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'''''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 [[outing|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 (actor)|Peter Spence]] as Alex.
'''''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 [[outing|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 (actor)|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.<ref>{{cite web
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.<ref>{{cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=CINE Award winners |work= |publisher= |date= |url=http://www.cine.org/directories/1987-CINE-Winner-Directory.pdf |format=PDF |doi= |accessdate=2007-02-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20070927174145/http://www.cine.org/directories/1987-CINE-Winner-Directory.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>
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==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 12:37, 22 February 2016

The Truth About Alex
Title card
Directed byPaul Shapiro
Written byCraig Storper
Produced byJohn Brunton (executive producer for Insight Productions)
Jane Startz, John Matoian (executive producers for Scholastic Productions)
Martin Harbury
StarringScott Baio
Peter Spence
Production
companies
Insight Productions
Scholastic Productions
Release date
1986
Running time
48 min
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

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.[1]

Cast

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