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The Truth About Alex is a american film of genre Drama directed by Paul Shapiro released in USA on 1 june 1986 with Scott Baio

The Truth About Alex (1986)

The Truth About Alex
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Released in USA 1 june 1986
Length 48minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating70% 3.539523.539523.539523.539523.53952

The Truth About Alex is a 1986 short made-for-television film. Based on the book Counterplay by Ann Snyder, The Truth About Alex tells the story of Alex Prager, a high school student who is inadvertently outed as gay and the difficulty his best friend Brad has in coming to terms with it. The telefilm stars Scott Baio as Brad and Peter Spence as Alex.

The film is a Canadian-American co-production, airing in the United States on HBO. The Truth About Alex received a 1987 Gemini Award for Best Short Drama and one for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series and was nominated for two additional awards. The film also received a CINE Golden Eagle Award.

Actors

Scott Baio

(Brad Stevens)Jessica Steen

(Kay)Jeremy Ratchford

(Dutch)Michael J. Reynolds

(Major Stevens)Kelly Rowan

(Ellie Sanders)Robin Ward

(Mr. Prager)
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