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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

The murders inspired a movie. The movie ignited a movement.

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English / 85 MIN. / 2026

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The Synopsis

“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 Cast

Adam BaranAndy HummArmando D. MuñozBud S. SmithCharles KaiserCharles LumDan SavageDarkqwolfDavid Del ValleDavid RothenbergDennis DermodyDon ScardinoDrusilla AdelineEfrain GonzalezFrank HenenlotterHoward RosenmanJames PolchinJim FallJim HubbardJohn BurkeKen KiddKen OliverKenneth SherrillMatt ForemanMichael MustoMichael SchiaviNat SegaloffPamela Verrill WalkerRandy JurgensenRichard BerkowitzRichard GoldsteinRob UrbinatiRobert GearySteve AshkinazyThom KamTodd VerowWilliam K. HoytWilliam SchoelAddison VerrillAl PacinoArthur BellBarton LaneAnita BryantChuck ScarboroughDianne FeinsteinFrank O'DowdGene SiskelGeorge PutnamHarvey MilkHolly WoodlawnJason MillerJerry WeintraubJohn WojtowiczLinda BlairMarcia PallyMarsha P. JohnsonPaul BatesonRoger EbertTom SnyderWilliam FriedkinVito RussoWayland Flowers

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