Cruising (1980)
Cruising (1980)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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 / Technical Advisor
Barton Heyman
Dr. Rifkin
Arnaldo Santana
Loren Lukas
Larry Atlas
Eric Rossman
Sonny Grosso
Det. Blasio / Technical Advisor
Ed O'Neill
Det. Schreiber
Michael Aronin
Det. Davis
James Remar
Gregory
William Russ
Paul Gaines
Mike Starr
Patrolman Desher
Steve Inwood
Martino
M. Scott Smith
Editor
Keith Prentice
Joey
Leland Starnes
Jack Richards
Robert Pope
DaVinci's Friend
Leo Burmester
Water Sport
Bruce Levine
Dancer
Charles Dunlap
Three Card Monte
Powers Boothe
Hankie Salesman
James Sutorius
Jack (voice)
Richard Jamieson
Spotter
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Seller
David Winnie Hayes
Bouncer
Carmine Stipo
Bartender
James Hayden
Cockpit Cake Man
Todd Winters
Tugboat Mate
Kirsten Baker
Jogger
Henry Judd Baker
Tough Cop
Allan Miller
Chief of Detectives
William Friedkin
Director / Writer
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
James A. Contner
Director of Photography
Jerry Weintraub
Producer
Bruce Weintraub
Production Design
Bud S. Smith
Editor
Louis L. Edemann
Sound Editor
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Gerald Walker
Novel
Aaron Levy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer
Robert Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert De Mora
Costume Design
Edward Pisoni
Art Direction
Robert Norin
Makeup Artist
Bruce Richardson
Sound Editor
David Pettijohn
Sound Editor
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 15, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Budget$11,000,000
Box Office$19,814,523
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States of America · Manhattanville, United States
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Wiki.
Cruising is a 1980 crime thriller film written and directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, and Karen Allen. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by The New York Times reporter Gerald Walker about a serial killer targeting gay men, particularly those men associated with the leather scene in the late 1970s. The title is a double entendre, because "cruising" can describe both police officers on patrol and men who are cruising for sex.
Poorly received by critics upon release, Cruising performed moderately at the box office. The shooting and promotion were dogged by gay rights protesters, who believed that the film stigmatized them. The film is also notable for its open-ended finale, which was criticized by Robin Wood and Bill Krohn as further complicating what they felt were the director's incoherent changes to the rough cut and synopsis, as well as other production issues.