The 6 Queer Short Films at Sundance 2026
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
Spy Hard (1996)
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.
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The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Action
Written By:Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg, Rick Friedberg, Dick Chudnow
In Theaters:5/24/1996
Box Office:$26,960,191
Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Hollywood Pictures
Cast
Rick Friedberg
Director
Leslie Nielsen
Dick Steele
Nicollette Sheridan
Veronique Ukrinsky
Charles Durning
The Director
Marcia Gay Harden
Miss Cheevus
Barry Bostwick
Norman Coleman
Andy Griffith
General Rancor
Stephanie Romanov
Victoria / Barbara Dahl
Talisa Soto
Desiree More
Robert Guillaume
Agent Steve Bishop
Carl Ciarfalio
Thug #1
Keith Campbell
Thug #2
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