An Early Frost

An Early Frost (1985)

When AIDS hits home... what does a family do?

  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1985-05-01
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 33 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: NBC Studios
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Erman
star 6/10
From 33 Ratings

Summary

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 Quinn

    as Michael Pierson
  • Gena Rowlands

    as Katherine Pierson
  • Ben Gazzara

    as Nick Pierson
  • Sylvia Sidney

    as Beatrice McKenna
  • D.W. Moffett

    as Peter Hilton
  • John Glover

    as Victor DiMato
  • Sydney Walsh

    as Susan Maracek
  • Terry O'Quinn

    as Dr. Redding
  • Bill Paxton

    as Bob Maracek
  • Cheryl Anderson

    as Christine
  • Christopher Bradley

    as Todd
  • Sue Ann Gilfillan

    as Nurse Lincoln
  • Don Hood

    as Dr. Gilbert
  • Barbara Hey

    as Meredith
  • Scott Jaeck

    as Phil
  • John Lafayette

    as Paramedic
  • Michael Prince

    as Norman Wesker
  • Essex Smith

    as James
  • Lee Wilkof

    as Dr. Reisberg
  • Leoda Richards

    as Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Sound John Kander Original Music Composer
Editing Jerrold L. Ludwig Editor
Art James Hulsey Production Design
Writing Ron Cowen Teleplay
Production Art Seidel Co-Producer
Production Jason La Padura Casting
Production Daniel Lipman Associate Producer
Production Ron Cowen Associate Producer
Production Gail Eisenstadt Casting
Camera Woody Omens Director of Photography
Writing Sherman Yellen Story
Production Perry Lafferty Producer
Writing Daniel Lipman Teleplay
Art Hal Gausman Set Decoration
Directing John Erman Director
Sound Chris Ksanznak Assistant Sound Editor

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