Cruising

Cruising

102 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Feb. 15, 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 a 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

102 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Feb. 15, 1980

Cruising
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 a 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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers United Artists, Lorimar Film Entertainment, CiP - Europaische Treuhand AG
Original title Cruising
Directors Robert E. Warren, Alan Hopkins, Sidney Gecker, William Friedkin
Writers Gerald Walker, William Friedkin

Cast

Al Pacino

as Steve Burns

Paul Sorvino

as Capt. Edelson

Karen Allen

as Nancy Gates

Richard Cox

as Stuart Richards

Don Scardino

as Ted Bailey

Joe Spinell

as Patrolman DiSimone

Jay Acovone

as Skip Lee

Gene Davis

as DaVinci

Randy Jurgensen

as Det. Lefransky

Barton Heyman

as Dr. Rifkin

Arnaldo Santana

as Loren Lukas

Larry Atlas

as Eric Rossman

Allan Miller

as Chief of Detectives

Sonny Grosso

as Det. Blasio

Ed O'Neill

as Det. Schreiber

Michael Aronin

as Det. Davis

James Remar

as Gregory

William Russ

as Paul Gaines

Mike Starr

as Patrolman Desher

Steve Inwood

as Martino

Keith Prentice

as Joey

Leland Starnes

as Jack Richards

Robert Pope

as DaVinci's Friend

Leo Burmester

as Water Sport

Bruce Levine

as Dancer

Charles Dunlap

as Three Card Monte

Powers Boothe

as Hankie Salesman

James Sutorius

as Jack (voice)

Richard Jamieson

as Spotter

Jimmie Ray Weeks

as Seller

David Winnie Hayes

as Bouncer

Carmine Stipo

as Bartender

James Hayden

as Cockpit Cake Man

Todd Winters

as Tugboat Mate

Kirsten Baker

as Jogger

Henry Judd Baker

as Tough Cop