Cruising
- Year: 1980
- Country of origin: USA, West Germany
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: William Friedkin
- Length: 102 min
- IMDb rating:
Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.
Synopsis
Cruising (1980) follows an undercover New York City police officer sent into the city’s clandestine gay S&M clubhouse scene to track a serial killer preying on gay men. As he immerses himself in the underground subculture and his personal relationships begin to strain under the psychological weight of the assignment, tension mounts between his official role and the ambiguous moral terrain he navigates. This crime thriller blends gritty urban pursuit with uneasy exploration of identity and subculture in a tense, controversial portrait of pursuit and unease.
Selected disc options for Cruising
| Extras | Arrow BD-ALL 4K/US 2025 | Arrow BD-ALL/US/OOP 2019 | Warner DVD-R-0/US 2013 | Warner DVD-1/US/OOP 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director William Friedkin | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Audio Commentary by Director William Friedkin, Moderated by Mark Kermode | has extra | has extra | ||
| Breaking the Codes - With David McGillivray | has extra | |||
| Exorcising “Cruising” | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| The History of “Cruising” | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| The Boy on the Bus - Interview with Actor Mark Zecca | has extra | |||
| Cut Offs - Interview with Editor Bud S. Smith | has extra | |||
| I Want to Be the Curator - Interview with Actress Karen Allen | has extra | |||
| Mineshaft Memories - Interview with Wally Wallace, Manager of the Mineshaft | has extra | |||
| Pounding the Beat - Interview with Actor Mike Starr. | has extra | |||
| Walking the Line - Interview with Actor and Police Advisor Randy Jurgensen | has extra | |||
| Who’s That Guy? - Interview with Actor Jay Acovone | has extra | |||
| BeyondFest Q&A - With Director William Friedkin | has extra | |||
| Interview with On Set Sound Mixer Kim Ornitz | has extra | |||
| Cut, Alternate and Deleted Scenes | has extra | |||
| “There Were Cops, a Dark Bar, and Al Pacino…” - Soundtrack Discussion | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery 1 | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery 2 - Production | has extra | |||
| “Heavy Leather” Alternate Score | has extra | |||
| Teaser Trailer | has extra | |||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Test TV Spots | has extra | |||
| TV Spot Optical Test | has extra | |||
| TV Spots | has extra | |||
| “Stop the Movie” - By Jim Hubbard, with Optional Commentary | has extra |
Notes
- Arrow’s 4K UHD includes a 120-page booklet, screenplay reproduction, and a double-sided foldout poster. Reissued as a standard edition without booklets and poster (2026/01/20).
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 24-page booklet with writing by F. X. Feeney (“Exorcise Prejudice: William Friedkin’s Cruising’”).
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