Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

“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.

Year: 2026

Cast

Adam Baran

Self

Andy Humm

Self

Armando D. Muñoz

Self

Bud S. Smith

Self

Charles Kaiser

Self

Charles Lum

Self
Dan Savage

Dan Savage

Self

Darkqwolf

Self

David Del Valle

Self

David Rothenberg

Self

Dennis Dermody

Self
Don Scardino

Don Scardino

Self

Drusilla Adeline

Self

Efrain Gonzalez

Self
Frank Henenlotter

Frank Henenlotter

Self
Howard Rosenman

Howard Rosenman

Self

James Polchin

Self
Jim Fall

Jim Fall

Self

Jim Hubbard

Self

John Burke

Self

Ken Kidd

Self

Ken Oliver

Self

Kenneth Sherrill

Self

Matt Foreman

Self
Michael Musto

Michael Musto

Self

Michael Schiavi

Self

Nat Segaloff

Self

Pamela Verrill Walker

Self

Randy Jurgensen

Self

Richard Berkowitz

Self

Richard Goldstein

Self

Rob Urbinati

Self

Robert Geary

Self

Steve Ashkinazy

Self

Thom Kam

Self
Todd Verow

Todd Verow

Self

William K. Hoyt

Self

William Schoel

Self

Addison Verrill

Self (archive footage)
Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Bell

Self (archive footage)

Barton Lane

Self (archive footage)
Anita Bryant

Anita Bryant

Self (archive footage)
Chuck Scarborough

Chuck Scarborough

Self (archive footage)
Dianne Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein

Self (archive footage)

Frank O'Dowd

Self (archive footage)
Gene Siskel

Gene Siskel

Self (archive footage)
George Putnam

George Putnam

Self (archive footage)
Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk

Self (archive footage)
Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn

Self (archive footage)
Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Self (archive footage)
Jerry Weintraub

Jerry Weintraub

Self (archive footage)
John Wojtowicz

John Wojtowicz

Self (archive footage)
Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Self (archive footage)

Marcia Pally

Self (archive footage)
Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Paul Bateson

Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Self (archive footage)

Tom Snyder

Self (archive footage)
William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Self (archive footage)
Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Self (archive footage)
Wayland Flowers

Wayland Flowers

Self (archive footage)