An Early Frost
01/05/1985
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.
Movie Information
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)
