An Early Frost

1985

An Early Frost

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Movie Info

Originally telecast November 11, 1985, An Early Frost was the first TV movie to deal with the subject of AIDS. Aidan Quinn plays a personable young gay lawyer who is stricken with the HIV virus. As his health deteriorates, Quinn finds that his physical agony is secondary to his mental anguish. Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands play Quinn's parents, who must not only come to grips with their son's impending death, but with their own long-standing fears and prejudices concerning homosexuality. No easy answers are offered in this realistic drama, which also stars Sylvia Sidney as Quinn's grandmother and John Glover as a fellow AIDS victim. Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman won Emmys for their pioneering teleplay.

Rating:

NR (adult situations)
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

John Erman
Written By:

Ron Cowan, Daniel Lipman, Ron Cowen
In Theaters:

Nov 11, 1985 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 18, 2006
Runtime:

97 minutes
Studio:

Wolfe Video

Cast

Aidan Quinn
as Michael Pierson

Ben Gazzara
as Nick Pierson

Gena Rowlands
as Katherine Pierson

Sylvia Sidney
as Beatrice McKenna

D.W. Moffett
as Peter Hilton

Cheryl Anderson
as Christine

John Glover
as Victor DiMato

Sydney Walsh
as Susan Maracek

Terry O'Quinn
as Dr. Redding

Bill Paxton
as Bob Maracek

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Critic Reviews for An Early Frost

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Though a capusle of its times, this groundbreaking TV film, the first work about AIDS in film or television (but not theater) holds up well due to high-caliber acting by Aidan Quinn as the son with AIDS and Ben Gazzarra and Gena Rowlands as his parents

Jul 18, 2006 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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Audience Reviews for An Early Frost

Apr 07, 2007

great important film, some of the information is obviously dated but the strong performances by all involved make it a powerful experience

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