Cruising

– A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S/M and leather district..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Cruising (1980)

A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S/M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society.

Cruising (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Feb 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

William Friedkin

Writer:

William Friedkin, Gerald Walker (novel)

Main Actors:

Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox

Plot:

A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society. While barely seeing his girlfriend Nancy anymore, the work starts changing him.

Awards:

5 nominations.

Production:

Warner Bros.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
51%
Metacritic:
43%