That Certain Summer (1972)
1h 13m
Running Time
November 1, 1972Release Date
That Certain Summer (1972)
1h 13m
Running Time
November 1, 1972Release Date
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Plot.
The first US teleplay to deal sympathetically with homosexuality. Divorced San Francisco contractor Doug Salter is looking forward to a summer visit from his fourteen-year-old son Nick, who lives in Los Angeles with his mother Janet. The boy does not know that his father is gay and committed to Gary McClain, his life partner of several years.
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Cast & Crew.
Hal Holbrook
Doug Salter
Martin Sheen
Gary McClain
Joe Don Baker
Phil Bonner
Scott Jacoby
Nick Salter
Marlyn Mason
Laureen Hyatt
Hope Lange
Janet Salter
Lamont Johnson
Director
James McEachin
Mr. Early, the Conductor
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Wiki.
That Certain Summer is a 1972 American made-for-television drama film directed by Lamont Johnson. The teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link was considered the first sympathetic depiction of gay people on American television. Produced by Universal Television, it was broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week on November 1, 1972, and received a number of television awards and nominations. The movie was also recognized as being the first network drama to depict a stable, same-sex couple; the first to depict a gay parent; and the first gay themed show to win an Emmy, with Scott Jacoby winning for his performance. A novelization of the film written by Burton Wohl was published by Bantam Books.