Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)



0.0 2026 85 min United States of America

Director: Jeffrey Schwarz

Cast: Adam Baran, Andy Humm, Armando D. Muñoz, Bud S. Smith, Charles Kaiser

Documentary
Step into the shadows of cinema history with “Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders,” a deep dive into the firestorm ignited by William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller, “Cruising.” The film sparked fierce backlash from the LGBTQ+ community, who condemned its depiction of a killer stalking gay men through New York’s leather bar scene. Friedkin found his dark muse in the real-life, brutal slaying of Variety journalist Addison Verrill, deliberately smudging the line between Hollywood horror and devastating reality.

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