This screening includes Cruising
- Date and time:
- Fri, Nov 30, 2012, From 11:59 pm–1:41 am
- Runtime:
- 1 hr 42 min
- Cost:
- $3 all tickets
Series: Not-Quite Midnights
About Cruising
- Rating:
- Year Released:
- 1980
- Genres:
- Drama
- Metadata:
Upon its 1980 release, William Friedkin’s Cruising
provoked a firestorm of controversy for its dark
and gritty depiction of New York’s underground
gay scene. Al Pacino stars as Steve Burns, an
undercover cop assigned to attract the attention
of an enigmatic serial killer preying on patrons of
the underground S&M leather bars. The deeper
Burns explores this world, the more he becomes
transformed by what he experiences. Initially
perceived as homophobic, Friedkin’s haunting
masterpiece has been critically reappraised as a
provocative meditation on repression, power, and
masculinity, and remains one the most audacious
films financed by a major studio.
(35mm presentation)