Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
- Director: Jeffrey Schwarz
- Producer: Adam Baran, John Boccardo, Alan Eichler, Aimée Flaherty, Gerald Herman, Jeff Nelson, Ron Nyswaner, Tenielle Oldham, Robbie Rogers, Jeffrey Schwarz
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"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.
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Cast & Characters
Drusilla Adeline ... Self - Interviewee
Steve Ashkinazy ... Self - Interviewee
Adam Baran ... Self - Interviewee
Paul Bateson ... Self (archive footage)
Arthur Bell ... Self (archive footage)
Richard Berkowitz ... Self - Interviewee
Heather Bernard ... Self (archive footage)
Kurt Bieber ... Self (archive footage)
Linda Blair ... Self (archive footage)
Anita Bryant ... Self (archive footage)
John Burke ... Self - Interviewee
Connie Collins ... Self (archive footage)
Darkqwolf ... Self - Interviewee (as Q. Darkqwolf)
David Del Valle ... Self - Interviewee
Mike DeLa Hoz ... Self (archive footage)
Dennis Dermody ... Self - Interviewee
David Diaz ... Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert ... Self (archive footage)
Jim Fall ... Self - Interviewee
Dianne Feinstein ... Self (archive footage)
Wayland Flowers ... Self (archive footage)
Matt Foreman ... Self - Interviewee
William Friedkin ... Self (archive footage)
Robert Geary ... Self - Interviewee
Ronald Gold ... Self (archive footage)