

An Early Frost
1985 · 100 min · Drama, TV MovieNR
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.
- Director
- John Erman
- Writer
- Sherman Yellen
- Released
- May 1, 1985
- Language
- English
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
Sue Ann Gilfillan
Nurse Lincoln
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