This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1987. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Anjos da Noite Wilson Barros  Brazil Drama Zezé Motta, Antônio Fagundes, Marco Nanini, Chiquinho Brandão, Aida Leiner, Cláudio Mamberti, Aldo Bueno, Ana Ramalho, José Rubens Chachá, Letícia Imbassahy, Guilherme Leme, Be Valério, Marília Pêra, Sérgio Mamberti an Arrigo Barnabé aka "Angels of the Night"
Baba-It Jonathan Sagall  Israel Short Ronna Cohen, Serjio Elmand, Amikam Levi, Judi Litani, Gita Luka, Julian Maurier, Ruth Sagalle and Shmuel Vilozni aka "At Home"
Beyond Therapy Robert Altman  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
Bright Eyes Stuart Marshall  United Kingdom Documentary Michael Callen and Stuart Marshall Produced for Britain’s Channel 4, detailing the various factors about the true nature of the threat posed by AIDS.[1] One of the most important videos about AIDS' said critic Douglas Crimp.[2]
Damned If You Don't Su Friedrich  United States Short Peggy Healey, Makea MacDonald and Ela Troyano
Friends Forever Stefan Henszelman  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 aka "Venner for altid"
Funny Boy Christian Le Hémonet  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
Gli occhiali d'oro Giuliano Montaldo  Italy
 France
 Yugoslavia
Drama Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett, Valeria Golino, Nicola Farron, Stefania Sandrelli, Rade Markovic, Roberto Herlitzka, Luca Zingaretti and Ivana Despotovic aka "The Gold Rimmed Glasses"
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Patricia Rozema  Canada Comedy, drama Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Richard Monette, John Evans and Brenda Kamino
Law of Desire Pedro Almodóvar  Spain Romance, comedy, drama Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Miguel Molina, Manuela Velasco, Bibi Andersen, Fernando Guillén, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Helga Liné, Nacho Martínez and Germán Cobos The winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
Three Bewildered People in the Night Gregg Araki  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.[3]
Maurice James Ivory  United Kingdom Romance, drama James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster, Judy Parfitt, Phoebe Nicholls, Ben Kingsley, Patrick Godfrey, Mark Tandy, Kitty Aldridge, Helena Michell, Catherine Rabett and Peter Eyre
Mannequin Michael Gottlieb  United States Romance, comedy
Prick Up Your Ears Stephen Frears  United Kingdom Comedy, drama
She Must Be Seeing Things Sheila McLaughlin  United States Drama
Vera Sérgio Toledo  Brazil Drama
Withnail and I Bruce Robinson  United Kingdom Drama

References

  1. ^ "Bright Eyes Stuart Marshall". vdb.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Bright Eyes". ica.art. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ Do the Right Thing wins honors