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List of Canadian films of 1987

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1987:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Artist on Fire Kay Armatage Joyce Wieland Documentary
Blindside Paul Lynch Thriller
Blue City Slammers Peter Shatalow Tracy Cunningham, Eric Keenleyside, Murray Westgate, Fran Gebhard Sports/drama
Blue Monkey William Fruet Steve Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Don Lake, Sandy Webster, Helen Slayton-Hughes, John Vernon Horror
Boy, Girl Bruce LaBruce Short drama
Brother André (Le Frère André) Jean-Claude Labrecque Marc Legault, Sylvie Ferlatte Drama
Burglar Hugh Wilson Whoopi Goldberg Comedy
The Canneries Stephen Insley, Bonni Devlin Documentary
Captive Hearts Paul Almond Drama
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland Raymond Jafelice voices Tracey Moore, Colin Fox, Bob Dermer, Jim Henshaw Animation Last of the Care Bears features
Caribe Michael Kennedy Thriller
Concrete Angels Carlo Liconti Joseph Di Mambro, Omie Craden, Luke McKeehan, Tony Nardi Musical drama
Crazy Moon Allan Eastman Kiefer Sutherland, Ken Pogue Drama co-produced by the National Film Board
Dance for Modern Times Moze Mossanen Christopher House, David Earle, James Kudelka, Ginette Laurin, Danny Grossman Documentary
Deaf to the City (Le sourd dans la ville) Mireille Dansereau Drama
Determinations Oliver Hockenhull Documentary, experimental
Dreams Beyond Memory Andrzej Markiewicz George Touliatos, Lisa Schrage, Maruska Stankova Drama
Family Viewing Atom Egoyan David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée Khanjian Drama
Fashion 99 Karen Firus Sharron Kearney Short drama
Foster Child Gil Cardinal National Film Board documentary Broadcast on CBC-TV
Future Block Kevin McCracken Maury Chaykin, Walter Massey, Kathleen Fee, Wally Martin Animated short
The Gate Tibor Takács Stephen Dorff, Louis Tripp, Christa Denton, Kelly Rowan, Jennifer Irwin Horror Special effects by Randall William Cook; Golden Reel Award; made with U.S. financing
George and Rosemary Alison Snowden, David Fine narrator Cec Linder National Film Board animated short Genie Award – Short Film; Academy Award nomination – Animated Short
God Rides a Harley Stavros C. Stavrides Documentary
Graveyard Shift Jerry Ciccoritti Horror
The Heart Exposed (Le Cœur découvert) Jean-Yves Laforce Michel Poirier, Gilles Renaud Drama
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II Bruce Pittman Michael Ironside, Lisa Schrage, Wendy Lyon, Richard Monette Horror
Home Is Where the Hart Is Rex Bromfield Leslie Nielsen, Valri Bromfield, Martin Mull Comedy
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Patricia Rozema Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald Drama Genie Awards – Actress (McCarthy), Supporting Actress (Baillargeon); Cannes Film Festival – Prix de la Jeunesse
The Last Straw Giles Walker Sam Grana, Stefan Wodoslawsky, Christine Pak, Fernanda Tavares Comedy
Life Classes William D. MacGillivray Jacinta Cormier, Leon Dubinsky Drama Entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival
Lupo the Butcher Danny Antonucci Animated
The Man Who Planted Trees Frédéric Back Narrator: Philippe Noiret (French) & Christopher Plummer (English) Animated short Based on a short story by Jean Giono; Academy Award winner and screened at Cannes
Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t-en ville) Marquise Lepage Frédérique Collin, Geneviève Lenoir Drama
Night Friend Peter Gerretsen Chuck Shamata, Heather Kjollesdal, Daniel MacIvor, Jayne Eastwood Drama
Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit) Jean-Claude Lauzon Gilles Maheu, Germain Houde, Roger Lebel, Lynne Adams, Lorne Brass Crime drama Record-setting: 13 Genie Awards
Obsessed Robin Spry Kerrie Keane, Colleen Dewhurst, Saul Rubinek, Daniel Pilon Drama Genie Award – Supporting Actress (Dewhurst)
The Pink Chiquitas Anthony Currie Comedy
Primiti Too Taa Ed Ackerman, Colin Morton Experimental animation
Rebel High John Fasano Horror
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare Bruce LaBruce Short drama
Seductio Bashar Shbib Drama
Storm David Winning David Palffy, Stan Kane Drama
Striker's Mountain Alan Simmonds Leslie Nielsen, August Schellenberg, Mimi Kuzyk, Bruce Greenwood Adventure drama
Taking Care Clarke Mackey Janet Amos, Kate Lynch, Saul Rubinek Drama
Tomorrow's a Killer George Kaczender Thriller
Too Outrageous! Richard Benner Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Ron White Drama
Train of Dreams John N. Smith Basil Danchyshyn, Milton Hartman National Film Board drama Special Jury Prize, Chicago International Film Festival
The Virgin Queen of St. Francis High Francesco Lucente Comedy
A Winter Tan John Walker, Louise Clark, John Frizzell, Jackie Burroughs, Aerlyn Weissman Jackie Burroughs, Erando Gonzales Drama based on the writings of Maryse Holder Genie Award – Actress (Burroughs)
The Young Magician Waldemar Dziki Rusty Jedwab, Daria Trafankowska, Mariusz Benoit Children's drama Canadian-Polish coproduction

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