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Go Toward the Light
2026-11-15 23:30:33 · The Daily Ledger
Go Toward the Light is a 1988 television film starring Linda Hamilton, Joshua Harris and Richard Thomas. The film first aired on CBS on November 1, 1988.
Plot
A young couple face the realities of life with their hemophiliac child who is diagnosed with AIDS from contaminated haemophilia blood products. The young couple (Linda Hamilton, Richard Thomas) try to prepare their young son (Joshua Harris) for his inevitable fate.

Cast
Linda Hamilton as Claire Madison
Richard Thomas as Greg Madison
Joshua Harris as Ben Madison
Piper Laurie as Margo
Ned Beatty as George
Gary Bayer as Dr. Gladstone
Rosemary Dunsmore as Sally
Steven Eckholdt as Jeff
Brian Bonsall as Zack Madison
Mitchell Allen as Brian Madison
Brian Lando as Keith
Ryan McWhorter as Randy
Jack Tate as Rick
External links
1988 television films
1988 films
1988 drama films
CBS network films
Films scored by James Newton Howard
HIV/AIDS in American films
Works about contaminated haemophilia blood products
HIV/AIDS in television
1980s English-language films
