Cruising

Cruising (1980)

Timing: 1:42 (102 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1980-02-15

Country

Germany, United States

Production

United Artists, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Lorimar Film Entertainment, CiP - Europaische Treuhand AG

Genre

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Budget

$11 000 000

Revenue

$19 784 223

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Director

William Friedkin

Actors

Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Jay Acovone, Gene Davis, Randy Jurgensen, Barton Heyman
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

William Friedkin

Producer

Jerry Weintraub

Operator

James A. Contner

Composer

Jack Nitzsche

Artist

Audition

Louis DiGiaimo

Editing

Bud S. Smith
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• To realistically portray the world of “leather” bars frequented by gay masochists, the filmmakers, including William Friedkin and Al Pacino themselves, visited such bars in New York.
• Filming was accompanied by protests from LGBTQ+ activists who disrupted the production in every way possible – thousands of them chanted slogans, whistled, and shouted, making location shooting impossible.
• William Friedkin initially refused the director's chair, but later changed his mind.
• Friedkin originally intended to shoot the film in black and white.
• The initial screenings of the film were extremely negative.
• The film's producer, Jerry Weintraub, bought the rights to adapt Gerald Walker's novel of the same name in the year of its publication, despite the book not being a commercial success.
• The film had significant problems getting a rating. Ultimately, Friedkin managed to secure an 'R' rating, which wasn't particularly successful commercially.
• The film features unusual music. This is due to the fact that the film's composer, Jack Nitzsche, used sounds not produced by musical instruments, but, for example, the friction of two pieces of glass, when recording the soundtrack.
• According to many of the actors and the film's producer, Jerry Weintraub, they still don't know who the killer is.
• To realistically depict the world of BDSM gay bars, the filmmakers, including William Friedkin and Al Pacino, visited such bars in New York.
• Filming was accompanied by protests from members of the gay community, who interfered in every way possible – chanting slogans, whistling, and shouting, thereby making location shooting impossible.
• William Friedkin initially refused the director's chair, but later changed his mind.
• Friedkin planned to shoot the film in black and white.
• The film's producer, Jerry Weintraub, bought the rights to adapt Gerald Walker's novel of the same name in the year of its release, despite the book not having significant commercial success.