▁television ▁network ▁CBS ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁television ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁port ray ▁open ly ▁gay ▁te en agers . ▁The ▁plot ▁centered ▁around ▁a ▁trouble d ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁( Tim othy ▁Williams ) ▁from ▁an ▁old - f ashion ed ▁Italian ▁family , ▁who , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁girl friend ▁( N an ▁Wood s ) ▁at ▁school , ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁an ▁older ▁man ▁in ▁his ▁mid - th irt ies , ▁and ▁then ▁finds ▁himself ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁rid ic ule , ▁both ▁at ▁school ▁and ▁at ▁home ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁played ▁by ▁Tony ▁Lo ▁Bian co . ▁The ▁movie ▁also ▁star red ▁Adam ▁Bald win , ▁John ▁Kar len ▁and ▁Mo ira ▁Harris . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁film ▁carried ▁a ▁message ▁for ▁the ▁gay ▁community ▁and ▁its ▁accept ance ▁into ▁the ▁main stream , ▁CBS ▁only ▁a ired ▁Welcome ▁Home , ▁Bobby ▁once . ▁It ▁was ▁fil med ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁Illinois ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : American ▁television ▁films ▁Category : C BS ▁television ▁spe ci als ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁L GB T - related ▁films ▁Category : American ▁L GB T - related ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁ ▁Category : L GB T - related ▁television ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Friend ster ▁was ▁a ▁U . S . ▁social ▁networking