Cruising

Summary

Cruising is a film^[1]. Cruising ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,168 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cruising's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Cruising was directed by William Friedkin^[4].
• William Friedkin wrote the screenplay for Cruising^[5].
• Cruising's composer is recorded as Jack Nitzsche^[6].
• Cruising is associated with the New Hollywood movement^[7].
• Cruising's genre is crime film^[8].
• Cruising's genre is erotic thriller^[9].
• Cruising's genre is LGBTQ-related film^[10].
• Cruising's genre is film based on a novel^[11].
• Cruising's genre is detective film^[12].
• Cruising's genre is thriller film^[13].
• Cruising's genre is neo-noir^[14].
• Cruising's based on is recorded as Cruising^[15].
• A cast member of Cruising was Al Pacino^[16].
• A cast member of Cruising was Paul Sorvino^[17].
• A cast member of Cruising was Karen Allen^[18].
• A cast member of Cruising was Richard Cox^[19].
• A cast member of Cruising was Don Scardino^[20].
• A cast member of Cruising was James Remar^[21].
• A cast member of Cruising was Joe Spinell^[22].
• A cast member of Cruising was Ed O'Neill^[23].
• A cast member of Cruising was William Russ^[24].
• A cast member of Cruising was Mike Starr^[25].
• A cast member of Cruising was Powers Boothe^[26].
• A cast member of Cruising was Jay Acovone^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Compilation, Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1980^[30]

• Genre(s): disco, electronic, funk, pop rock, punk, rock^[31]

• Community tags: disco, electronic, funk, pop rock, punk, rock, soundtrack, stage screen^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: a675ec77-d226-3c25-bdd7-f30dd406dd6d^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cruising was produced by Jerry Weintraub^[34]. Cruising was directed by William Friedkin^[4]. William Friedkin wrote the screenplay for Cruising^[5]. Cast members include Al Pacino^[16], Paul Sorvino^[17], Karen Allen^[18], Richard Cox^[19], Don Scardino^[20], and James Remar^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include February 8, 1980^[35], August 29, 1980^[36], and February 15, 1980^[37]. The original language of Cruising was English^[38]. Genres include crime film^[8], erotic thriller^[9], LGBTQ-related film^[10], film based on a novel^[11], detective film^[12], and thriller film^[13]. Cruising was distributed by video on demand^[39].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include New York City Police Department^[40] and serial killer^[41]. Cruising is associated with the New Hollywood movement^[7].

Reception

Reviews include 50%^[42] and 6.1/10^[43].

Why It Matters

Cruising ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,168 views/month).^[2] Cruising has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Cruising is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]