Ah, the ’80s. It was a decade of great music, wild fashion, terrible politics, and some of the worst movies starring gay pop icons ever made.
Just about every major singer of the era appeared in at least one bad major motion picture, usually a comedy. Most of them flopped, but many have since gone on to develop cult followings.Scroll down for six bad ’80s comedies starring gay pop icons that you probably forgot about…Madonna starred in this 1987 screwball comedy about a street-smart girl from Philadelphia who goes to jail after being falsely accused of murdering her boyfriend.
Upon her release, she meets with a guy and convinces him to help track down the real killer. Chaos ensues and, of course, they fall in love.
The movie tanked, but its accompanying soundtrack, which featured four new songs by Madonna, sold over six million copies worldwide.