

Cruising
Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11M
- Box office
- $19.8M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- police
- undercover
- homophobia
- detective
- fetish
- cruising
- exploitation
- gay club
- sadomasochism
- sexual murder
- murder
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Produced in
United States of America, Germany
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York8 Feb 1980
- TheatricalR15 Feb 1980
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1811 Sept 1980
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+12 Jun 1980
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical7 Jan 1982
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical13 Nov 1980
BrazilBR
- Theatrical18 May 1981
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Jul 1995
FranceFR
- TheatricalU23 Sept 1980
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1825 Aug 1980
- Physical1619 Oct 2007
GreeceGR
- PhysicalDVD9 Oct 2007
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical27 Feb 1981
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1812 Sept 1980
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Cruising was released on 15 February 1980.
Audience reviews
1- R6/10
RottenPop
12/20/2025
Cruising has Al Pacino early in his career taking bold risks, and that alone highlights why he’s considered one of the best actors of all time. He was willing to go places in 1980 that most stars wouldn’t touch, stepping into subject matter that was still largely unexplored on screen. Even when it doesn’t work perfectly, that commitment is admirable. The film’s production was famously delayed by protests, yet it s…
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