Cruising (1980)
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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New York City detective Steve Burns Al Pacino receives orders from Captain Edelson Paul Sorvino to solve a series of brutal murders in the gay community. Steve scours the gay bars that caters to same-sex sadomasochism in a desperate attempt to solve the crime. As he infiltrates the scene, he slowly comes loose from the moorings of his own reality, and an innocent victim is tortured by the cops in an effort to exact a confession. The story is based on actual murders that took place between 1962 and 1979. The film gained considerable publicity because of the controversial subject matter while censor argued between an X and R rating for the feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 102 mins
Complete Cast:
- Al Pacino - Steve Burns
- Karen Allen - Nancy
- Don Scardino - Ted Bailey
- James Sutorius - Jack
- Randy Jurgensen - Detective Lefransky
- Gene Davis - Da Vinci
- Ray Vitte
- Keith Prentice - Joey
- Powers Boothe - Hankie Salesman
- Mike Starr - Patrolman Desher
- Larry Silvestri
- James Remar - Gregory
- Richard Jamison
- Penny Gumeny
- Leo Burmeister - Water Sport
- Michael Aronin - Detective Davis
- Dan Sturkie
- Paul Sorvino - Capt. Edelson
- Richard Cox - Stuart Richards
- Joe Spinell - Patrolman DiSimone
- Jay Acovone - Skip Lee
- Barton Heyman - Dr. Rifkin
- Sonny Grosso - Detective Blasio
- Allan Miller - Chief of Detectives
- Larry Atlas - Eric Rossman
- Linda Gary
- Leland Starnes - Jack Richards
- William Russ - Paul Gaines
- Ed O'Neill - Det. Schreiber
- Steve Inwood - Martino
- Burr de Benning
- Henry Judd Baker
- Kevin Johnson
- Jimmie Ray Weeks - Seller
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Writer(s):
- William Friedkin
- Producer(s):
- Burtt Harris, Jerry Weintraub
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Strong Sexual Content, Substance Abuse, Adult Situations, Profanity, Nudity, Not For Children, Graphic Violence)
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