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Al Pacino in Cruising (1980)

Connections

Cruising

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Featured in

    • "Sneak Previews" The Last Married Couple in America/Cruising/Just Tell Me What You Want/Hero At Large/Saturn 3 (TV Episode 1980)

      Clip shown
    • "Sneak Previews" Changing Attitude Toward Homosexuality in Movies (TV Episode 1982)

      Clip shown
    • Hunting Season (Video 1988)

      Clips shown
    • The Celluloid Closet (1995)

      Footage is shown.
    • The History of Cruising (Video 2007)

      Clips shown.

Referenced in

    • "Saturday Night Live" Elliott Gould/Gary Numan (TV Episode 1980)

      Title mentioned and poster show on Weekend Update
    • "Sneak Previews" Take 2: Going to the Movies (TV Episode 1980)

      The title appears on a marquee at The Chicago Theatre.
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Joan Rivers/Dick Van Patten/Stephanie Faracy/Byron Allen (TV Episode 1980)

      Reference in the monologue
    • Can't Stop the Music (1980)

      Alicia alludes to it.
    • "Password Plus" Episode dated 20 June 1980 (TV Episode 1980)

      Reference in a puzzle clue revealed after solve

References

    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      Stuart calls Steve "Dorothy".
    • Rear Window (1954)

      A murder suspect is observed from the surrounding area of his apartment.
    • Psycho (1960)

      Cited by director William Friedkin as influence.
    • The Boys in the Band (1970)

      Stories about gay urban groups seen in chiaroscuro by William Friedkin.
    • The French Connection (1971)

      Shots in perspective from and to the stairs of a subway station.

Spoofed in

    • Killer Condom (1996)

    • The Onion Movie (2008)

      In the "Queen Nathan" sketch, frames from gay-sex scenes are added, subliminally, like during the murder scene in "Crusing".

Version of

    • Pantyhose Hero (1990)

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