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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.
A string of sadistic murders terrorises the regulars of the neighbourhood's underground S&M clubs. As a result, lured by the promise of rapid promotion, novice patrolman Steve Burns unwisely enters the shady world of an unspoken subculture. But some doors are best left closed.
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. Clubs like that thrive in all the big cities, and their promise of danger is usually just atmosphere.
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...
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Apr 4, 2024 · The Cruising movie killer is never revealed, leaving audiences to think about who it might have been for themselves. Officer Steve Burns finds himself deeply embedded in the gay S&M subculture, aiming to unveil the murderer.
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A New York City cop goes undercover to catch a serial killer targetinggay men. 1,723 IMDb 6.5 1 h 41 min 1980. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Ambitious · Enigmatic. Available to rent or buy. Rent.
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...
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.
Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen. One of the most notorious films of the 1980s, this controversial thriller directed by William Friedkin (THE EXORCIST, THE FRENCH CONNECTION) stars Al Pacino as Steve Burns, an NYPD officer who goes undercover in Manhattan’s kinky leather-bar underground in order to track down a serial killer ...
