Consenting Adult (film)

Consenting Adult
GenreDrama
Based onConsenting Adult
by Laura Z. Hobson
Written byJohn McGreevey
Directed byGilbert Cates
Starring
ComposerLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMartin Starger
Producers
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CinematographyFrank Stanley
EditorMelvin Shapiro
Running time100 minutes
Production companies
  • The Starger Company
  • David Lawrence and Ray Aghayan Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 4, 1985 (1985-02-04)
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Consenting Adult is a 1985 American drama television film directed by Gilbert Cates, from a teleplay by John McGreevey, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Laura Z. Hobson. The film stars Marlo Thomas, Martin Sheen, and Barry Tubb and follows a teenage boy revealing to his parents that he is gay.