An Early Frost

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

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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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Creators

John Erman

director

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Ron Cowen

writer

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Daniel Lipman

writer

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Sherman Yellen

writer

Cast

Aidan Quinn actor Gena Rowlands actor Ben Gazzara actor Sylvia Sidney actor D.W. Moffett actor John Glover actor Sydney Walsh actor Terry O'Quinn actor Bill Paxton actor

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Cheryl Anderson actor

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Christopher Bradley actor

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Sue Ann Gilfillan actor Don Hood actor

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Barbara Hey actor

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Scott Jaeck actor

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John Lafayette actor

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Michael Prince actor

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Essex Smith actor Lee Wilkof actor

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Leoda Richards actor