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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026·1h 25m
Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
With Adam Baran, Andy Humm, Armando D. Muñoz, Bud S. Smith and Charles Kaiser
Documentary
“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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