Review of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) by Ty Burr for Entertainment Weekly — 05 Nov 2019
A stricken teen trapped in a polyurethane isolation tent. That’s a potent metaphor for adolescence, which may be why this made-for-TV movie was a rite of passage for an awful lot of us.
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This review of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) was written by Ty Burr and published by Entertainment Weekly on 05 Nov 2019.
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble has generally received mixed reviews.
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