Boy In The Plastic Bubble

This was John Travolta’s breakout role in the TV film in 1976, entitled, “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.” Travolta played the leading role, a character called Tom who is born with an undeveloped immune system. His life has to be therefore restricted so that he does not catch any infections as his body would not be able to fight them off. Desperate to experience new things, Tod must move around protected by a giant bubble made out of plastic.

As he starts to explore his surroundings, he falls in love with the girl who lives in the house next door, her name is Gina. When Tod learns he has built up enough immunity to step out of his bubble, he goes for it with Gina. Sparks were flying on-set between Travolta and Diana Hyland who played Tod’s mother in the film.