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.
Although a much praised made-for-TV movie, this earnest drama offers little more than a near-two hours of uninterrupted preaching about the torment and pain of homosexuality. Marlo Thomas and Martin Sheen play a loving, upper-middle-class couple whose lives are torn apart when their son announces, “Mom, I am a homosexual.” The son is seen as perfect, except for this “problem.” Dad nearly disowns him, mom goes into hysterics and the son ends up on a psychiatrist’s couch. It is not until he proclaims, “I’m a queer, a fag, a fairy, a homosexual” with conviction that the parents stop their ranting, regrets and denials.
Although a much praised made-for-TV movie, this earnest drama offers little more than a near-two hours of uninterrupted preaching about the torment and pain of homosexuality. Marlo Thomas and Martin Sheen play a loving, upper-middle-class couple whose lives are torn apart when their son announces, “Mom, I am a homosexual.” The son is seen as perfect, except for this “problem.” Dad nearly disowns him, mom goes into hysterics and the son ends up on a psychiatrist’s couch. It is not until he proclaims, “I’m a queer, a fag, a fairy, a homosexual” with conviction that the parents stop their ranting, regrets and denials.
INFO:
ORIGINAL TITLE: Consenting Adult
YEAR: 1985
DIRECTOR: Gilbert Cates
RUNTIME: 100 min
COUNTRY: USA
LANGUAGE: English
CAST: Martin Sheen, Marlo Thomas, Barry Tubbs
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