List of Canadian films of 1987


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1987:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
BlindsidePaul LynchThriller
Blue City SlammersPeter ShatalowTracy Cunningham, Eric Keenleyside, Murray Westgate, Fran GebhardSports/drama
Boy, GirlBruce LaBruceShort drama
Brother André Jean-Claude LabrecqueMarc Legault, Sylvie FerlatteDrama
BurglarHugh WilsonWhoopi GoldbergComedy
Captive HeartsPaul AlmondDrama
The Care Bears Adventure in WonderlandRaymond Jafelicevoices Tracey Moore, Colin Fox, Bob Dermer, Jim HenshawAnimationLast of the Care Bears features
CaribeMichael KennedyThriller
Concrete AngelsCarlo LicontiJoseph Di Mambro, Omie Craden, Luke McKeehan, Tony NardiMusical drama
Crazy MoonAllan EastmanKiefer Sutherland, Ken PogueDrama co-produced by the National Film BoardKiefer Sutherland’s first film
Dance for Modern TimesMoze MossanenChristopher House, David Earle, James Kudelka, Ginette Laurin, Danny GrossmanDocumentary
Deaf to the City Mireille DansereauDrama
Dreams Beyond MemoryAndrzej MarkiewiczGeorge Touliatos, Lisa Schrage, Maruska StankovaDrama
Family ViewingAtom EgoyanDavid Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée KhanjianDrama
Fashion 99Karen FirusSharron KearneyShort drama
Foster ChildGil CardinalNational Film Board documentaryBroadcast on CBC-TV
The GateTibor TakácsStephen Dorff, Louis Tripp, Christa Denton, Kelly Rowan, Jennifer IrwinHorrorSpecial effects by Randall William Cook; Golden Reel Award; made with U.S. financing
George and RosemaryAlison Snowden, David Finenarrator Cec LinderNational Film Board animated shortGenie Award – Short Film; Academy Award nominationAnimated Short
God Rides a HarleyStavros C. StavridesDocumentary
Graveyard ShiftJerry CiccorittiHorror
Bruce PittmanMichael Ironside, Lisa Schrage, Wendy Lyon, Richard MonetteHorror
Home Is Where the Hart IsRex BromfieldLeslie Nielsen, Valri Bromfield, Martin MullComedy
I've Heard the Mermaids SingingPatricia RozemaSheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonaldDramaGenie Awards – Actress, Supporting Actress ; Cannes Film Festival – Prix de la Jeunesse
The Last StrawGiles WalkerSam Grana, Stefan Wodoslawsky, Christine Pak, Fernanda TavaresComedy
Life ClassesWilliam D. MacGillivrayJacinta Cormier, Leon DubinskyDramaEntered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival
LoyaltiesAnne WheelerSusan Wooldridge, Kenneth Welsh, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Jackson, Vera MartinDramaAnne Wheeler's first feature; Genie Award – Costumes; Canada-U.K. co-production
Lupo the ButcherDanny AntonucciAnimated
The Man Who Planted TreesFrédéric BackNarrator: Philippe Noiret & Christopher Plummer Animated shortBased on a short story by Jean Giono; Academy Award winner and screened at Cannes
Marie in the City Marquise LepageFrédérique Collin, Geneviève LenoirDrama
Night FriendPeter GerretsenChuck Shamata, Heather Kjollesdal, Daniel MacIvor, Jayne EastwoodDrama
Night Zoo Jean-Claude LauzonGilles Maheu, Germain Houde, Roger Lebel, Lynne Adams, Lorne BrassCrime dramaRecord-setting: 13 Genie Awards
ObsessedRobin SpryKerrie Keane, Colleen Dewhurst, Saul Rubinek, Daniel PilonDramaGenie Award – Supporting Actress
The Pink ChiquitasAnthony CurrieComedy
Rebel HighJohn FasanoHorror
Rock 'n' Roll NightmareBruce LaBruceShort drama
SeductioBashar ShbibDrama
StormDavid WinningDavid Palffy, Stan KaneDrama
Striker's MountainAlan SimmondsLeslie Nielsen, August Schellenberg, Mimi Kuzyk, Bruce GreenwoodAdventure drama
Taking CareClarke MackeyJanet Amos, Kate Lynch, Saul RubinekDrama
Tomorrow's a KillerGeorge KaczenderThriller
Too Outrageous!Richard BennerCraig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Ron WhiteDrama
Train of DreamsJohn N. SmithBasil Danchyshyn, Milton HartmanNational Film Board dramaSpecial Jury Prize, Chicago International Film Festival
The Virgin Queen of St. Francis HighFrancesco LucenteComedy
A Winter TanJohn Walker, Louise Clark, John Frizzell, Jackie Burroughs, Aerlyn WeissmanJackie Burroughs, Erando GonzalesDrama based on the writings of Maryse HolderGenie Award – Actress
The Young MagicianWaldemar DzikiRusty Jedwab, Daria Trafankowska, Mariusz BenoitChildren's dramaCanadian-Polish coproduction