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Cruising is a 1980 American-German crime film directed by and written for the screen by William Friedkin. Produced by Jerry Weintraub, the movie stars Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, and Richard Cox. The narrative is set in New York City, specifically Manhattanville, and follows a detective investigating a serial killer within the context of cruising for sex. The film is associated with the New Hollywood movement and was distributed by United Artists, Lorimar Television, and Netflix.
The production had a budget of 11,000,000 and generated 19,814,523 in revenue. With a runtime of 102 minutes, the film features music by Jack Nitzsche and cinematography by James A. Contner. It received an R rating and was nominated for five awards, including the Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Critical assessments include a Metascore of 43 and a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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6.6When 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- new york city
- police
- undercover
- homophobia
- detective
- fetish
- cruising
- exploitation
- gay club
- sadomasochism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
31,758 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- neo-noir
- Country of origin
- West Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Depicts
- cruising for sex
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Screenwriter
- William Friedkin
- Composer
- Jack Nitzsche
- Producer
- Jerry Weintraub
- Production company
- Lorimar Television
- Cinematographer
- James A. Contner
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Manhattanville
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 573335
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-02-15
- title
- Cruising
- distributed by
- United Artists
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.1/10
- capital cost
- 11000000
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