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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Directed by
Jeffrey Schwarz
“Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders" peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of the 1980 thriller, "Cruising." Directed by William Friedkin, the film triggered fierce protests from the LGBTQ+ community for its portrayal of a serial killer targeting gay men in New York's leather bars. Friedkin drew inspiration from the brutal murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, blurring the boundaries between cinematic fiction and real-life tragedy.
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“Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders" peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of the 1980 thriller, "Cruising." Directed by William Friedkin, the film triggered fierce protests from the LGBTQ+ community for its portrayal of a serial killer targeting gay men in New York's leather bars. Friedkin drew inspiration from the brutal murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, blurring the boundaries between cinematic fiction and real-life tragedy.
Cast
Adam BaranSelf
Andy HummSelf
Armando D. MuñozSelf
Bud S. SmithSelf
Charles KaiserSelf
Charles LumSelf
Dan SavageSelf
DarkqwolfSelf
David Del ValleSelf
David RothenbergSelf
Dennis DermodySelf
Don ScardinoSelf
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Drusilla AdelineSelf
Efrain GonzalezSelf
Frank HenenlotterSelf
Howard RosenmanSelf
James PolchinSelf
Jim FallSelf
Jim HubbardSelf
John BurkeSelf
Ken KiddSelf
Ken OliverSelf
Kenneth SherrillSelf
Matt ForemanSelf
Michael MustoSelf
Michael SchiaviSelf
Nat SegaloffSelf
Pamela Verrill WalkerSelf
Randy JurgensenSelf
Richard BerkowitzSelf
Richard GoldsteinSelf
Rob UrbinatiSelf
Robert GearySelf
Steve AshkinazySelf
Thom KamSelf
Todd VerowSelf
William K. HoytSelf
William SchoelSelf
Addison VerrillSelf (archive footage)
Al PacinoSelf (archive footage)
Arthur BellSelf (archive footage)
Barton LaneSelf (archive footage)
Anita BryantSelf (archive footage)
Chuck ScarboroughSelf (archive footage)
Dianne FeinsteinSelf (archive footage)
Frank O'DowdSelf (archive footage)
Gene SiskelSelf (archive footage)
George PutnamSelf (archive footage)
Harvey MilkSelf (archive footage)
Holly WoodlawnSelf (archive footage)
Jason MillerSelf (archive footage)
Jerry WeintraubSelf (archive footage)
John WojtowiczSelf (archive footage)
Linda BlairSelf (archive footage)
Marcia PallySelf (archive footage)
Marsha P. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
Paul BatesonSelf (archive footage)
Roger EbertSelf (archive footage)
Tom SnyderSelf (archive footage)
William FriedkinSelf (archive footage)
Vito RussoSelf (archive footage)
Wayland FlowersSelf (archive footage)
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