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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Cast
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Al Pacino
Steve Burns
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Scarface
Paul Sorvino
Capt. Edelson
Known for
GoodFellas
Godfather of Harlem
Karen Allen
Nancy Gates
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Scrooged
Richard Cox
Stuart Richards
Known for
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Alpha House
Don Scardino
Ted Bailey
Known for
Squirm
He Knows You're Alone
Joe Spinell
Patrolman DiSimone
Known for
Rocky
Maniac
Jay Acovone
Skip Lee
Known for
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Beauty and the Beast
Gene Davis
DaVinci
Known for
The Hitcher
10 to Midnight
Randy Jurgensen
Det. Lefransky
Known for
Thinner
Still of the Night
Barton Heyman
Dr. Rifkin
Known for
The Exorcist
The Basketball Diaries
Arnaldo Santana
Loren Lukas
Known for
Scarface
Larry Atlas
Eric Rossman
Known for
Firstborn
William Friedkin Director · Gerald Walker Author Jack Nitzsche Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $11M · United States release February 15, 1980
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,814,523
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Jerry Weintraub Productions
Production
CiP - Europäische Treuhand
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
CiP - Europaische Treuhand AG
Production
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 8, 1980
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · February 15, 1980
Theatrical
Argentina
January 7, 1982 · Theatrical
Australia
June 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 13, 1980 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 18, 1981 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 1, 1995 · Physical
France
September 23, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
August 25, 1980 · Theatrical
October 19, 2007 · Physical
Greece
October 9, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
February 27, 1981 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Italy
October 28, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
January 10, 1981 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 24, 1981 · Theatrical
Norway
October 28, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
August 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 28, 1980 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 11, 1980 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 29, 1981 · Theatrical
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