Episode 275 - Cruising *Listener's Choice*

Few movies of the past forty years have the same notoriety of CRUISING, a highly controversial cop thriller from 1980.  The film features Al Pacino as an undercover officer infiltrating the world of gay leather bars in New York City.  This film was severely picketed by the gay community when it was being made, as it was deemed to be homophobic.  It may be that, but it is also a mess of a movie.  Many important plot points are left vague or ambiguous.  But the frankness of the material is still fascinating all these years later.  New guest, Kathleen brings CRUISING to the discussion, which also explores the James Franco companion piece, INTERIOR LEATHER BAR. You can download the podcast here by right-clicking on the hypertext link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player attached to this post.