
Cruising(1980)
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.


“No showgirl is safe on the streets of... Fear City.”
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.

Tom Berenger
Matt Rossi

Billy Dee Williams
Al Wheeler

Jack Scalia
Nicky Parzeno

Melanie Griffith
Loretta

Rossano Brazzi
Carmine

Rae Dawn Chong
Leila

Joe Santos
Frank

Michael V. Gazzo
Mike

Jan Murray
Goldstein

Janet Julian
Ruby
Fear City is a drama, crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1984 exploring themes of new york city, nightclub, exploitation, vice, stripper, times square. Directed by Abel Ferrara, it stars Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia. Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
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