An Early Frost (1985)
When AIDS hits home... what does a family do?
Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the disease, he must open up to his parents and the rest of his family. Though fearful of their reactions, he introduces them to his longtime lover, Peter, and looks to them for support.
- Date of release
- 1985-05-01
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (37)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- John Erman
Casting
- Aidan Quinn — Michael Pierson
- Gena Rowlands — Katherine Pierson
- Ben Gazzara — Nick Pierson
- Sylvia Sidney — Beatrice McKenna
- D.W. Moffett — Peter Hilton
- John Glover — Victor DiMato
- Sydney Walsh — Susan Maracek
- Terry O'Quinn — Dr. Redding
- Bill Paxton — Bob Maracek
- Cheryl Anderson — Christine
- Christopher Bradley — Todd
- Sue Ann Gilfillan — Nurse Lincoln
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