List of LGBT-related films of 1999

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1999. 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
$30Gregory CookeUnited StatesShort, comedySara Gilbert, Erik MacArthur and Gregory ItzinA father buys his closeted son a night with a prostitute
24 NightsKieran TurnerUnited StatesComedyKevin Isola, Aida Turturro and Stephen Mailer
After StonewallJohn ScagliottiUnited StatesDocumentary
Aimée & JaguarMax FärberböckGermanyRomance, war, dramaJuliane Köhler, Maria Schrader, Johanna Wokalek, Elisabeth Degen, Heike Makatsch and Detlev BuckBased on the book by Erica Fischer chronicling the lives of Lilly Wust and Felice Schragenheim during World War II
All About My MotherPedro AlmodóvarSpain
France
DramaCecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Candela Peña
Amor nello specchioSalvatore MairaItalyDramaAnna Galiena, Peter Stormare and Simona Cavallaria.k.a. Love in the Mirror
Atomic SakéLouise ArchambaultCanadaShort dramaAudrey Benoit, Suzanne Clément, Noémie Godin-Vigneau
The Attack of the Giant MoussakaPanos H. KoutrasGreeceComedy, sci-fiYannis Aggelakis, Myriam Vourou, Christos Mantakas. Gregory Patrikareas, Eugene Dimitriou and Themis Bazaka
Beau travailClaire DenisFranceDramaDenis Lavant, Michel Subor and Grégoire ColinBased on the novella Billy Budd by Herman Melville
Being John MalkovichSpike JonzeUnited StatesFantasy, comedy, dramaJohn Cusack, Cameron Diaz and Catherine KeenerJohn Malkovich and Charlie Sheen appear as themselves
Belle mamanGabriel AghionFranceComedyCatherine Deneuve, Line Renaud, Stéphane Audran
Beloved/Friend (Amic/Amat)Ventura PonsSpainDramaJosep María Pou, Rosa Maria Sardà, Mario Gas, David Selvas and Irene Montalàa.k.a. Beloved/Friend; based on the book Testament by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Below the BeltDominique Cardona, Laurie ColbertCanadaShort dramaNathalie Toriel, Cara Pifko, Tanja Jacobs
Better Than ChocolateAnne WheelerCanadaRomance, comedyWendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald and Peter Outerbridge
The Big Brass RingGeorge HickenlooperUnited StatesDramaWilliam Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob, Jefferson Mays and Miranda RichardsonThe film's script was heavily rewritten by Hickenlooper and F. X. Feeney from a previous screenplay written in the early 1980s by Orson Welles and Oja Kodar
The Boondock SaintsTroy DuffyCanada
United States
Crime, dramaWillem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco and Billy Connolly
Boys Don't CryKimberly PeirceUnited StatesCrime, dramaHilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III and Alison FollandBased on the real-life story of Brandon Teena
Burlesk KingMel ChiongloPhilippinesDramaRodel Velayo, Leonardo Litton, Elizabeth Oropesa, Raymond Bagatsing and Cherry Pie Picache2nd part of a trilogy about strippers in Manila's gay bars
But I'm a CheerleaderJamie BabbitUnited StatesComedy, dramaNatasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, Eddie Cibrian, Wesley Mann and Richard Moll
Chutney PopcornNisha GanatraUnited StatesComedy, dramaNisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Sakina Jaffrey and Madhur Jaffrey
Chill OutAndreas StruckGermanyDramaTatjana Blacher, Sebastian Blomberg and Werner Heinrichmöller
CreatureParris PattonUnited StatesDocumentaryStacey "Hollywood" Dean, Filberto Ascencio, Butch Dean, Dusty DeanDocumentary by Parris Patton about trans woman Stacey Hollywood; a four-year chronicle of Stacey's transformation into womanhood, life in the West Hollywood LGBT nightclub scene, and her journey from Los Angeles back home to visit her conservative Christian family in North Carolina.[1]
Cruel IntentionsRoger KumbleUnited StatesDrama, thrillerSarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese WitherspoonModern adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Deep Inside Clint StarClint AlbertaCanadaDocumentary
Le derrièreValérie LemercierFranceComedyValérie Lemercier, Claude Rich, Dieudonné, Marthe Keller and Patrick Catalifo
An Early FrostPierre PinaudFranceShort, dramaAmandine Sroussi, Serpentine Teyssier and Laurent Manzonia.k.a. Gelée précoce
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. HirschfeldRosa von PraunheimGermany
Netherlands
History, dramaFriedel von Wangenheim, Ben Becker, Wolfgang Völz, Otto Sander and Meret Becker
ElectionAlexander PayneUnited StatesComedy, dramaMatthew Broderick, Reese WitherspoonBased on the novel by Tom Perrotta
External AffairsPeter MossCanadaDramaVictor Garber, Kenneth WelshTV movie
Fight ClubDavid FincherUnited StatesDrama, thrillerBrad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, and Jared LetoBased on the novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk, it explores themes of homoeroticism.[2]
FlawlessJoel SchumacherUnited StatesComedy, dramaRobert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer, Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Daphne Rubin-Vega
FloatingWilliam RothUnited StatesRomance, dramaNorman Reedus, Chad Lowe, Will Lyman, Sybil Temchen and Casey Affleck
Freeway II: Confessions of a TrickbabyMatthew BrightUnited StatesExploitationNatasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, María Celedonio
