An Early Frost

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Aidan Quinn Michael Pierson

Gena Rowlands Katherine Pierson

Ben Gazzara Nick Pierson

Sylvia Sidney Beatrice McKenna

D.W. Moffett Peter Hilton