Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
movie
View on VideBits →“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 & crew
Armando D. Muñoz · Charles Kaiser · Adam Baran · David Rothenberg · Bud S. Smith · Dan Savage · David Del Valle · Charles Lum · Jeffrey Schwarz · Darkqwolf · Andy Humm