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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
Released DVD: 25 Feb 2008
Production year: 1980
Format DVD

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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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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    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 to investigate a serial killer murdering gay men in seedy locales.

    His powerful performance won him great acclaim and this film takes it rightful place amongst Pacino's long list of great performances.

    It's a little dated , but truly nails the Zeitgeist of both NYC and the seedy beginnings of New Yorks' now well-healed and widely respected gay community.

    Indie-music fans look out for a breif glimpse of Carol Pope and Rough Trade in the nightclub scenes. Their raunchy rough beats and sexually charged lyrics provide a great atmosphere to this dark and gritty film.

      • peter townsend from London, England
      • Posted 16 Jan 2006 17:58

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    TOP FORM PACINO

    THIS IS A HIDDEN GEM FROM PACINO,GET IT NOW.

      • henrywags from Peterhead
      • Posted 05 Sep 2008 10:03

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