The Truth About Alex

The Truth About Alex
Title card
Directed by	Paul Shapiro
Written by	Craig Storper
Produced by	John Brunton (executive producer for Insight Productions) Jane Startz, John Matoian (executive producers for Scholastic Productions) Martin Harbury
Starring	Scott Baio Peter Spence
Production companies	Insight Productions Scholastic Productions
Release date	1986
Running time	48 min
Countries	United States Canada
Language	English

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.

Cast

• Scott Baio as Brad Stevens
• Peter Spence as Alex Prager
• Jessica Steen as Kay
• Ivan Beaulieu as Billy
• Tim Burd as Bartender
• Donald Burda as Robin
• J. Winston Carroll as Coach McAveely
• Barry Greene as Truck Driver
• Elva Mai Hoover as Mrs. Prager
• Polli Magaro as Marsha
• Peter Millard as Sheriff
• Jeremy Ratchford as Dutch
• Michael J. Reynolds as Major Stevens
• Kelly Rowan as Ellie Sanders
• Robin Ward as Mr. Prager

External links

• The Truth About Alex at the Internet Movie Database