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Cruising

Cruising

Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

19806.61h 42m

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.

Directed by William Friedkin
Written by William Friedkin, Gerald Walker
Produced by Jerry Weintraub
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $19.8M

Top Cast

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Steve Burns

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Capt. Edelson

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Nancy Gates

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

Stuart Richards

Don Scardino

Don Scardino

Ted Bailey

Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell

Patrolman DiSimone

Jay Acovone

Jay Acovone

Skip Lee

Gene Davis

Gene Davis

DaVinci

R

Randy Jurgensen

Det. Lefransky

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

Dr. Rifkin

Themes & Keywords

new york citypoliceundercoverhomophobiadetectivefetishcruisingexploitationgay clubsadomasochismsexual murdermurderserial killerwhodunitstabbinginterrogationleathersubculturenypdbdsmmurder investigationpolice interrogationpretending to be gaygay themeambiguityamerican giallo

About Cruising

Cruising is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1980 exploring themes of new york city, police, undercover, homophobia, detective, fetish. Directed by William Friedkin, it stars Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen. 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.

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