---
title: 'Cruising (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Friedkin'
released: '1980-02-08'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'West Germany'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cruising-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080569/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cruising (1980)

1980 · R · 99 min · Crime, Thriller, Mystery · West Germany, Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Cruising is a 1980 crime thriller written and directed by William Friedkin, and starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino and Karen Allen. It is loosely based on the 1970 novel by The New York Times reporter Gerald Walker about a serial killer targeting gay men, particularly the men associated with the leather scene. The title is a double entendre, as "cruising" can describe both police officers on patrol and men who are cruising for sex. It was an international co-production between West Germany and the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Friedkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-friedkin)
- **Screenplay:** [William Friedkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-friedkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Nitzsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nitzsche)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Weintraub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-weintraub)
- **Director of Photography:** [James A. Contner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-a-contner)
- **Editor:** [Bud S. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-s-smith)

## Cast

- [Al Pacino](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-pacino)
- [Gene Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-davis)
- [Paul Sorvino](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sorvino)
- [Leo Burmester](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-burmester)
- [Barton Heyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/barton-heyman)
- [Ed O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-o-neill)
- [James Remar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-remar)
- [Larry Atlas](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-atlas)
- [Karen Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-allen)
- [Ray Vitte](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-vitte)
- [Keith Prentice](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-prentice)
- [Jimmie Ray Weeks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmie-ray-weeks)
- [Randy Jurgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-jurgensen)
- [James Sutorius](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-sutorius)
- [Allan Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-miller)

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