List of LGBT-related films of 1985

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1985. 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
The Angelic ConversationDerek JarmanUnited KingdomDramaDave Baby, Timothy Burke, Simon Costin, Christopher Hobbs, Philip McDonald, Toby Mott, Steve Randall, Robert Sharp, Tony Wood, Judi Dench (narrator) and Paul ReynoldsJuxtaposition of slow moving photographic images while Dench reads the sonnets of William Shakespeare
The Berlin AffairLiliana CavaniItaly
West Germany
DramaGudrun 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 by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The Boys Next DoorPenelope SpheerisUnited StatesDramaCharlie Sheen, Maxwell Caulfield
BuddiesArthur J. Bressan Jr. United StatesDramaGeoff Edholm, Damon Hairston, Joyce Korn, Billy Lux, David Rose, Libby Saines, David Schachter, Susan Schneider and Tracy VivatFirst film to deal with the AIDS pandemic
La Cage aux Folles 3: The WeddingGeorges LautnerFrance
Italy
ComedyMichel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi
A Chorus LineRichard AttenboroughUnited StatesMusical, comedy, dramaMichael 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 WestBased on the musical of the same name
Colonel RedlIstván SzabóAustria
Hungary
West Germany
DramaKlaus 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 KádárBased on the play A Patriot for Me by John Osborne, which itself is based on the true story of Alfred Redl
The Color PurpleSteven SpielbergUnited StatesDramaWhoopi 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 JacksonBased on the epistolary novel of the same name by Alice Walker
Consenting AdultGilbert CatesUnited StatesDramaMarlo Thomas, Martin Sheen, Barry TubbTV movie; based on the novel of the same name by Laura Z. Hobson
Desert HeartsDonna DeitchUnited StatesRomance, dramaHelen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwen Welles, Dean Butler, James Staley, Katie La Bourdette, Alex McArthur, Tyler Tyhurst, Denise Crosby and Antony PonziniBased on the novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule
Dona Herlinda and Her SonJaime Humberto HermosilloMexicoRomance, comedy, dramaArturo Meza, Marco Treviño (credited as Marco Antonio Treviño), Guadalupe Del Toro, Letícia Lupercio, Josefina González, Lucha Villa and Guillermina Alba
An Early FrostJohn ErmanUnited StatesDramaAidan 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
ExtramurosMiguel PicazoSpainDramaCarmen 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 GuysLisa GottliebUnited StatesComedyJoyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jacoby, Toni Hudson, William Zabka, Leigh McCloskey, Sherilyn Fenn, Arye Gross and Kenneth Tigar
Kiss of the Spider WomanHector BabencoBrazil
United States
DramaWilliam 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 FalabellaBased on the novel of the same name by Manuel Puig
La corte de FaraónJosé Luis García SánchezSpainComedy, musicalAna 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. Pharaoh's Court
Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersPaul SchraderUnited StatesBiography, dramaKen Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Toshiyuki NagashimaBased on the life and work of Yukio Mishima
My Beautiful LaundretteStephen FrearsUnited KingdomRomance, dramaGordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Derrick Branche, Rita Wolf, Souad Faress, Richard Graham, Shirley Anne Field and Stephen Marcus
No Sad SongsNik SheehanCanadaDocumentaryJim Black, Catherine Hunt, Jim St. James and David Sereda
NovembermondAlexandra von GroteWest Germany
France
Romance, war, dramaMaurice 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 and Alexander Hauffaka November Moon
Seduction: The Cruel WomanMonika TreutWest GermanyDramaMechthild 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 Schlachteraka Verführung: Die grausame Frau

Inspired by the novella Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

WestlerWieland SpeckWest GermanyRomance, dramaSigurd 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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