List of LGBT-related films of 1988

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 Fun Down There Roger Stigliano United States Drama Yvonne Fisher, Martin Goldin, Nickolas B. Nagourney, Jeanne Smith, Gretchen Sommerville, Betty Waite, Harold Waite and Michael Waite Hide and Go Shriek Skip Schoolnik United States Slasher Bunky Jones, Brittian Frye, George Thomas Schoolnik’s directorial debut The Last of England Derek Jarman United Kingdom
West Germany Drama Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, ‘Spring’ Mark Adley, Gerrard McArthur, Jonny Phillips (credited as Jonathan Phillips), Gay Gaynor, Matthew Hawkins and Nigel Terry It was the winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] 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 Looking for Langston Isaac Julien United Kingdom Drama Ben Ellison, Matthew Baidoo, Akim Mogaji, John Wilson, Dencil Williams, Guy Burgess, James Dublin, Harry Donaldson, Jimmy Somerville, Stuart Hall and Langston Hughes It was the winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. 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 aka Encore Pissoir (a/k/a Urinal) John Greyson Canada Drama Paul Bettis, Pauline Carey, Lance Eng, Olivia Rojas Quest for Love Helena Noguiera South Africa 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 (À corps perdu) 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 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 Gary Oldman, Alan Bates Based on the novel of the same name by J. R. Ackerley