UW Cinematheque: Special Presentations
Cruising | USA | 1980 | 35mm | 106 min. Director: William Friedkin
Event Details
Date
Friday, April 14, 2017
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen
When a serial killer begins targeting the patrons of gay S&M bars in New York City, a straight cop goes undercover to stop him and becomes entangled in an overwhelming new world. Largely maligned as a harmful representation of gay culture during its production and initial release, Cruising has since received greater appreciation as an unusually explicit mainstream artifact of the pre-AIDS era.
When a serial killer begins targeting the patrons of gay S&M bars in New York City, a straight cop goes undercover to stop him and becomes entangled in an overwhelming new world. Largely maligned as a harmful representation of gay culture during its production and initial release, Cruising has since received greater appreciation as an unusually explicit mainstream artifact of the pre-AIDS era.
Cost
Free
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