Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

“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.

Documentary

Adam Baran

(Self)

Andy Humm

(Self)

Armando D. Muñoz

(Self)

Bud S. Smith

(Self)

Charles Kaiser

(Self)

Charles Lum

(Self)

Dan Savage

(Self)

Darkqwolf

(Self)

David Del Valle

(Self)

David Rothenberg

(Self)

Dennis Dermody

(Self)

Don Scardino

(Self)

Drusilla Adeline

(Self)

Efrain Gonzalez

(Self)

Frank Henenlotter

(Self)

Howard Rosenman

(Self)

James Polchin

(Self)

Jim Fall

(Self)

Jim Hubbard

(Self)

John Burke

(Self)

Ken Kidd

(Self)

Ken Oliver

(Self)

Kenneth Sherrill

(Self)

Matt Foreman

(Self)

Michael Musto

(Self)

Michael Schiavi

(Self)

Nat Segaloff

(Self)

Pamela Verrill Walker

(Self)

Randy Jurgensen

(Self)

Richard Berkowitz

(Self)

Richard Goldstein

(Self)

Rob Urbinati

(Self)

Robert Geary

(Self)

Steve Ashkinazy

(Self)

Thom Kam

(Self)

Todd Verow

(Self)

William K. Hoyt

(Self)

William Schoel

(Self)

Addison Verrill

(Self (archive footage))

Al Pacino

(Self (archive footage))

Arthur Bell

(Self (archive footage))

Barton Lane

(Self (archive footage))

Anita Bryant

(Self (archive footage))

Chuck Scarborough

(Self (archive footage))

Dianne Feinstein

(Self (archive footage))

Frank O'Dowd

(Self (archive footage))

Gene Siskel

(Self (archive footage))

George Putnam

(Self (archive footage))

Harvey Milk

(Self (archive footage))

Holly Woodlawn

(Self (archive footage))

Jason Miller

(Self (archive footage))

Jerry Weintraub

(Self (archive footage))

John Wojtowicz

(Self (archive footage))

Linda Blair

(Self (archive footage))

Marcia Pally

(Self (archive footage))

Marsha P. Johnson

(Self (archive footage))

Paul Bateson

(Self (archive footage))

Roger Ebert

(Self (archive footage))

Tom Snyder

(Self (archive footage))

William Friedkin

(Self (archive footage))

Vito Russo

(Self (archive footage))

Wayland Flowers

(Self (archive footage))