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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.
Cruising: Directed by William Friedkin. With Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox. A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
- William Friedkin
- 2 min
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.
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 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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- Crime, Drama, LGBTQ+
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