Friends & LoversGeorge HaasUnited StatesRomance, dramaStephen Baldwin, Danny Nucci, George Newbern, Alison Eastwood, Claudia Schiffer, Robert Downey Jr., Neill Barry, Suzanne Cryer
Full BlastRodrigue JeanCanadaDrama, musicalDavid La Haye, Martin Desgagné, Louise Portal, Marie-Jo Thério, Patrice GodinBased on the novel L'Ennemi que je connais by Martin Pitre
Gendernauts - Eine Reise durch die GeschlechterMonika TreutGermany
United States
DocumentarySandy Stone, Texas Tomboy, Susan Stryker and Hida Viloriaa.k.a. Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
Go!Doug LimanUnited StatesComedy, crimeWilliam Fichtner, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Sarah Polley, Scott Wolf and features Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant, Desmond Askew, Jane Krakowski, J. E. Freeman, and Melissa McCarthy
The Green ElephantSvetlana BaskovaRussiaHorrorSergey Pakhomov, Vladimir Epifantsev
Happy, TexasMark IllsleyUnited StatesCrime, comedyJeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas and William H. Macy
Hit and RunwayChristopher LivingstonUnited StatesComedyMichael Parducci, Peter Jacobson and Judy Prescott
Je vois déjà le titreMartial FougeronFranceShort, dramaDenis D'Arcangelo, Orazio Massaro and Michèle Morettiaka I already see the title
Just One TimeLane JangerUnited StatesComedyLane Janger, Joelle Carter, Guillermo Díaz and Jennifer Esposito
Laugh in the DarkJustine PimlottCanadaDocumentaryGary Colwell, Don Morden, Doris Mehegan
Lola and Billy the KidKutlug AtamanGermany
Turkey
DramaGandi Mukli, Baki Davrak, Erdal Yıldız, Murat Yılmaz, Inge Keller and Michael GerberKnown in German as Lola und Bilidikid
L'un dans l'autreLaurent LarivièreFranceShortGérald Broclawik, François Revaclier and Isabelle Malinaka In and Out
The MatrixThe WachowskisUnited StatesScience-fiction, ActionKeanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe PantolianoThe film was confirmed by Lilly to be an allegory for transgender themes, with the Matrix being a transformation. One of the characters was intended to be male in the real world and female in the Matrix.[3]
Memento MoriKim Tae-yong, Min Kyu-dongSouth KoreaHorror, romance, dramaLee Young-jin, Park Ye-jin, Kim Min-sun and Gong Hyo-jin
My Gentleman FriendsMoze MossanenCanadaDocudramaAron Tager, David Gardner, François Klanfer, Christina Collins
Oi! WarningBenjamin Reding, Dominik RedingGermanyDramaSascha Backhaus, Sascha Goerts, Sandra Borgmann and Jens Veith
PigletsLuc Feit, Marcus SauermannGermanyShort, comedyAndreja Schneider, Christoph Marti and Tobias Bonnaka Ferkel
The Pinco TrianglePatrick Crowe, Tristan R. WhistonCanadaDramaMichael Fitzgerald, Lorraine Segato
Rites of PassageVictor SalvaUnited StatesDrama, thrillerDean Stockwell, James Remar, Robert Glen Keith and Jason Behr
Second SkinGerardo VeraSpainRomance, dramaJavier Bardem, Jordi Molla, Ariadna Gil, Cecilia Roth and Mercedes Sampietro
See You in Hell, My DarlingNikos NikolaidisGreeceDramaVicky Harris, Valeria Christodoulidou, Paschalis Tsarouhas, Nikos Kordinos and Panos Vourlamis
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)Léa PoolSwitzerland
Canada
France
DramaKarine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Miki Manojlovic and Alexandre Mérineau
The Sex MonsterMike BinderUnited StatesComedyMariel Hemingway, Mike Binder, Renee Humphrey (credited as Renée Humphrey)
Skin GangBruce La BruceCanada
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Drama, adultSteve Masters, Eden Miller, Slava Mogutin, Ralph Steel and Daniel Bätschera.k.a. Skin Flick
Sleeping BeautiesJamie BabbitUnited StatesShortSarah Lassez, Radha Mitchell, Clea DuVall, Vince Vieluf and Rose McGowan
Speedway JunkyNickolas PerryUnited StatesDramaJesse Bradford, Jordan Brower, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Daryl Hannah, Tiffani Thiessen and Patsy Kensit
TabooNagisa OshimaFrance
United Kingdom
Japan
DramaTakeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda. Shinji Takeda and Tadanobu Asanoa.k.a. Gohatto
The Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony MinghellaUnited StatesCrime, drama, thrillerJude Law, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack DavenportBased on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith
TrickJim FallUnited StatesComedy, romance, musicalChristian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley, Brad Beyer, Steve Hayes and Clinton Leupp
The Velocity of GaryDan IrelandUnited StatesDrama, comedyThomas Jane, Salma Hayek, Vincent D'Onofrioa.k.a. The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name)
Why Not Me?Stéphane GiustiSpain
France
Switzerland
ComedyAmira Casar, Julie Gayet, Bruno Putzulu, Alexandra London, Carmen Chaplin, Johnny Hallyday, Marie-France Pisier, Brigitte Roüan, Assumpta Serna and Elli Medeiros

References

  1. Glatzer, Richard (March 14, 2000). "Creature (review)". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. Peele, Thomas (2001). ""Fight Club'"s Queer Representations". Jac. 21 (4): 862–869. JSTOR 20866451.
  3. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/the-matrix-trans-allegory-lilly-wachowski
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