Cruising (1980)
02/15/1980 (US) • 1h 42m
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
Steve Burns
Capt. Edelson
Nancy Gates
Stuart Richards
Ted Bailey
Patrolman DiSimone
Skip Lee
DaVinci
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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