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The History of 'Cruising'

2007 · 21 min

A brisk, talking-heads making-of that recalls a fraught production and the outrage it stirred, informative rather than immersive.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.
How it feels
Earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Art, media, identity, sexuality
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Laurent Bouzereau
Written by
Laurent Bouzereau
Starring
Jay Acovone, Michael Aronin, Larry Atlas, Paul Bateson, Leo Burmester, Richard Cox, Philip D'Antoni, Gene Davis
Cinematography
Jeffrey Peter Byrd, Michael Osment
Runtime
21 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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