Cruising (1980)

Regisseur:

William Friedkin

Drehbuchautoren:

William Friedkin (written by)
Gerald Walker (novel)

Premierendatum:

8. Februar 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

Plot:

A police detective goes undercover in the sleazy and underground gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is murdering numerous gay men with S&M tactics.

Plot Keywords:

Flashback | Knife Murder | Disturbed Individual | Death | Criminal Investigation

Filmpreise:

4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

subversive genius

Besetzung

Al Pacino	...	Steve Burns
Paul Sorvino	...	Capt. Edelson
Karen Allen	...	Nancy
Richard Cox	...	Stuart Richards
Don Scardino	...	Ted Bailey
Joe Spinell	...	Patrolman DiSimone
Jay Acovone	...	Skip Lee
Randy Jurgensen	...	Det. Lefransky
Barton Heyman	...	Dr. Rifkin
Gene Davis	...	DaVinci
Arnaldo Santana	...	Loren Lukas
Larry Atlas	...	Eric Rossman
Allan Miller	...	Chief of Detectives
Sonny Grosso	...	Det. Blasio
Ed O'Neill	...	Det. Schreiber (as Edward O'Neil)

Alternativ:

Cruising (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
William Friedkin's Cruising (USA) (closing credits title)

Länge:

102 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | West Germany:18 (f) (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1980) | UK:18 (cut) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) | Finland:(Banned) (cut) (1981) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Portugal:M/18

Drehorte:

Badlands - 338 West Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

CiP - Europaische Treuhand AG

Dies und das:

Karen Allen was never shown a complete script before she worked on this film. Director 'William Friedkin' deliberately kept the actress in the dark about the events of the film since her character Nancy wasn't supposed to be aware of what was happening to Al Pacino's cop as he explored the gay underworld.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Steve Burns is in a patrol car with his fellow detectives and points out a suspect. He tells them that the man's name is Skip, but does not know his surname. But in the previous scene the barman tells Burns the suspect's name is Skip Lea.

Dialogzitate:

Nancy Gates: Why don't you want me anymore?
Steve Burns: What I'm doing is affecting me.

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Soundtrack:

Lump

subversive genius

I had the pleasure of seeing this movie recently and I highly recommend it to any people who savor the darker things in life. If I had never seen this movie the reviews left about it everywhere on the net would surely have made me miss it at every opportunity but luckily I only came across them looking for more information after its viewing.

The first thing that really got me was the fantastic soundtrack. This is American punk rock at it's best and most glorious and I cannot think of a more apt context for it than the New York gay S&M scene. This my friends ... is punk-o-rama.

This is not a gay film ... nor is it a porno film ... this is an in your face horror much like William Friedkin's other classic "The Exorcist" ... but not a hammer horror nor a gore filled voyage through some fiery "kissing the devil's ass" hell but a very real slice of a very real life that exists in every major city in the world as well as some smaller ones. This is a film about a world so few know anything about that it is far above common criticism ... yet at the same time the directions and nuances are all too common. I would say that any fans of the movies of David Lynch might enjoy the somewhat lost disenchantment of this flick as it slides further and further into the darkest realms of the grotesque. As well anyone who's enjoyed the backwards pleasures of watching the cult classic "Je'Taime ... Moi Ne Plus" starring Jane Birkin would also find a little gem here.

"Cruisin'" is pure subversive genius.

Futurist-surrealism!

Pure *ART*