That Certain Summer (1972)

Name: That Certain Summer
Genre: Drama
Released: 1972-11-01

1h 13m

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November 1, 1972
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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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Release Date
November 1, 1972

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 13m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-09-05

This Movie Is About.

lgbt

coming out

homosexuality

father son relationship

san francisco

family relationships

homophobia

older man younger man relationship

gay theme

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.