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Director:
John Erman
Writers:
Ron Cowen (writer)
Daniel Lipman (writer)
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Release Date:
11 November 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Set in the mid-eighties Michael Pierson, a young gay man, is struck with AIDS in the prime of his life... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations more
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Cast

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Gena Rowlands ... Katherine Pierson

Ben Gazzara ... Nick Pierson
Sylvia Sidney ... Beatrice McKenna

Aidan Quinn ... Michael Pierson

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
Don Hood ... Dr. Gilbert
Barbara Hey ... Meredith
Scott Jaeck ... Phil
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Over twenty years after this movie was made, D.W. Moffett played Aidan Quinn's brother in an episode of Quinn's show "The Book of Daniel." Quinn says on the commentary track for Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) that when the producers of "The Book of Daniel" were casting the brother role, they asked Quinn if he knew Moffett. Quinn told them he did, and recommended Moffett for the role, but deliberately omitted the fact that the last time they had worked together, they had played lovers for fear that the producers would then not want to cast them as brothers. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Practice: An Early Frost (#5.11)" (2001) more

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My comment about AN EARLY FORST, 1 November 2006
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Author: sgallaro1 from Italy

I think this is the most interesting film that I have ever seen about the topic of AIDS, and I must admit that all the actors are exceptional, especially the gay couple performed by Aidan Queen and D.W. Moffett and Sylvia Sidney! AN EARLY FROST is a very good film and I suggest to see it, if you have not still seen it: it is tender and beautiful and well done; besides, in my humble opinion, it make us reflect about this terrible disease and tolerance, love and acceptation too. In fact, for the first time a patient with AIDS is mostly cosidered only a human being and not like a number or a statistic. Finally I appreciate the tender way to treat the topics of AIDS and homosexuality. I also believe that it is an evergreen film and TV could propose it still today; in fact it is very actual!

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