List of LGBT-related films of 1985
This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender or queer -related films released in 1985. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films
Title
Director
Country
Genre
Cast
Notes
The Angelic Conversation Derek Jarman United Kingdom
Drama
Dave Baby, Timothy Burke, Simon Costin, Christopher Hobbs , Philip McDonald, Toby Mott , Steve Randall, Robert Sharp, Tony Wood, Judi Dench (narrator) and Paul Reynolds
Juxtaposition of slow moving photographic images while Dench reads the sonnets of William Shakespeare
Aqueles Dois
Sérgio Amon
Brazil
Drama
Pedro Wayne, Beto Ruas
a.k.a. Those Two
Based on the story of the same name by Caio Fernando Abreu
Avenging Angel Robert Vincent O'Neil
United States
Action
Betsy Russell , Rory Calhoun , Susan Tyrrell
The Berlin Affair Liliana Cavani Italy
Drama
Gudrun Landgrebe , Kevin McNally , Mio Takaki , Hanns Zischler , Andrea Prodan , Massimo Girotti , Pieter Daniel, William Berger , John Steiner , Edward Farrelly, Philippe Leroy and Claudio LorimerBased on the novel Quicksand Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The Boys Next Door Penelope Spheeris United States
Drama
Charlie Sheen , Maxwell Caulfield
Buddies Arthur J. Bressan Jr. United States
Drama
Geoff Edholm, Damon Hairston, Joyce Korn, Billy Lux, David Rose, Libby Saines, David Schachter, Susan Schneider and Tracy Vivat
First film to deal with the AIDS pandemic
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding Georges Lautner France
Comedy
Michel Serrault , Ugo Tognazzi , Antonella Interlenghi
A Chorus Line Richard Attenborough United States
Musical, comedy, drama
Michael Douglas , Alyson Reed , Terrence Mann , Sharon Brown , Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges, Jan Gan Boyd , Gregg Burge , Cameron English, Tony Fields , Audrey Landers , Nicole Fosse , Vicki Frederick , Michelle Johnston, Janet Jones , Pam Klinger, Charles McGowan, Justin Ross, Blane Savage and Matt West Based on the musical of the same name
Colonel Redl István Szabó Austria
Drama
Klaus Maria Brandauer , Hans Christian Blech , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Gudrun Landgrebe , Jan Niklas , László Mészáros , András Bálint , László Gálffi , Dorottya Udvaros , Károly Eperjes , Róbert Rátonyi and Flóra Kádár Based on the play A Patriot for Me John Osborne , which itself is based on the true story of Alfred Redl
The Color Purple Steven Spielberg United States
Drama
Whoopi Goldberg , Desreta Jackson , Danny Glover , Oprah Winfrey , Margaret Avery , Táta Vega , Akosua Busia , Adolph Caesar , Willard Pugh , Rae Dawn Chong , Laurence Fishburne , Grand Bush , Dana Ivey , Leon Rippy , Bennet Guillory , James Tillis and Leonard Jackson Based on the epistolary novel of the same name by Alice Walker
Consenting Adult Gilbert Cates United States
Drama
Marlo Thomas , Martin Sheen , Barry Tubb , Talia Balsam TV movie; based on the novel of the same name by Laura Z. Hobson
Desert Hearts Donna Deitch United States
Romance, drama
Helen Shaver , Patricia Charbonneau , Audra Lindley , Andra Akers, Gwen Welles , Dean Butler , James Staley, Katie La Bourdette, Alex McArthur , Tyler Tyhurst, Denise Crosby and Antony Ponzini Based on the novel Desert of the Heart Jane Rule
Dona Herlinda and Her Son Jaime Humberto Hermosillo Mexico
Romance, comedy, drama
