William Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’: Al Pacino Doing Poppers at a Gay Club Is More Important Than Ever

REASSESSING

Leather! Fisting! Death! In the wake of prolific director William Friedkin’s death, we revisit his most underrated, controversial work: the 1980 gay S&M murder thriller ‘Cruising.’

Photo of Al Pacino and William Friedkin on set of 'Cruising'
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