List of Canadian films of 1985


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1985:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The Alley Cat Jean BeaudinSerge Dupire, Monique Spaziani, Jean Carmet, Julien GuiomarDramaBased on the novel by Yves Beauchemin; Genie Award - Musical Score
Anne of Green GablesKevin SullivanMegan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Patricia Hamilton, Schuyler Grant, Jackie BurroughsCBC-TV miniseriesBased on the book by Lucy Maud Montgomery. When the two-part miniseries was broadcast in 1985, it attracted the largest single audience for a CBC-TV drama in the history of the network.
BayoMort RansenEd McNamara, Hugh WebsterDrama
The Big SnitRichard CondieNational Film Board animated shortOscar nominee; Genie Award – Animated Short
The Blue ManGeorge MihalkaHorror
Breaking All the RulesJames OrrComedy
'Donald BrittainMaury Chaykin, R.H. Thomson, Gary Reineke, Sean McCann, Colin FoxDocudramaToronto Festival of Festivals - Best Canadian Feature
The Canadian ConspiracyRobert BoydMockumentary
The Care Bears MovieArna Selznickvoices Mickey Rooney, Jackie Burroughs, Harry Dean StantonAnimationGolden Reel for top box office
The Choice of a People Hugues MignaultDocumentary
Crime WaveJohn PaizsJohn Paizs, Eva Kovacs, Neal LawrieCrime dramaReleased on video as The Big Crime Wave
The Lady in Colours Claude JutraGuillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Ariane FrédériqueDramaClaude Jutra's final film; entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival
The Dead FatherGuy MaddinShort drama
Def-Con 4Paul DonovanScience fiction
Final OfferSturla Gunnarsson, Robert CollisonDocumentary
Get a JobBrad CaslorAnimated shortGenie Award - Animated Short
Heavenly BodiesLawrence DaneDrama
Here Come the LittlesBernard DeyrièsAnimatedInternational coproduction
Hold-UpAlexandre ArcadyJean-Paul Belmondo, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Kim CattrallCanada-France co-production; later remade as Quick Change with Bill Murray and Geena Davis.
Honeymoon Patrick JamainThriller
Joshua Then and NowTed KotcheffJames Woods, Gabrielle Lazure, Michael Sarrazin, Alan Arkin, Linda SorensonDramaScreenplay by Mordechai Richler based on his own novel
The Last PolkaJohn BlanchardJohn Candy, Eugene LevyMockumentary
'Larry WeinsteinDocumentary
Mortimer Griffin and ShalinskyMort RansenDocumentary
My American CousinSandy WilsonMargaret Langrick, John Wildman, Richard Donat, Camille HendersonComing-of-age drama
90 DaysGiles WalkerSam Grana, Stefan Wodoslawsky, Christine Pak, Fernanda TavaresComedy
Night MagicLewis FureyNick Mancuso, Carole Laure, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Frank AugustynFantasy musicalMusic by Lewis Furey and Leonard Cohen; Genie Award - Song
No Sad SongsNik SheehanJim BlackDocumentaryWorld's first feature documentary about HIV/AIDS
One Magic ChristmasPhillip BorsosMary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton, Elizabeth Harnois, Gary Basaraba, Arthur Hill, Wayne RobsonHoliday dramaGenie Awards – Overall Sound, Sound Editing; made with U.S. financing
OvernightJack DarcusGale Garnett, Alan ScarfeDrama
The Peanut Butter SolutionMichael RubboMathew MacKay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison Podbrey, Michael HoganChildren's filmTales for All series
Porky's Revenge!James KomackDan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Tony Ganios, Kaki HunterTeen comedyMade with U.S. financing
Samuel LountLaurence KeaneR. H. Thomson, Linda Griffiths, Booth SavageHistorical drama
Screwballs IIRafal ZielinskiSex comedy
Tears Are Not EnoughJohn ZaritskyNorthern LightsDocumentary
Le Temps des bouffonsPierre FalardeauDocumentary
Tony de PeltriePierre Lachapelle, Philippe Bergeron, Pierre Robidoux, Daniel LangloisAnimated
The War BoyAllan EastmanHelen Shaver, Kenneth Welsh, Jason HopleyWar drama filmCanadian-Yugoslav co-production