Movie
Cruising
1980R1h 42m6.6 / 10
Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
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Synopsis
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
More about Cruising
Cast
Al PacinoSteve Burns
Paul SorvinoCapt. Edelson
Karen AllenNancy Gates
Richard CoxStuart Richards
Don ScardinoTed Bailey
Joe SpinellPatrolman DiSimone
Jay AcovoneSkip Lee
Gene DavisDaVinciCredits
- Directed by
- William Friedkin
- Written by
- William Friedkin, Gerald Walker
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11M
- Box office
- $19.8M
Production
Jerry Weintraub ProductionsUnited States- CiP - Europäische TreuhandGermany
- Lorimar Motion PicturesUnited States
Themes
ambiguityamerican giallobdsmcruisingdetectiveexploitationfetishgay club
