Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
20261h 25m
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Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
“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.
The murders inspired a movie. The movie ignited a movement.
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- Release date
- June 6, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- Jeffrey Schwarz
