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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.
Immediately after being removed from his mother's uterus, Vetter entered the plastic germ-free environment that would be his home for most of his life. Vetter was baptized a Roman Catholic with sterilized holy water once he had entered the bubble.
- The bubble boy
- Lymphoma; complications from SCID, after an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant
- David Phillip Vetter, September 21, 1971, Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Conroe, Texas, U.S.
21 set 2011 · Baylor College of Medicine Photo Archives. David was born on September 21 at the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. After 20 seconds of exposure to the world, he was placed in a plastic...
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...
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- ARF
12 nov 1976 · The Boy in the Plastic Bubble: Directed by Randal Kleiser. With John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland. The girl next door makes a teen born with immune deficiencies want to leave his germ-free bubble.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Randal Kleiser
- 1976-11-12
6 dic 2015 · From a few seconds after his birth until two weeks before his death at age 12, David lived life entirely in one plastic bubble or another. Touching the world would have killed him in fairly...
People. 7 months ago. David Phillip Vetter, a little boy with a rare condition called SCID, was born without a functioning immune system. His journey unfolded in a special plastic bubble, captivating hearts and impacting millions of lives even over 50 years later. Let’s explore the enduring legacy of this brave boy.