{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678d5831fc105e4d3611079e/68fd7a1b1e3d261ce046957b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cruising (1980)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678d5831fc105e4d3611079e/1761442255469-64e17a21-9369-4d97-8d05-fd0827fb061c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hold onto your jockstrap because we're hunting a serial killer in the Big Apple with William Friedkin's <em>Cruising </em>(1980).</p><p>Starring a 39-year old Al Pacino as an ambitious young police officer going undercover in New York's leather scene, the film - which was picketed by the queer community at the time - has aged well thanks to its ambiguity.</p><p>Plus: debate about the success of Pacino's performance, the meaning of the end, inserting pornography into the murder sequences, and why you don't need to seek out James Franco's <em>Interior.Leather.Bar </em></p><p>Seen the film or want to hear more details? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/TheQueerGaze another ~22 minutes of spoiler-heavy discussion.</p><p>Like the show? Rate, review and subscribe to help others find us</p><p>Follow the show on Insta and BlueSky: @thequeergaze.</p><p>Email us: thequeergazeshow@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"Conrad Chambers & Joe Lipsett"}