And perhaps the greatest sting of the movie is that it's still reverberated to this day. From the timing of its release to the message of hopelessness it leaves viewers with, a film supposedly delving into New York's gay underworld became one more thing the gay community had to endure. The film, starring Al Pacino as an undercover cop, Steve Burns, investigating murders in New York's S&M gay subculture, was a thorn in the community's side upon its release. Cruising was released on February 8, 1980. But the beginning of the decade also brought cruelty in the form of film. The '80s brought many cruelties for the gay community: the Reagan Administration, AIDS, demonization, televangelist Jerry Falwell proclaiming "AIDS is God's punishment for homosexuals," and gay bashing abounding.
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