Just as there are films that are praised unjustly and for the wrong reasons, there are films that are vilified unjustly and for the wrong reasons. This phenomenon can be best seen with the passage of time, when the socio-cultural context which served as the basis for criticism changes. Probably the best-known (or infamous) example could be found in *Cruising*, the 1980 thriller written and directed by William Friedk…More
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Cruising
1980
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…
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