Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)

Nothing makes a movie more exciting than when it has an exclamation point in the title! Take Viva Zapata! (1952) starring Marlon Brando; Oliver! (1968) with Oliver Reed; and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) featuring Patrick Swayze. That goes double for Pedro Almodovar’s Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989) with Antonio Banderas since it includes two exclamation points!! Add another and you’ve got the gay classic Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997). Based on Terrence McNally’s same-named play, Joe Mantello’s skinematic adaptation follows eight pals — including Stephen Spinella  (Perry Sellars), John and James Jeckyll (John Glover) — who vacation together in upstate New York. From seduction to battling disease, the friendly fellows have their hands full of issues, especially since the story takes place during the AIDS pandemic. Nevertheless, there’s still time for Romance!, Laughs!, and Nudity! For example, Buzz Hauser (Jason Alexander) bares his butt while prancing around in drag at the 56-minute mark. Arthur Pape (John Benjamin Hickey) follows his cue and shucks his clothes too. As a result, he’s completely nude! Later, Gregory Mitchell (Stephen Bogardus) reveals his rod and rump during a skinny-dipping scene. The same thing can be said for Bobby Brahms (Justin Kirk). Of course, Ramon Fornos (Randy Becker) wins our most skintastic actor prize since he often struts his stuff in the buff. In fact, we get to glance at his abs, ass, sack and shaft! Nice pecker, Mr. Becker. In other words, Mr. Man thanks Randy for making us randy!