Al Pacino admits that his 1980 crime movie “Cruising” was “exploitative” — but “didn’t see it as that when I was doing it.” The William Friedkin thriller about a serial killer ...

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 ...

Al Pacino in Cruising (1980). (United Artists/Courtesy Everett Collection) “I took the money, and it was a lot, and I put it in an irrevocable trust fund,” he explained.

Al Pacino Admits the Movie “Cruising” Was “Exploitative” of Gays The 84-year-old actor reveals in his new memoir that he anonymously donated his salary from the film to various charities.

As we’ve previously reported, Pacino’s career is littered with roles of particular interest to LGBTQ+ moviegoers. One of these was playing a cop in the 1980 crime thriller Cruising.

The controversy around Al Pacino’s film Cruising led the actor to donate his earnings to charity. While the 1980 thriller has become something of a cult classic, as Pacino writes in his recently ...

Al Pacino Might Finally Watch ‘The Exorcist,’ 45 Years After Working with Director William Friedkin on ‘Cruising’ Pacino infamously had a contentious dynamic with the late auteur, who died ...

Al Pacino wrote in his new memoir, 'Sonny Boy,' that he "just wanted one positive thing to come out of" making his 1980 film, 'Cruising,' by donating his salary ...