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An Early Frost

1985
Directed byJohn Erman
1h 40m

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.

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Aidan QuinnMichael PiersonGena RowlandsKatherine Pierson
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Ben Gazzara
Nick Pierson
Sylvia SidneyBeatrice McKenna
D.W. MoffettPeter Hilton
John GloverVictor DiMato
Sydney WalshSusan Maracek
Terry O'QuinnDr. Redding
Bill PaxtonBob Maracek
Cheryl AndersonChristine
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GENRES
DramaTV Movie
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.7

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