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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.
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Automat Pictures
Cast
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Adam Baran
Self
A
Armando D. Muñoz
Self
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Bud S. Smith
Self
C
Charles Lum
Self
D
Dan Savage
Self
D
David Del Valle
Self
D
Don Scardino
Self
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Frank Henenlotter
Self
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Howard Rosenman
Self
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Jim Fall
Self
J
Jim Hubbard
Self
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Michael Musto
Self
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Nat Segaloff
Self
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Randy Jurgensen
Self
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Richard Berkowitz
Self
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Todd Verow
Self
Al Pacino
Self (archive footage)
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Anita Bryant
Self (archive footage)
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Chuck Scarborough
Self (archive footage)
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Dianne Feinstein
Self (archive footage)