Arturo Meza , Marco Treviño (credited as Marco Antonio Treviño), Guadalupe Del Toro, Letícia Lupercio, Josefina González, Lucha Villa and Guillermina Alba
An Early Frost John Erman United States
Drama
Aidan Quinn , Sylvia Sidney , Ben Gazzara , Gena Rowlands , Sydney Walsh , Terry O'Quinn , John Glover , Bill Paxton , D.W. Moffett , Cheryl Anderson, Christopher Bradley, Sue Ann Gilfillan, Don Hood, Barbara Hey and Scott Jaeck
Extramuros Miguel Picazo Spain
Drama
Carmen Maura , Mercedes Sampietro , Aurora Bautista , Assumpta Serna , Antonio Ferrandis , Manuel Alexandre , Conrado San Martín , Valentín Paredes, Marta Fernández Muro, Beatriz Elorrieta, Cándida Losada, Maite Brik, Amparo Valle , Maria Caro and Mari Paz Molinero
Just One of the Guys Lisa Gottlieb United States
Comedy
Joyce Hyser , Clayton Rohner , Billy Jacoby , Toni Hudson , William Zabka , Leigh McCloskey , Sherilyn Fenn , Arye Gross and Kenneth Tigar
Kiss of the Spider Woman Hector Babenco Brazil
Drama
William Hurt , Raúl Juliá , Sonia Braga , José Lewgoy , Milton Gonçalves , Míriam Pires , Nuno Leal Maia , Fernando Torres , Patricio Bisso, Herson Capri, Denise Dumont , Antônio Petrin, Wilson Grey and Miguel Falabella Based on the novel of the same name by Manuel Puig
The Court of the Pharaoh José Luis García Sánchez Spain
Comedy, musical
Ana Belén , Fernando Fernán Gómez , Antonio Banderas , Josema Yuste, Agustín González , Quique Camoiras, Mary Carmen Ramírez, Juan Diego , Guillermo Montesinos, María Luisa Ponte , Millán Salcedo, Antonio Gamero, Luis Ciges , Guillermo Marín and Pedro Farrésa.k.a. La corte de Faraón
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Paul Schrader United States
Biography, drama
Ken Ogata , Kenji Sawada , Toshiyuki Nagashima Based on the life and work of Yukio Mishima
My Beautiful Laundrette Stephen Frears United Kingdom
Romance, drama
Gordon Warnecke , Daniel Day-Lewis , Saeed Jaffrey , Roshan Seth , Derrick Branche , Rita Wolf , Souad Faress , Richard Graham , Shirley Anne Field and Stephen Marcus
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Jack Sholder United States
Horror
Mark Patton , Kim Myers , Robert Rusler
No Sad Songs Nik Sheehan Canada
Documentary
Jim Black, Catherine Hunt, Jim St. James and David Sereda
November Moon [de ] Alexandra von Grote
West Germany
Romance, war, drama
Maurice Arama, Daniel Berlioux, Denise Boulet, Antonin Brunel, Nicole Camus, Marc Delestre, Danièle Delorme , Albert Delpy , Ingrid Dupont, Wolfgang Finck, Robert Florent, Stéphane Garcin, René Geney, Andreas Grothusen, Alexander Hauff, Christiane Millet [fr ] and Gabriele Osburg
aka Novembermond
Seduction: The Cruel Woman Monika Treut West Germany
Drama
Mechthild Großmann, Udo Kier , Sheila McLaughlin , Carola Regnier, Peter Weibel , Georgette Dee, Judith Flex, Barbara Ossenkopp, John Erdman, Daniela Ziegler , Katorka Takerka, Karin Roewer-Nennemann, George Lannan and Juerg Schlachter
aka Verführung: Die grausame Frau
Inspired by the novella Venus in Furs Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Westler Wieland Speck West Germany
Romance, drama
Sigurd Rachman, Rainer Strecker , Andy Lucas, Frank Rediess, Andreas Bernhardt, Sasha Kogo, Hans-Jürgen Punte, Zazie de Paris, Harry Baer , Christoph Eichhorn , Jörg Uwe Dost, Thomas Kretschmann , Georges Stamkowski and Andrew Kelner
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