An Early Frost (1985)
Overview
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.
Cast
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
Don Hood
Dr. Gilbert
Scott Jaeck
Phil
John Lafayette
Paramedic
Lee Wilkof
Dr. Reisberg
Leoda Richards
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