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Cruising (1980)
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A police detective goes undercover in the sleazy and underground gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is murdering numerous gay men with S&M tactics. Director:William Friedkin |
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| Al Pacino | ... |
Steve Burns
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| Paul Sorvino | ... |
Capt. Edelson
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| Karen Allen | ... |
Nancy
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| Richard Cox | ... |
Stuart Richards
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| Don Scardino | ... |
Ted Bailey
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Joe Spinell | ... |
Patrolman DiSimone
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Jay Acovone | ... |
Skip Lee
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Randy Jurgensen | ... |
Det. Lefransky
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Barton Heyman | ... |
Dr. Rifkin
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DaVinci
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Arnaldo Santana | ... |
Loren Lukas
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Larry Atlas | ... |
Eric Rossman
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Chief of Detectives
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Sonny Grosso | ... |
Det. Blasio
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| Ed O'Neill | ... |
Det. Schreiber
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Storyline
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 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. While barely seeing his girlfriend Nancy anymore, the work starts changing him. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.Parents Guide:
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A Caça See more »Box Office
Gross:
$19,798,718 (USA) (31 December 1995)Company Credits
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(uncredited)
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In an effort to make the scenes of gay "leather bars" as real as possible, actual gay bars for men were used in the film that existed in New York City at that time. These locations are in the lower west neighborhoods in the meat packing district of Manhattan, most of which remain open to this day. Movie extras in full black leather and chaps, including other provocative sexual attire, were actual gay patrons of the bar recruited for the scenes a few days before filming began. The extras were instructed to act as they would normally act in gay bars, but to tone down sexually-oriented activities because of the likelihood these acts would give the film an "X" rating. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The medical examiner discusses the serrations in the wounds of a murder victim but the killer did not use a serrated knife on him. See more »Crazy Credits
The film only opens with the title in large letters, across the screen. It is only at the end where the filmmakers are credited. See more »Soundtracks
"Quintettino in do maggiore: La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid, Op. 30, No.6 (3rd. mvt)"(uncredited)
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