Cruising (1980)

02/15/1980 (US) • 1h 42m

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

Overview

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

Top Billed Cast

Al Pacino

Steve Burns

Paul Sorvino

Capt. Edelson

Karen Allen

Nancy Gates

Richard Cox

Stuart Richards

Don Scardino

Ted Bailey

Joe Spinell

Patrolman DiSimone

Jay Acovone

Skip Lee

Gene Davis

DaVinci

Randy Jurgensen

Det. Lefransky


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000.00

Revenue

$19,814,523.00

Keywords

new york city

police

undercover

homophobia

detective

fetish

cruising

gay club

sadomasochism

sexual murder

murder

serial killer

stabbing

interrogation

leather

subculture

nypd

bdsm

murder investigation

police interrogation

pretending to be gay

gay theme

ambiguity

american giallo

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