They played the film for him at a dinner gathering, and Hefner called it the worst film he'd ever seen.
The extras in full black leather and chaps, among other provocative sexual attire, were actual patrons of the bars recruited for the scenes a few days before filming began.
Friedkin doesn't see the connection. 28 June 2009 | tonymurphylee The S&M clubs frequently played the same music you'd hear in "regular" clubs including the likes of KC and the Sunshine Band and Donna Summer, "and I hated that stuff. Kermode asks if he ever visited the clubs on those nights, and Friedkin replies "Yes, and I was the ugliest guy in the room. Friedkin spoke with a man who survived an attempted murder by the alleged serial killer at the time, and he mentioned the assailant's little sing-song couplet "Who's here, I'm here, you're here." These locations are in Manhattan's lower West Side neighborhoods in the meat packing district, most of which remain open to this day. "You're happy to be home, you're happy it's all over, and you're shaving. A deranged serial killer is on the loose and is killing patrons of gay S&M clubs. With Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd. William Friedkin's early-80s shocker, CRUISING, has been called one of the most despicable and offensive films ever to be put out by a major motion picture studio. Friend of Al Pacino. Pamela Springsteen, Bruce's sister, is also in the movie. The places that the ship visited before returning home to England were unnamed ports in Spain, Italy and North Africa. 13 of 16 people found this review helpful. IMDB v2.1 Internet Media Discussion Boards. Dilys Laye replaced Joan Sims who was allegedly exhausted after a lengthy run in the West End revue 'The Lord Chamberlain Regrets' which had also starred Dilys and Ronnie Stevens. This "Carry On" movie featured such series regulars as Sidney James, Kenneth Connor and Kenneth Williams. Sonny Grosso, the real cop who Roy Scheider played in The French Connection (1971), has a cameo here as a cop too. Edit. He adds that Pacino seemed to following in the footsteps of Marlon Brando in not memorizing his lines and choosing instead to be "spontaneous." The film is based on a series of murders of gay men that took place between 1962-79 in New York City. The film uses different actors as the killer at various times and shares a voice between them. Sixth "Carry On" movie in the British comedy film franchise series.
Has IMDB trivia gotten worse, or has it always been this bad? Police traced items of recovered clothing to a shop in Greenwich Village, catering to gays, and distinctive tattoos identified one of the victims as a well known member of the gay community. Acting career took a nose-dive when the handsome, muscular Santana gained over … They did that in part so the perp would lose credibility when trying to complain about the detectives' behavior. While barely seeing his girlfriend Nancy anymore, the work starts changing him. The ongoing protests from the gay community about the making of the film caused Edit. Gerald Thomas' elder brother Ralph Thomas co-directed the film with him but was uncredited. Third Office J Causey (Assistant director JackCausey), Fourth Officer D. Lovell ( Camera operator Dudley Lovell), Junior Fourth Officer A Hume (Director of photography Alan Hume), Although Norman Hudis wrote the script, the idea of a Carry On Holiday was suggested by Carry On Irregular Eric Barker.