| The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | |
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| Genre | Biography Drama Romance |
| Written by | Douglas Day Stewart |
| Story by | Joe Morgenstern Douglas Day Stewart |
| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Starring | John Travolta Diana Hyland Robert Reed Ralph Bellamy Glynnis O'Connor |
| Music by | Mark Snow Paul Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg |
| Producers | Joel Thurm Cindy Dunne |
| Production locations | Malibu Lake, California 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | Arch Dalzell |
| Editor | John F. McSweeney |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Production company | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 12, 1976 |
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 American made for television drama film inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who lacked effective immune systems. It stars John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Diana Hyland, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy and P.J. Soles. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart, produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg (who, at the time, produced Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels), and directed by Randal Kleiser, who would work with Travolta again in the 1978 hit musical film adaptation of Grease shortly after. The original music score was composed by Mark Snow. The theme song "What Would They Say" was written and sung by Paul Williams.[1] William Howard Taft High School was used for filming.
The TV movie first aired November 12, 1976 on ABC. In the United Kingdom, the TV movie was released on PAL DVD by Prism Leisure in 2001 before it finally made its terrestrial television debut on Channel 5 in 2006.