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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976 television film directed by Randal Kleiser
Movie television_film Q1853197
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

Summary

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's director is recorded as Randal Kleiser[4].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's screenwriter is recorded as Douglas Day Stewart[5].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's composer is recorded as Mark Snow[6].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's genre is recorded as romance film[7].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as John Travolta[9].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as Diana Hyland[10].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as Robert Reed[11].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as Ralph Bellamy[12].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as Glynnis O'Connor[13].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as Anna Karen Morrow[14].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as Buzz Aldrin[15].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's cast member is recorded as P. J. Soles[16].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's producer is recorded as Aaron Spelling[17].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's director of photography is recorded as Archie R. Dalzell[18].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0074236[19].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's original broadcaster is recorded as American Broadcasting Company[22].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's color is recorded as color[23].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's publication date is recorded as +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06p8ck[26].
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's Internet Archive ID is recorded as The_Boy_In_The_Plastic_Bubble[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's producer is recorded as Aaron Spelling[17]. Its director is recorded as Randal Kleiser[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Douglas Day Stewart[5]. Cast members include John Travolta[9], Diana Hyland[10], Robert Reed[11], Ralph Bellamy[12], Glynnis O'Connor[13], and Anna Karen Morrow[14].

Publication

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble's publication date is recorded as +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[25]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include romance film[7] and drama film[8].

Why It Matters

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble ranks in the top 2% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Aaron Spelling Buzz Aldrin John Travolta Netflix Ralph Bellamy United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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