20 ‘Must-Have’

Films Over The

Past 55 Years

For Every

Cross-Dresser’s

Video Library

1959

All-Time #1 Classic.

A ‘Must-See’ from start to finish!

Brilliance through to the final line!

1960

Woe betide anyone who

betrays the plot! Far be it

from me to reveal, if you

haven’t already seen this

Hitchcock Classic.

Featuring Brian Deacon as the

army deserter forced to adopt

(then enjoy) a new persona, but

with harrowing consequences.

1972

Featuring Christopher Morley as

the psycho killer. Gruesome

fight at the finale with James

Caan.

1973

1975

Richard O’Brien’s brilliant

camp romp, featuring Tim

Curry. This classic comedy

has allowed ‘straight’ men to

get away with appearing in

public in corsets, suspenders

and fishnets for years, with

no recriminations!

How bizarre?!

1978

The original film, featuring

Michel Serrault as Alban.

Later resurrected as The Bird

Cage with Robin Williams as

George.

If you ever get the

opportunity to see this on the

stage, do not hesitate.

Original Soundtrack music is

also a Must-Buy!

“I Am What I Am!”

Technically superb homage and

parody of 1940’s detective movies

from Carl Reiner, featuring Steve

Martin throughout. Includes a

hilarious cameo role.

1982

Dustin Hoffman said

that he had an

epiphany when he

realised that although

he found his ‘Dorothy

Michaels’ interesting,

he would not have

spoken to her at a

party because she

was not beautiful. And

as a result he had

missed out on many

conversations with

interesting women. He

never regarded

Tootsie as a comedy.

1983

Based on the novel

“Geraldine, For The Love Of A

Transvestite” by Monica Jay, a

true story, featuring Julie

Walters and Adrian Pasdar.

This is one of the few films in

which the hero is actually a

cross-dresser, unlike some

others in which the cross-

dresser has an ulterior motive.

1992

Neil Jordan film exploring themes

of race, gender, nationality, and

sexuality against the backdrop of

the Irish Troubles.

Featuring Jaye Davidson as Dil

and Stephen Rea as Fergus, this

psychological drama received

worldwide acclaim from critics.

1992

Is that her husband in heels,

lipstick, black gloves and a

rubber swimming costume?

A young married couple in

Northern England have to come

to terms with his cross-dressing.

All works out well in the end, and

helps others along the way

(including her parents’

traditionally staid relationship!).

1992

1993

Classic Robin Williams comedy

generating worldwide total Box-

Office revenue of $441,286,195.

Mrs. Doubtfire became the

second highest grossing film of

1993 after Jurassic Park.

Love WILL prevail.

1994

Johnny Depp took the lead role in

Tim Burton’s comedy-drama biopic

of cult film-maker Ed Wood.

"Get me transvestites, I need

transvestites!”

Movies were his passion, women

were his inspiration, angora

sweaters were his weakness.

‘Nuff said!

1994

Uplifting 1994 Australian

road-movie, featuring

Terence Stamp, Hugo

Weaving and Guy Pearce.

All comes good in the end.

1995

One year after Priscilla came this

wonderful American comedy road-

movie, featuring Patrick Swayze,

Wesley Snipes and

(the stunning) John Leguizamo.

Worth watching for the ‘Spartacus’

scene alone!

2005

Based on a true story about the

plan to save a Northampton

Shoe Factory from closure.

Great British comedy, with a

heart and sole!

Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets!

2007

A fantastic make-over for John

Travolta after Grease.

This film is worth seeing for the

romantic dance-scene featuring

Edna and Wilbur Turnblad alone.

And then ...

Michelle Pfeiffer’s eyebrows

are to die for!

2007

Pirate Captain Shakespeare (Robert

De Niro) as the closet cross-dresser

who is finally identified (and

accepted) by his crew.

“It’s alright captain, we always knew

you were a whoopsie!”

2009

Jude Law as Minx, the mysterious supermodel.

Eddie Izzard, Fashion House Financier.

John Leguizamo, BodyGuard (aka Chi Chi

Rodriguez in ‘To Wong Foo ...’!).

Thought-provoking ‘Behind-the-

scenes’ interviews at a New York

fashion house, shot on a cell-phone,

which become a murder-mystery.

Written and directed by Sally Potter,

who claimed she was creating a new

genre of film-making, called “Naked

Cinema”. Judi Dench called Rage

“without question, the most unusual

piece of work I've ever done”.

Rage was the world’s first feature film

to debut on mobile phones and the

internet, launched at the same time as

the cinema and DVD release.

2011

A brilliant, tense psychological

thriller (including unrequested Sex

Reassignment Surgery!) starring

Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya.

Described by Pedro Almodóvar as

“a horror story without screams or

frights”.

If there are others that you

feel deserve to be added ...

kathy-martin@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks!