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1980 Certificate 18
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Based on murders that took place between 1962 and 1979 in New York city, Cruising follows the story of police detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino)as he tries to solve a number of brutal murder cases in the gay community. Cruising received a multitude of publicity when it was released due to the censorship row that surrounded it... Read more

Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox
Director William Friedkin
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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Cruising

Based on murders that took place between 1962 and 1979 in New York city, Cruising follows the story of police detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino)as he tries to solve a number of brutal murder cases in the gay community. Cruising received a multitude of publicity when it was released due to the censorship row that surrounded it.

Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino
Director William Friedkin
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 1980

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    • Starting from a classic undercover premise (Pacino descends into Manhattan's SM gay underworld to track a psychopathic... read more on Time Out

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      Nailing the Zeitgeist

      1980's 'Cruisin'' saw Al Pacino take a risky career move to play a straight cop plunged into the late 70's gay SM/Leather scene of New York ... read more »

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    • Rated - 2.5 stars  

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      Not flattering to homosexuals

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      If straight homophobic men were asked to picture a gay scene then this is what they would come up with: sexually deviant males all dressed either as the cop or ... read more »

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      So, so dated

      OK, it's a contemporary film of the time. But now, it just doesn't work. I rented this because I had vague memories of seeing it back when it was ... read more »

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      Still Cruisin'

      As dated as it may be it's still a good film. I only wish I was as young now as I was then when I first watched it.

      Excellent.

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    • Cruising
      Based on murders that took place between 1962 and 1979 in New York city, Cruising follows the story of police detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino)as he tries to solve a number of brutal murder cases in the gay community. Cruising received a multitude of publicity when it was released due ...