Al Pacino Donated His Paycheck from 1980s Cruising Because He Felt Movie Was Exploitative of Gay Community
Al Pacino revealed in his new memoir that he donated his paycheck from the 1980 movie Cruising because he felt the film proved to be "exploitative" of the LGBTQ+ community. In Sonny Boy, which is out now, the actor, 84, recalled that he was interested in "pushing the envelope" when he agreed to make Cruising with the late director William Friedkin. The crime thriller starred Pacino as a New York City police officer who goes undercover at gay bars throughout the city in the hopes of tracking down a serial killer suspected of killing gay men.
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