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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 hi... read more read more...s 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: John Erman

Release Date: November 11, 1985

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DVD Release Date: July 18, 2006

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  • jjnxn
    April 7, 2007
    jjnxn
    great important film, some of the information is obviously dated but the strong performances by all involved make it a powerful experience
  • ileo
    January 20, 2008
    ileo
    A touching story.
  • dredzag
    September 13, 2008
    dredzag
    The first movie to deal with the HIV/AIDS crisis. It needed to be made to dispel the myths of this awful virus. I commend everyone that worked on that film. A movie made about AIDS in 1985 could have meant the end of their careers but they felt the movie's message was more import... read moreant. Good for them!
  • unclejess71
    November 18, 2007
    unclejess71
    Shows how a lot of familys can not deal with their children being gay. But when you come down with HIV that is when you find out who your real family is.

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Emanuel Levy
July 18, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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 AI... Full Review

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