Cruising (1980)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.0/10   

Director:

William Friedkin

Escritores:

William Friedkin (written by)
Gerald Walker (novel)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

8 febrero 1980 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Drama | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.

Plot:

A police detective goes undercover in the sleazy and underground gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is murdering numerous gay men with S&M tactics.

Plot Keywords:

Gay | S&M | Undercover | Police | Cruising

Premios:

4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

a question of taste

Reparto

Al Pacino	...	Steve Burns
Paul Sorvino	...	Capt. Edelson
Karen Allen	...	Nancy
Richard Cox	...	Stuart Richards
Don Scardino	...	Ted Bailey
Joe Spinell	...	Patrolman DiSimone
Jay Acovone	...	Skip Lee
Randy Jurgensen	...	Det. Lefransky
Barton Heyman	...	Dr. Rifkin
Gene Davis	...	DaVinci
Arnaldo Santana	...	Loren Lukas
Larry Atlas	...	Eric Rossman
Allan Miller	...	Chief of Detectives
Sonny Grosso	...	Det. Blasio
Ed O'Neill	...	Det. Schreiber (as Edward O'Neil)

También conocida como:

Cruising (Alemania Occidental)
William Friedkin's Cruising (USA) (closing credits title)
A la caza (Spain) [es]
Cacería (Venezuela) [es]

Duración:

102 min

País:

USA | Alemania Occidental

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:(Banned) (cut) (1981-2000) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1980-2000) | UK:18 (cut) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) | West Germany:18 (f) (original rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Portugal:M/18

Locaciones de Filmación:

Badlands - 338 West Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

CiP - Europaische Treuhand AG

Trivialidades:

The LA punk band The Germs recorded five or so songs expressly for the soundtrack to this movie, although in the actual event, only "Lion's Share" was actually used. During the recording sessions, director William Friedkin was so energized by the Germs' playing that he took to doing the "pogo" dance around the engineer's booth.

Errores:

Continuidad: Steve Burns is in a patrol car with his fellow detectives and points out a suspect. He tells them that the man's name is Skip, but does not know his surname. But in the previous scene the barman tells Burns the suspect's name is Skip Lea.

Citas:

Patrolman DiSimone: C'mere. I wanna show you my night stick.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Manhunt (2003) (VG)

Banda de Sonido:

Three Day Moon

a question of taste

This is a FRIEDKIN movie. Consequently, it is soulless, dark and physical. There are no heroes, the range goes from unclear/mixed up/tortured souls/loonies to the dephts of hell. It is also highly interpretative, you can not expect a logical script and a "I did it" smile or a "walk towards the sun" type of ending. So, it's a question of taste if you like his movies or not. I DO. I very much doubt that Pacino or Sorvino regret making this film. It is riveting. For one, characters are not even gray, they are a mystery. Sorvino's character, for instance is so blank, that you even wonder if he cares about anything, including Burns' fate. Pacino's character is pretty ambitious, but other than that he is completely controversial. Although he shows some kind of goodness (towards his neighbor, for instance), the ending even kinda questions that (was it because he had sexual intentions with the guy or that he just wanted to do some good?). Also, he sometimes feels overwhelmed by the undercover job ("I don't know if I can do this") but then he starts to adapt. One of the possible ideas of this movie is: you dance with the devil and then you start to like it. In any case, it leaves conclusions to the viewer. The atmosphere and especially the music are truly amazing and original. 9/10