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Consenting Adult (1985)

Consenting Adult (1985)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1985, February 4
Directors: Gilbert Cates
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Starger Company, David Lawrence and Ray Aghayan Productions, ABC
Cast: Martin Sheen, Kim Kondrashoff, Barry Tubb, Marlo Thomas, Ben Piazza, Roman Podhora, Talia Balsam, Matthew Laurance, Joseph Adams, James Tyson, Corinne Camacho, Thomas Peacocke

Overview:

Young and shy Jeff discovers his attraction to men. After struggling with himself he comes out to his parents. Mum eventually listens to his son and tries to understand his feelings, but his Dad would rather die — which, in the end, he really does, leaving behind a mother, her son and his friend to work those things out Jeff and his Dad had never the courage to talk about.

Keywords:

based on novel or book father son relationship mother son relationship male homosexuality family conflict coming out