Cruising

Cruising (1980)

18
11/09/1980 (GB)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
1h 42m

Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

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 FriedkinDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $11,000,000

  • Revenue

    $19,814,523

Keywords

  • new york city
  • police
  • undercover
  • homophobia
  • detective
  • fetish
  • cruising
  • exploitation
  • gay club
  • sadomasochism
  • sexual murder
  • murder
  • serial killer
  • whodunit
  • stabbing
  • interrogation
  • leather
  • subculture
  • nypd
  • bdsm
  • murder investigation
  • police interrogation
  • pretending to be gay
  • gay theme
  • ambiguity
  • american giallo

Top Billed 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

Randy Jurgensen

Det. Lefransky

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

Dr. Rifkin

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