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Cruising (1980)

R · 1980-02-15 · 1h 42m · EN
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Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as a decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society.

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William FriedkinDirector, Writer
Budget
$11M
Box office
$19.8M

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Al PacinoAl PacinoSteve BurnsKaren AllenKaren AllenNancy GatesPaul SorvinoPaul SorvinoCapt. EdelsonRichard CoxRichard CoxStuart RichardsDon ScardinoDon ScardinoTed BaileyRandy JurgensenRandy JurgensenDet. LefranskyJay AcovoneJay AcovoneSkip LeeLarry AtlasLarry AtlasEric RossmanArnaldo SantanaArnaldo SantanaLoren LukasSteve InwoodSteve InwoodMartinoJoe SpinellJoe SpinellPatrolman DiSimoneMike StarrMike StarrPatrolman Desher

Keywords

DetectiveMurderSerial killerPoliceNew york cityBdsmNypdGayUndercoverInterrogationGay interestLgbt interestMurder investigationHomophobiaSadomasochismSexual murderGay sexStabbingGay themeFetishPolice interrogationSubcultureGay clubCruisingGay cruisingGialloLeatherSadomasochistPretending to be gayAmbiguity

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityDetective · Murder · Serial KillerNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference41599Actor preference53669 · 52761 · 80011

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What is Cruising about?

A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as a decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society.

How long is Cruising?

Cruising has a runtime of 102 minutes.

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