfawareness to their movies, not quite parody, yet still with a clear. The boy in the plastic bubble is a 1976 american madefortelevision drama film inspired by. Nov 26, 2019 the boy in the plastic bubble has a very loose basis in reality in the case of david vetter, who similarly was born with next to nothing in the way of an immune system and lived his entire brief, tragic life inside a sciencefiction looking containment unit that won him the nickname bubble boy before dying in 1984 at the age of 12. The boy in the plastic bubble sony choice collection. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 hollywood movie john travolta. Her boyfriend proposes and bb decides to travel across usa to niagara falls to stop the wedding.
Scid was first brought to public attention after the release of the boy in the plastic bubble, a 1976 movie about the truelife story of a child born with the disease. Douglas day stewarts factbased teleplay casts travolta as tod lubitsch, a teenager who was born without disease immunities. The boy in the plastic bubble has a very loose basis in reality in the case of david vetter, who similarly was born with next to nothing in the way of an immune system and lived his entire brief, tragic life inside a sciencefiction looking containment unit that won him the nickname bubble boy before dying in 1984 at the age of 12 like rumble fish, the film we paired with it. Bubble boy s been in a bubble all his life due to no immune system. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 rotten tomatoes. The boy in the plastic bubble is a 1976 american madefortelevision drama film inspired by the lives of david vetter and ted devita, who. In this madefortv drama, tod lubitsch is a teenager who was born without disease immunities. A musical by the same name was written by the same authors and first performed in 2008. At the time of his birth in 1971, a bone marrow transplant from an exact matched donor was the only cure for scid, but there was no match available in davids. Feb 14, 2017 the boy in the plastic bubble reminds me of a laughably ghoulish internet based urban legend, in which a young girl wakes up following heart transplant surgery to discover that her boyfriend, alive and well before the procedure, provided the donor heart, as the ultimate gesture of sacrifice in the name of love. New gene therapy may be cure for bubble boy disease. 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. The joys of the boy in the plastic bubble arent all camp.
The boy in the plastic bubble starring john travolta, glynnis oconnor, diana hyland, and robert reed. David phillip vetter september 21, 1971 february 22, 1984 was an american who was a prominent sufferer of severe combined immunodeficiency scid, a hereditary disease which dramatically weakens the immune system. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 discussion moviechat. The girl next door makes a teen born with immune deficiencies. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 drama, romance, john. It was inspired by the 1976 movie the boy in the plastic bubble. John travolta and glynnis oconnor in the boy in the plastic bubble 1976. Jake gyllenhaal is the goodhearted innocent raised in a sort of human habitrail of plastic rooms and rubber tunnels. Gene therapy cures infants suffering from bubble boy immune. You may have seen the 1976 movie called the boy in the plastic bubble starring john travolta, or the 2001 film bubble boy starring jake gyllenhaal.
The script, by douglas day stewart, is surprisingly funny and sharp, especially the prickly banter between todd and gina glynis oconnor, the girl next door who teases him at first, then gradually falls for him. With jake gyllenhaal, swoosie kurtz, marley shelton, danny trejo. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 tune in tonight. With john travolta, glynnis oconnor, robert reed, diana hyland. Bubble boy is a 2001 american comedy film directed by blair hayes, starring jake gyllenhaal in the title role, and written by cinco paul and ken daurio. Nicknamed bubble boy, david was born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency scid, and was. But you may not know that both of these movies are based on the true story of david vetter. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 drama, romance, john travolta, glynnis o connor, robert reed the girl. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 stream and watch. His story spawned the 1976 john travolta movie the boy in the plastic.
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. Innocuous, innocent, and somewhat idiotic, disneys bubbleheaded road movie comedy plays as a farcical remake of the 1976 cult tv movie melodrama the boy in the plastic bubble. The boy in the plastic bubble is often remembered as the gloriously dated diseaseoftheweek movie from the 1970s the first featurelength vehicle for john travolta, made for the medium of television, where he was the breakout star of welcome back kotter. 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 was a huge hit when it aired on network television in 1976, solidifying young travoltas reputation as a mega star. The boy in the plastic bubble tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 movie s fame endured, even inspiring a seinfeld episode where the gang goes on a wacky journey to visit a bubble boy. The movie first aired november 12, 1976, on the abc television network.
Teenager tod lubitch travolta is forced to live in a plastic isolation chamber because he was born with a nonfunctioning immune system, leaving him. Thats a potent metaphor for adolescence, which may be why this madefortv movie was a rite of passage for an awful lot of us. Individuals born with scid are abnormally susceptible to infections, and exposure to typically innocuous pathogens can be fatal. But david vetter, a young boy from texas, lived out in the real world in a plastic bubble. 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. Welcome back kotter star john travolta headlines the madefortv boy in the plastic bubble. The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 hollywood movie john. The boy in the plastic bubble trailer 1976 movie youtube.
The boy in the plastic bubble 1976 posted on february 14, 2017 by gena. 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. Jake gyllenhaal is the goodhearted innocent raised in a sort. 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. Dec 09, 2017 scid was first brought to public attention after the release of the boy in the plastic bubble, a 1976 movie about the truelife story of a child born with the disease. 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. 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 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. 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. Bubble boy undeserving of boycott wacky but gentle film. It was written by douglas day stewart, executive produced by aaron spelling. 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.
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