AB
Adam Baran
Self
About this film
What it's about
“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.
1 screenings · 1 cinema
· Through Sat Nov 7
Showtimes
Highlighted times start within the next 4 hours.
Saturday
Sat · Nov 7
1 showtime · 1 cinema
Cast & Crew
Who made it
Cast
AH
Andy Humm
Self
AM
Armando D. Muñoz
Self
BS
Bud S. Smith
Self
CK
Charles Kaiser
Self
CL
Charles Lum
Self
Dan Savage
Self
DA
Darkqwolf
Self
DV
David Del Valle
Self
DR
David Rothenberg
Self
Crew
Jeffrey Schwarz
Directing
Facts & references
Details
Title
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Year
2026
Runtime
1h 25m
Spoken Language
English
Genre
Documentary
Director
Jeffrey Schwarz
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)
100%
IMDb ID
tt37898746
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