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Genre
  
Drama

Initial release
  
November 1, 1972

Running time
  
1h 13m

7.8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Director
  
Lamont Johnson
That Certain Summer movie poster

Writer
  
Richard Levinson, William Link

Writers
  
William Link, Richard Levinson

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Cast
  
Hal Holbrook
(Doug Salter),
Martin Sheen
(Gary McCain),
Joe Don Baker
(Phil Bonner),
Marlyn Mason
(Laureen Hyatt),
Scott Jacoby
(Nick Salter),
Hope Lange
(Janet Salter)

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That Certain Summer is a 1972 American television movie directed by Lamont Johnson. The teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link was the first to deal sympathetically with homosexuality. Produced by Universal Television, it was broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week on November 1, 1972. A novelization of the film written by Burton Wohl was published by Bantam Books.

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Synopsis

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. Gary moves out temporarily in order to prevent Nick from suspecting the nature of their relationship. When Nick finds evidence of his father's secret life, the teen — filled with shame and disgust — runs away. Once reunited with his son, Doug attempts to explain his sexual orientation to him, with mixed results.

Principal cast

  • Hal Holbrook ..... Doug Salter
  • Martin Sheen ..... Gary McClain
  • Scott Jacoby ..... Nick Salter
  • Hope Lange ..... Janet Salter
  • Joe Don Baker ..... Phil Bonner

    • Principal production credits

  • Producers ..... Richard Levinson, William Link
  • Original Music ..... Gil Melle
  • Cinematography ..... Vilis Lapenieks
  • Art Direction ..... William D. DeCinces

    • Critical reception

    Marilyn Beck of the New York Times called it "one of the finest pieces of drama you'll see this year on large or small screen." Judith Crist described it as "a giant step for television" in New York. TV Guide declared, "Television grows up," and in his review in the Los Angeles Times, Charles Champlin opined, "It is the best movie for TV I have yet seen . . . a film which would do honor to any size screen."

    Awards and nominations

  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama (Scott Jacoby, winner)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy (nominee)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original Teleplay (nominee)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Hal Holbrook, nominee)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Hope Lange, nominee)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program (nominee)
  • Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing (nominee)
  • Golden Globe for Best Movie Made for TV (winner)
  • Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television (winner)
  • American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Television Special (nominee)
  • 1998 Producers Guild of America Hall of Fame Award (winner)

    • References

    That Certain Summer Wikipedia
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    That Certain Summer IMDb That Certain Summer themoviedb.org