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A psychopath is scouring New York City gay clubs and viciously slaying homosexuals. Detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino) is ordered to don leather attire, hang at the city's S&M joints and keep an ...
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- Crime, Drama, LGBTQ+
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“Cruising” is, of course, a film with a controversial history. It’s about a series of violent New York murders in which the victims all frequent clandestine Manhattan nightclubs in which gay men gather to dance, drink and make pairings while enveloped in an S&M atmosphere of leather, boots, whips and chains.
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Cruising is a 1980 crime thriller film written and directed by William Friedkin, and starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino and Karen Allen. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by The New York Times reporter Gerald Walker about a serial killer targeting gay men, particularly those men associated with the leather scene in the late 1970s.
1h 46m. A police detective hunts a killer through the sleazy gay nightclub scene of 1970s New York City in William Friedkin's gritty and controversial crime drama "Cruising" (1980), starring Al Pacino. Detective Steve Burns goes deep undercover and learns the rituals and culture of hard-core S&M to...
Overview. When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows. William Friedkin. Director, Writer. Gerald Walker. Novel.
Directed By: William Friedkin. Written By: William Friedkin, Gerald Walker. Cruising. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews. 43. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings. 7.3. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. View All. Al Pacino. Steve Burns. Paul Sorvino. Capt. Edelson. Karen Allen. Nancy.
