Cinematic background from Cruising 1980 - A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as a decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society.

Cruising

1980

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Directors:
William Friedkin
Writers:
William Friedkin, Gerald Walker
Official poster of Cruising 1980 directed by William Friedkin
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – Two men sitting on a bench in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A group of men standing in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A street filled with lots of yellow taxis driving down it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man walking down a path in the dark; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man in a black tank top is looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man is talking on a phone while sitting down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man walking in front of a building with a sign on it's side; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – Two men are sitting on a bus looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a leather vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a tank top; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man standing on some stairs in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man sitting on top of a wall near bushes; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – Two people walking down a dark path at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A group of men sitting on a bus looking at a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man sitting in front of a mirror looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man standing next to a brick wall in a city; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person with his head on a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man sitting on a chair reading a newspaper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man with curly black hair wearing headphones; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man wearing a police hat in the dark with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person sitting at a table in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man and a woman standing next to each other looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man with long hair and a beard standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man in a black leather jacket looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a blue and white striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – Two people are walking on a path at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man walking down a path in the dark; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A woman with long brown hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A group of young men sitting at a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man standing in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man standing next to a bus on a city street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man's face with tears in his eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man with a beard is standing next to a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A shirtless man lifting a barbell in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man sitting on a chair in front of another man; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man with a beard and mustache holding a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man sitting on a bed smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man in a police uniform is standing in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man's face looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A couple of men sitting next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man sitting on top of a wooden park bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man is shaving his face in a bathroom; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man walking down a street near a fire hydrant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man with long curly hair is looking at another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A couple of people that are standing up in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man standing in a tree holding a blanket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person looking at another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man is shaving his face in a barber shop; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man standing in front of a window with his hands on his hips; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a wig; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A young woman with long brown hair is looking at a young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A group of people standing around a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man in underwear is looking in a book case; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man in a leather jacket is standing next to another man in a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man sitting on a bus reading a newspaper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person holding a guitar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man looking out a window through blinds; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man laying in the grass with a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – Two men standing next to each other on a balcony; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A man standing in a dark room with his hands in his pockets; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A series of photographs of a man's faces in black and white; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Cruising” (1980), directed by William Friedkin – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle