List of LGBT-related films of 1987 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
Baba-It Israel ShortRonna Cohen, Serjio Elmand, Amikam Levi, Judi Litani, Gita Luka, Julian Maurier, Ruth Sagalle and Shmuel Vilozni a.k.a. At Home
Beyond Therapy United States Comedy Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti, Christopher Guest, Geneviève Page, Cris Campion, Sandrine Dumas, Bertrand Bonvoisin, Nicole Evans, Louis-Marie Taillefer, Matthew Leonard-Lesniak and Laure Killing Based on the play of the same name by Christopher Durang
Burglar Canada
United States
Comedy Based on the novel The Burglar in the Closet by Lawrence Block
Damned If You Don't United States ShortPeggy Healey, Makea MacDonald and Ela Troyano
Friends Forever Denmark Drama Rita Angela, Carsten Morch, Lars Kylmann Jacobsen, Trine Torp Hansen, Thomas Sigsgaard, Christine Skou, Claus Bender Mortensen, Morten Stig Christensen, Mika Heilmann, Thomas Elholm, Lilla Nielsen, Rasmus Bay Barlby, Christian Kamienski, Claus Steenstrup Nielsen and Christian Adam Garnov a.k.a. Venner for altid
Funny Boy France Comedy, drama Gérard Lecaillon, Valérie Mairesse, Anaïs Jeanneret, Sacha Briquet, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Gérard Rinaldi, Katherine Erhardy (credited as Catherine Erhardy), Gaëlle Legrand, Annouck Dupont, Brenda Kane, Agnès Blanchot, Anouchka Roïtman, Jacques Herlin, Macha Béranger and Jacques Bouanich
The Gold Rimmed Glasses Italy
France
Yugoslavia
Drama Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett, Valeria Golino, Nicola Farron, Stefania Sandrelli, Rade Markovic, Roberto Herlitzka, Luca Zingaretti and Ivana Despotovic a.k.a. Gli occhiali d'oro
The Heart Exposed Canada Drama a.k.a. Le Cœur découvert
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Canada Comedy, drama
The Last of EnglandDerek JarmanUnited KingdomWest GermanyDramaTilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, 'Spring' Mark Adley, Gerrard McArthur, Jonny Phillips, Gay Gaynor, Matthew Hawkins and Nigel TerryThe winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
Law of Desire Spain Romance, comedy, drama The winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
Less than Zero United States Drama
Maurice United Kingdom Romance, drama Based on the novel of the same name by E. M. Forster
Mannequin United States Romance, comedy
Mga Anak ni Facifica Falayfay Romy S. VillaflorPhilippines Comedy
Night Angels Brazil Drama a.k.a. Anjos de Noite
Night Zoo Canada Crime, drama a.k.a. Un Zoo La Nuit
No Way Out United States Thriller Based on the novel The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing
Prick Up Your Ears United Kingdom Comedy, drama Based on a biography of Joe Orton by John Lahr
She Must Be Seeing Things United States Drama
Surrender United States Comedy
Taxi nach Kairo Germany ComedyFrank Ripploh, Christine Neubauer, Udo Schenk
Three Bewildered People in the Night United States Drama Darcy Marta, John Lacques and Mark Howell First feature film by New Queer Cinema director Gregg Araki. Winner of the 1987 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Independent-Experimental Award.[1]
Too Outrageous! Canada Comedy Sequel to the 1977 film Outrageous!
Tough Guys Don't Dance United States Drama
Waiting for the Moon United States Drama
Withnail and I United Kingdom Drama

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wKExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0aoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1655,5328306&dq=the-long-weekend+araki&hl=en Do the Right Thing wins honors