Cruising

Cruising (1980)

Crime, Mystery, Thriller1 hour and 42 minutes
66%
User score

Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

Description

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.

William Friedkin
Writer, Director
Gerald Walker
Novel

Actors

Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Steve Burns
Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino
Capt. Edelson
Karen Allen
Karen Allen
Nancy Gates
Richard Cox
Richard Cox
Stuart Richards
Don Scardino
Don Scardino
Ted Bailey
Joe Spinell
Joe Spinell
Patrolman DiSimone
Jay Acovone
Jay Acovone
Skip Lee
Gene Davis
Gene Davis
DaVinci
Randy Jurgensen
Randy Jurgensen
Det. Lefransky
Barton Heyman
Barton Heyman
Dr. Rifkin
Arnaldo Santana
Arnaldo Santana
Loren Lukas
Larry Atlas
Larry Atlas
Eric Rossman
Sonny Grosso
Sonny Grosso
Det. Blasio
Ed O'Neill
Ed O'Neill
Det. Schreiber
Michael Aronin
Michael Aronin
Det. Davis
James Remar
James Remar
Gregory
William Russ
William Russ
Paul Gaines
Mike Starr
Mike Starr
Patrolman Desher
Steve Inwood
Steve Inwood
Martino
Keith Prentice
Keith Prentice
Joey
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$19,814,523

Keywords
new york citypoliceundercoverhomophobiadetectivefetishcruisinggay clubsadomasochismsexual murdermurderserial killerstabbinginterrogationleathersubculturenypdbdsmmurder investigationpolice interrogationpretending to be gaygay themelgbt interestgialloambiguityamerican giallo