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1985

An Early Frost

Directed by John Erman
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.

Duration

1h 40m

Released

May 1, 1985

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Cast20

  • Aidan Quinn
  • Gena Rowlands
  • Ben Gazzara
  • Sylvia Sidney
  • D.W. Moffett
  • John Glover
  • Sydney Walsh
  • Terry O'Quinn
  • Bill Paxton

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