A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Ed O'Neill
- Det. Schreiber
- (as Edward O'Neil)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaTwo of the notorious gay bars featured in the film - Mine Shaft and Eagle's Nest - eventually barred William Friedkin.
- GoofsJust before the first murder happens you can see the blood tube for a few moments as the first stabs are going into his back.
- Quotes
Steve Burns: Hips or lips?
- Crazy creditsThe film only opens with the title in large letters, across the screen. It is only at the end where the filmmakers are credited.
- Alternate versionsUK cinema and 1987 video versions were cut by 54 secs by the BBFC. The 1997 Maverick Directors video release was cut by 39 seconds to remove subliminal shots of anal sex during the murder scenes (one of which appears in the film though heavily darkened) and to edit a pan shot of a gay bar interior and shots of a knife being traced over a bound victims body. Although the uncut version was shown by Sky TV the film was resubmitted to the BBFC in 2003 for a FilmFour showing and many cuts were restored apart from a 1 sec edit to remove the subliminal shots. For the initial release on UK DVD in 2008 all the cuts were waived.
- SoundtracksThree-Day Moon
Performed by Barre Phillips
Featured review
Sexy, dark, erotic, sinister, psycho thriller.
Knowing that this was inspired by true events and what really happened, I understand why the film may seem as one giant plot hole to some viewers. I know most people want a definitive answer and this movie doesn't exactly make it clear for the viewer. Done intentionally by Friedkin to reflect the true story's mystery, which I think is brilliant. That said, I wish the cast was hotter and I still can't believe Al Pacino did this film. I love it. It's such an amazing documented piece of Homosexual life before AIDS hit. Something we will never see or experience ever again.
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- William Friedkin's Cruising
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- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,798,718
- Gross worldwide
- $19,815,314
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