

Cruising
1980-02-15 · 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 gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
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Production details
- Directors
- William Friedkin
- Production companies
- Jerry Weintraub Productions, CiP - Europäische Treuhand, Lorimar Motion Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 11,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 19,814,523
Top Cast
Al PacinoSteve Burns
Paul SorvinoCapt. Edelson
Karen AllenNancy Gates
Richard CoxStuart Richards
Don ScardinoTed Bailey
Joe SpinellPatrolman DiSimone
Jay AcovoneSkip Lee
Gene DavisDaVinci
Randy JurgensenDet. Lefransky
Barton HeymanDr. Rifkin
Arnaldo SantanaLoren Lukas
Larry AtlasEric Rossman
Sonny GrossoDet. Blasio
Ed O'NeillDet. Schreiber
Michael AroninDet. Davis
James RemarGregory
William RussPaul Gaines
Mike StarrPatrolman Desher
Steve InwoodMartino
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