William Friedkin’s “Cruising” has invited scrutiny and speculation throughout its life: During the shooting of the thriller — which starred Al Pacino as a straight NYPD cop who goes undercover in the East Village S&M scene to find a killer in the gay community — gay activists loudly protested, taking to the streets for the first time to picket the limited images of the Lgbt community being offered in mainstream media. Once the movie came out, it stirred up a bit of controversy before disappointing at the box office; years later, gay academics, film critics and artists of various stripes.
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