Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Jeffrey Schwarz2026-06-06
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85 min
“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.
Cast
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Adam Baran | Self | Unowned |
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Andy Humm | Self | Unowned |
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Armando D. Muñoz | Self | Unowned |
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Bud S. Smith | Self | Unowned |
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Charles Kaiser | Self | Unowned |
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Charles Lum | Self | Unowned |
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Dan Savage | Self | Unowned |
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Darkqwolf | Self | Unowned |
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David Del Valle | Self | Unowned |
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David Rothenberg | Self | Unowned |
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Dennis Dermody | Self | Unowned |
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Don Scardino | Self | Unowned |
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Drusilla Adeline | Self | Unowned |
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Efrain Gonzalez | Self | Unowned |
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Frank Henenlotter | Self | Unowned |
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Howard Rosenman | Self | Unowned |
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James Polchin | Self | Unowned |
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Jim Fall | Self | Unowned |
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Jim Hubbard | Self | Unowned |
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John Burke | Self | Unowned |
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Ken Kidd | Self | Unowned |
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Ken Oliver | Self | Unowned |
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Kenneth Sherrill | Self | Unowned |
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Matt Foreman | Self | Unowned |
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Michael Musto | Self | Unowned |
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Michael Schiavi | Self | Unowned |
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Nat Segaloff | Self | Unowned |
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Pamela Verrill Walker | Self | Unowned |
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Randy Jurgensen | Self | Unowned |
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Richard Berkowitz | Self | Unowned |
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Richard Goldstein | Self | Unowned |
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Rob Urbinati | Self | Unowned |
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Robert Geary | Self | Unowned |
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Steve Ashkinazy | Self | Unowned |
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Thom Kam | Self | Unowned |
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Todd Verow | Self | Unowned |
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William K. Hoyt | Self | Unowned |
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William Schoel | Self | Unowned |
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Addison Verrill | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Al Pacino | Self (archive footage) | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Arthur Bell | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Barton Lane | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Anita Bryant | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Chuck Scarborough | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Dianne Feinstein | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Frank O'Dowd | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Gene Siskel | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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George Putnam | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Harvey Milk | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Holly Woodlawn | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jason Miller | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jerry Weintraub | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John Wojtowicz | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Linda Blair | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Marcia Pally | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Marsha P. Johnson | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Paul Bateson | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Roger Ebert | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Tom Snyder | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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William Friedkin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Vito Russo | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Wayland Flowers | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |