Cruising Montage

[TheNaomiengland]

I love this movie, This is a turn on for me sexy gay men in their village people outfits,

[headbangar]

Who is this Guy! I've seen him in other Flix

[hufclufc]

"AIDS is a manufactured drug to put a stop to this type of gay promiscuity......... and get the African population down"..... Discuss

[sprucepantherkmt]

thank god that aids has just now been released into these fags bloodstream (1980) and is solving the faggot problem for us

[launwatch]

Antigay?? 1 murderer, lots of innocent gays, 1 part of the gay scene; anything else?

Does this mean if 1 straight person muders someone all of a sudden all str8s are killers? What about the S&M str8 scene. Not antigay, just a movie about a subject, a part of the world.

[joeyinempirestate]

Spinell references Taxi Driver here, very nicely done

[Silvertrine]

Why is this homophobic I'm jealous of gays. I wish I could go down to a club, not have to try to charm females, just express raw sexuality and have it reciprocated with no pretense.

[launwatch]

@Silvertrine Get yourself to a swingers bar dude : )

[TheNaomiengland]

They could of showd gay men giving head that would've been nice

[freein2339]

The music was great in this film...

[ultrafragola2000]

This a truely shot of the behaviour of some gays community in NY in that year.

Why several gay people deny that?

[terencewoelke]

damn! this is jeffrey dahmer-esque!

[44madhatter]

i love this film so much had it on vhs when i was 12 and i lost it years later i gotta get it on dvd

[themillenia]

Wait, his name is Steve Burns? Same name as the Blues Clues guy. Ik, random.

[ozoshah]

"chi combatte contro i mostri deve stare attento a non diventare a sua volta un mostro.e se scruti a lungo nell abisso,l' abisso scruterà in te"

[TulseLuper]

Great film. I'm glad people are finally coming to their senses about it. It should be right up there with The Exorcist and The French Connection as one of Friedkin's best. Sadly the absurd moral panic surrounding the film's release has distracted everyone from the picture itself.

[sunclov]

I've LOVED this movie since I was 16.

So deep, (pardon the pun) LOL

[andrewreb27nc]

It was very anti-gay flim. Still is.

[TulseLuper]

It's not an anti-gay film. The film makes it quite clear that not all homosexuals are deranged lunatics, as proven by Pacino's neighbor who is definitely gay but definitely decent and respectable.

On the contrary, it's a chilling and intelligent thriller that features some of the best work of both Pacino and Friedkin.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.-- Nietzsche

[err230]

I've seen this film numerous times but disagree with you about not being anti-gay. it seems to depict most gays as being into sadomasochism , perversion, and the leather bars. I think Pacino must have also thought this. He rarely brings this movie up at interviews, obviously not proud of starring in this role. I think Friedkin should have toned it down on the graphic sex scenes- he really tested the limits here and most people found it rather distasteful.

[TulseLuper]

@err230 It depicts that particular community as into sadomasochism and perversion, but what about the homosexual Pacino meets right at the beginning of the film? He's just an ordinary guy who tragically gets swept into it in the last moments of the story. I think Pacino just can't get over the embarrassment that followed the film's release.

[sunclov]

It is

[BreakingGlass77]

3:44 Willi Cicci!

[dp6876]

"One day this whole city is going to explode" , accurate prediction. This movie was released during 1980 and a year later the first AIDS death was discovered.

[Frank4268]

"You reap what you sow."

There is absolutely NOTHING "gay" about homosexuality.

Outside of that, another great Pacino performance!

Frank

[regiatraviesa1988]

there anybody a boy seem to FREDIEE MERCURY

it see??????????

[novostendhal]

Probably the best stuff Billy did with "Sorcerer" and "To Live and Die in L.A.'Dark diamond cinematic experience.Great cast:Joe Spinell rules!Pacino doesn't like the film...what an asshole;-)

[Twimmerglin]

Superb movie, superb music score, Pacino is outstanding, Sorvino too. Joe Spinell - what a great character actor! Bill Friedkin hits the jackot again! Great montage, ZE!!!

[georgesturdy]

seen this when i was 12 loved it ever since cant wait 2 get the dvd as i only have an old vhs copy poor quality etc freidkin at his best thanx 4 posting

[verdalee]

Neat montage. Thank you for posting.