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Cruising

Year:
Duration:
102 min
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.3
Director:
William Friedkin
Awards:
4 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1980-02-15
Filming Locations: 140 Claremont Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA
Earnings
Gross: $19,798,718 (USA) (31 December 1995)
Cast
Actor
Character
Al Pacino
Steve Burns
Paul Sorvino
Capt. Edelson
Karen Allen
Nancy
Richard Cox
Stuart Richards
Don Scardino
Ted Bailey
Joe Spinell
Patrolman DiSimone
Jay Acovone
Skip Lee
Randy Jurgensen
Det. Lefransky
Barton Heyman
Dr. Rifkin
Gene Davis
DaVinci
Arnaldo Santana
Loren Lukas
Larry Atlas
Eric Rossman
Allan Miller
Chief of Detectives
Sonny Grosso
Det. Blasio
Ed O'Neill
Det. Schreiber (as Edward O'Neil)
Michael Aronin
Det. Davis
James Remar
Gregory
William Russ
Paul Gaines
Mike Starr
Patrolman Desher
Steve Inwood
Martino
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 (as James Ray Weeks)
David Winnie Hayes
Bouncer
Carmine Stippo
Bartender (as Carmine Stipo)
James Hayden
Cockpit Coke Man (scenes deleted)
Todd Winters
Tugboat Mate
Robert Carnegie
Sylvia Gassel
(as Sylvia Gassell)
Dennis Shea
Henry Judd Baker
Tough Cop
Larry Silvestri
Kevin Johnson
Lawrence Lust
Louie Grenier
Penny Gumeny
Burr DeBenning
Ray Vitte
Mike Barbera
Joseph Catucci
Robert Dugan
(as Robert Duggan)
Dan Sturkie
Kirsten Baker
Jogger (uncredited)
Christian Daugherty
Hustler #2 (uncredited)
Mark Stern
Cockpit Patron (uncredited)
Tieg Thomas
Bartender (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Today Cruising (1980) is very much a time capsule of a long-gone era in gay living; a year after its release, the first reports of AIDS related illnesses were reported in New York City.
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William Friedkin returned to the project when some well-publicized killings in the gay community emerged. He recalled the Cruising (1980) project that The French Connection (1971) producer 'Philip d'Antoni' first talked to him about a few years earlier.
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Along with being met with protest upon its release, the actual production of the film was plagued with demonstrations. Protesters would clog streets, make lots of noise to ruin live recorded sound, and even climb up on rooftops and shine light with reflectors down on to the set to mess up lighting and distract the crew.
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Goofs
The close up of the last body, you can clearly see his heartbeat in his neck for a few seconds.
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Just before the first murder happens you can see the blood tube for a few moments as the first stabs are going into his back.
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The medical examiner discusses the serrations in the wounds of a murder victim but the killer did not use a serrated knife on him.
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Quotes
Steve Burns: There's a lot you don't know about me.
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Loren Lukas: Where you from?
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Patrolman Desher: C'mere. I wanna show you my night stick.
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Faq
Q
A DVD commentary by the director?
A
Yes, here's what he says about...1. The Ending: Friedking says it's meant to be ambiguious, that Burns will never be the same after his ordeal...he's still carying his leather outfit after finishing the case. As such it's a toss up who killed Ted, either Burns or his lover/roommate. 2. Killer's identidy: Friedkin states he firmly believes there was more than one killer involved in the actual case, so he wanted to convey that feeling here also. The first killer (the "Martian") gets himself killed in the park by another killer (Friedkin says as much) and at the end whomever we see entering the Cockpit (Pacino, someone else?). The only link between them all is the voice we hear a few times (Friedkin refuses to explain it). 3. Stewart being the killer: He did kill at least the guy at the peep show, but likely not all victims were his. Friedkin says that police always would get whomever looked good enough as a suspect and try to pin all the murders on them and even cut deals if they go along with it. Remember the 8 year sentence offer. 4. The 40 minutes of cut film: Friedkin says it's mostly sex scenes at the clubs and that the plot wasn't affected by the cut. 5. Questions unanswered: Friedkin states he meant to leave questions open and not answer them all. 6. Pacino knowing Stewart's exact song: The "who's here, I'm here, You're here" even though the police got it inacurate from the drag queen. How does Pacino know it accurately? To link him to the killer (he's dressing the same, feeling the same turmoil, maybe even picking up after him in the end).
Q
What's the deal with the big black guy in the jock during the interrogation scene?
A
During a Q&A at a screening of the film in Los Angeles, the film's editor Bud Smith claimed that this scene came out of technical advisor Randy Jurgenson's recollections of interrogation techniques that were actually used by the NYC police department precisely because they would appear absurd in any subsequent complaints about police brutality.
Q
At the end of the movie, right after Capt. Edelson is in the murdered neighbor's apartment, we are shown from behind a tall guy in leather of similar appearance to the killer heading into a gay bar. What was that scene all about?
A
The movie's director felt that in the real case the movie is based upon that there was in fact more than one killer. This scene is meant to suggest that.
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Linda Gary
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