The word is goofy. Travolta is supposed to be a highschooler but he is obviously in his 20s. This has a TV movie feel. Watching this today you can see why it's a much better film watching it through Rifftrax. It is painfully bad and unintentionally funny. Even in the bubble there are definitely indications that the environment would not pass as being sterile enough. The scene at the beach although sad also seems at the same time ridiculous. His optimism is a bit on the naïve side for someone who looks that old. Anyway, the most interesting thing about the movie is the fact that Travolta in real life had an affair and relationship with the married actress who plays his mother.
Review of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
