Summary:
Based on murders that took place between 1962 and 1979 in New York city, Cruising follows the story of police detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino)as he tries to solve a number of brutal murder cases in the gay community.

Cruising received a multitude of publicity when it was released due to the censorship row that surrounded it.

Description:
This hyperventilating police thriller follows straight cop Al Pacino as he goes undercover (as a Greenwich Village homo) to catch a serial killer that preys on gay men. Set in the leather bars, cruising areas and sweating, pulsating discos of the time, we witness Pacino change from a seemingly well-adjusted heterosexual cop to a sexually and criminally suspect one. The lurid and inarticulate depiction of gay life, as well as the notion that contact with gays could lure a man into their web, infuriated gays at the time. Today, long after the fury has died down, the film proves to be a fascinating if ridiculous glimpse into gay life - albeit Hollywood's version of gay life. Having lost its power to offend, the film is now part of queer film history and a testament to how a frightened Hollywood treated a disenfranchised minority. And it's pretty hot in spots, too.

Additional Information

Categories: Gay Slasher Horror / Murder Mystery

Running Time: 98 mins, Year: 2008 (DVD) Originally 1980

Price: Around £9 on Amazon.co.uk*

Starring: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino

Director: William Friedkin

Studio: Warner Home Video

Shop Online at: Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, Homoactive & TLA Video (USA)

Country: UK, Language: English

Additional info: Region 2 UK/Euro

Summary:
Gay Comedy Horror - Hellbent is a scary, sexy, funny thrill-ride through a wild Halloween night in West Hollywood where chiseled gay boys become the target of a sickle-wielding serial killer.