Cruising
1980 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.6
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
Based on Cruising
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-02-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (627 votes)
- Budget
- $11,000,000
Themes
- new york city
- police
- undercover
- homophobia
- detective
- fetish
- cruising
- exploitation
- gay club
- sadomasochism
- sexual murder
- murder
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1981 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1981 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Picture · 1981 · nominated
Cast & crew
Al Pacino
as Steve Burns
Paul Sorvino
as Capt. Edelson
Karen Allen
as Nancy Gates
Richard Cox
as Stuart Richards
Don Scardino
as Ted Bailey
Joe Spinell
as Patrolman DiSimone
Jay Acovone
as Skip Lee
Gene Davis
as DaVinci
- RJ
Randy Jurgensen
as Det. Lefransky
Barton Heyman
as Dr. Rifkin
Directed by William Friedkin