# Cruising (1980)

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Podcast: [The Queer Gaze](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-queer-gaze-7175296)
Published: 2025-11-13T08:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

Hold onto your jockstrap because we're hunting a serial killer in the Big Apple with William Friedkin's Cruising (1980). Starring a 39-year old Al Pacino as an ambitious young police officer going undercover in New York's leather scene, the film - which was picketed by the queer community at the time - has aged well thanks to its ambiguity. Plus: debate about the success of Pacino's performance, the meaning of the end, inserting pornography into the murder sequences, and why you don't need to seek out James Franco's Interior.Leather.Bar Seen the film or want to hear more details? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/TheQueerGaze another ~22 minutes of spoiler-heavy discussion. Like the show? Rate, review and subscribe to help others find us Follow the show on Insta and BlueSky: @thequeergaze. Email us: thequeergazeshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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