An Early Frost (1985)
| Release Date | 11 November 1985 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
An Early Frost was a 1985 TV movie, and the first major film to deal with the topic of HIV/AIDS. It was first broadcast on the NBC television network on November 11, 1985. It was directed by John Erman, screenplay by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, story by Sherman Yellen and starred Aidan Quinn as Michael Pierson, a Chicago attorney who goes home to break the news that he is homosexual and has AIDS to his parents, played by Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sydney Walsh
Susan Maracek
Cheryl Anderson
Christine
Sue Ann Gilfillan
Nurse Lincoln
Don Hood
Dr. Gilbert
Barbara Hey
Meredith
John Lafayette
Paramedic
Michael Prince
Norman Wesker
Essex Smith
James
Director
John Erman
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Producer
Ron Cowen
writer, associate producer
Daniel Lipman
writer, associate producer
Sherman Yellen
story
Perry Lafferty
producer
Art Seidel
co-producer
Original Music
John Kander
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Cinematographer
Woody Omens
Editor
Jerrold L. Ludwig
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Casting Director
Gail Eisenstadt
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Production Designer
James Hulsey
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Set Decorator
Hal Gausman
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Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums
makeup artist
Richard Blair
makeup artist
Dorothie J. Long
head hair stylist
Production Manager
Charlie Goldstein
executive in charge of production
Art Seidel
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen McEveety
first assistant director
Mike Schilz
second assistant director
Art Department
Don Hulett
property master
Arthur Smedley
leadman
Donald F. Winter
construction coordinator
Kurt V. Hulett
property master
Sound Department
David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer
Randall L. Johnson
boom operator
John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Rudloff
sound re-recording mixer
Clancy T. Troutman
supervising sound editor
Keith A. Wester
sound mixer
Douglas J. Schulman
cable person
Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Cooper
assistant chief lighting technician
Norman Glasser
chief lighting technician
Craig Peiffer
key grip
Michael Scott
camera operator
John Szajner
first assistant camera
Randy Vargas
best boy grip
Casting Department
Stanley Soble
casting: New York, Soble/LaPadura
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Bruno
costumer: men
Arlene Encell
costumer: women
Laurie Riley
costumer
Editorial Department
Rod Dean
apprentice editor
Karen Sharp Weissman
associate editor
Transportation Department
Mike Doyle
transportation coordinator
Timothy Sheehan
transportation captain
Other Crew
Deena Burkett
title designer
Robert Eggenweiler
location manager
Paul Marquez
production auditor
Bill Millar
title designer
Gurney Miller
psychological consultant
Michael Roth
medical advisor
John Staley III
assistant to director
Mary Webb
assistant to producer
Yvonne Yaconelli
production coordinator
Production Company
NBC Productions
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Distributor
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Special Effects
F-Stop Film & Video
Miscellaneous
Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
color
F-Stop Film & Video
titles
James Troutman & Associates
sound editing
Panavision
equipment provided by
Segue Music
music editing
SobleLaPadura Casting
casting: New York
Related Lists
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An Early Frost
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Child of Glass (1978)
Our Sons (1991)
Stella (1990)
The Boys Next Door (1996)
Who Will Love My Children? (1983)
