This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1988. 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
edit| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '68 | Steven Kovacs | United States | Drama | Eric Larson, Robert Locke, Sándor Técsy, Anna Dukasz, Miran Kwun, Terra Vandergaw, Shony Alex Braun, Donna Pecora, Elizabeth De Charay, Jan Nemec, Rusdi Lane, Nike Doukas, Neil Young, Frank X. Mur, Joel Parker and Paul Pedrol | |
| Apartment Zero | Martin Donovan | United Kingdom Argentina |
Drama, thriller | Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Dora Bryan, Liz Smith, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, James Telfer, Mirella D'Angelo, Juan Vitali, Cipe Lincovsky, Francesca d'Aloja, Miguel Ligero, Elvia Andreoli, Marikena Monti, Luis Romero, Max Berliner, Debora Bianco, Federico D'Elía, Raúl Florido, Claudio Ciacci, Gabriel Posniak, Darwin Sanchez, Daniel Queirolo, Miguel Ángel Porro, Ezequiel Donovan, Eduardo Peralta Ramos, John Kamps, Göran Johansson, Lisanne Cole, Germán Palacios, Horacio Erman and Inés Estévez | |
| Curse of the Queerwolf | Mark Pirro | United States | Comedy, horror | Michael Palazzolo, Kent Butler, Taylor Whitney, Cynthia Brownell, Darwyn Carson, Jim Bruce, Sergio Bandera, Mark Pirro, Rodney Trappe, John McCafferty, Pat Hunter, Timothy Ralston, Susan Cherones, Conrad Brooks, Forrest J Ackerman, Alfie Pearl, Hugh O. Fields, Mike Margy, Cheryl Butler, Natalia Gvozdic and Don Martin | |
| Daniel endormi | Michel Béna | France | Short, drama | François Chaix, David Léotard, Christine Paolini, Georges Montillier, Pascal Bonitzer, Xavier Beauvois and Sandrine Chatrefou | |
| The Everlasting Secret Family | Michael Thornhill | Australia | Drama | Mark Lee, Drew Norman, Dennis Miller, Arthur Dignam, Ken Keen, Marcus Cornelius, Heather Mitchell, Michael Winchester, Louis Nowra, Dominic Barry, Paul Davies, Allan Penney, Victor Ramon and Michael Kozuki | |
| The Fruit Machine | Philip Saville | United Kingdom | Drama | Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens, Robbie Coltrane, Clare Higgins, Bruce Payne, Carsten Norgaard, Kim Christie, Louis Emerick, Julie Graham and Forbes Collins | a.k.a. Wonderland |
| Hide and Go Shriek | Skip Schoolnik | United States | Slasher | Bunky Jones, Brittian Frye, George Thomas | |
| Liberace: Behind the Music | David Greene | Canada United States |
Drama, musical | Victor Garber, Saul Rubinek, Michael Dolan, Maureen Stapleton, Shawn Levy, Michael Wilkes, Macha Grenon, George Touliatos, Joan Heney, Andrew Nichols, Paul Hipp, Frances Hyland, Stephen Watts and Rochelle Bruneau | |
| Macho Dancer | Lino Brocka | Philippines | Drama | Daniel Fernando, Allan Paule, William Lorenzo, Jaclyn Jose, Princess Punzalan, Timothy Diwa, Angelo Miguel, Johnny Vicar, Lucita Soriano, Joel Lamangan, Bobby Sano, Charlie Catalla, Anthony Taylor, Tony Mabesa and Ronald Mendoza | |
| Once More | Paul Vecchiali | France | Drama | Jean-Louis Rolland, Florence Giorgetti, Pascale Rocard, Nicolas Silberg, Patrick Raynal, Séverine Vincent, Albert Dupontel, Michel Gautier, Dora Doll and Catherine Becker | a.k.a. Encore |
| Pissoir | John Greyson | Canada | Drama | Paul Bettis, Pauline Carey, Lance Eng, Olivia Rojas | a.k.a. Urinal |
| Quest for Love | Helena Noguiera | South Africa | Drama | Janna Cilliers, Sandra Prinsloo, Wayne Bowman | |
| Romance | Sergio Bianchi | Brazil | Drama | José Rubens Chachá, Hugo Della Santa, Emílio Di Biasi, Ruth Escobar, Isa Kopelman, Cláudio Mamberti, Sérgio Mamberti, Elke Maravilha, Cristina Mutarelli, Imara Reis, Rodrigo Santiago, Beatriz Segall, Maria Sílvia and Maria Alice Vergueiro | |
| Salome's Last Dance | Ken Russell | United States United Kingdom |
Comedy, drama | Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge, Imogen Millais-Scott, Denis Lill, Russell Lee Nash, Ken Russell, David Doyle, Warren Saire, Kenny Ireland, Michael Van Wijk, Paul Clayton, Imogen Claire and Tim Potter | |
| Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers | Michael A. Simpson | United States | Slasher | Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez | |
| Straight for the Heart | Léa Pool | Canada Switzerland |
War, drama | Matthias Habich, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Michel Voïta, Jean-François Pichette, Kim Yaroshevskaya, Jacqueline Bertrand, France Castel, Pierre Gobeil, Victor Désy, Mimi D'Estée, Louise Caron, Louise Marleau, Marilyn Gardner, Albert Millaire and Jean Gascon | a.k.a. À corps perdu, Based on the novel Kurwenal by Yves Navarre |
| Summer Vacation 1999 | Shusuke Kaneko | Japan | Romance, drama, fantasy, mystery | Eri Miyajima, Tomoko Ōtakara, Miyuki Nakano and Eri Fukatsu | Based on the shōjo manga Thomas no Shinzō by Moto Hagio |
| Torch Song Trilogy | Paul Bogart | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Eddie Castrodad, Ken Page, Charles Pierce and Axel Vera | Screenplay by Fierstein, based on his stage play of the same name |
| Virgin Machine | Monika Treut | West Germany | Drama | Ina Blum, Marcelo Uriona, Gad Klein, Peter Kern, Hans-Christoph Blumenberg, Dominique Gaspar, Susie Bright, Shelly Mars, Fritz Mikesch, Wolfgang Raach, George Lannan, Erica Marcus, Rhonda Jarvis, Carla Wood Saivre and Fakir Musafar | a.k.a. Die Jungfrauen Maschine |
| We Think the World of You | Colin Gregg | United Kingdom | Drama | Alan Bates, Gary Oldman, Liz Smith, Max Wall, Frances Barber and Barbara New | Based on the novel of the same name by J. R. Ackerley |