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Synopsis: A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society. While barely seeing his girlfriend Nancy anymore, the work starts changing him.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): William Friedkin
Production: Warner Bros.
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
51%
R
Year:
1980
102 min
2,022 Views


the people it attracts, do you suppose?

You bastard.

P*ssy.

Come on, you cocksucker!

Just do it again

and I'll call the police, a**hole.

F***.

Oh, sh*t.

Motherf***er.

You ain't normal.

You are sh*t. Dog sh*t.

You're crazy, mister.

You ought to be committed.

You wanna play, I'll play with you.

Get out.

Got a light?

Thanks.

Who's here?

I'm here

You're here

You're very funny.

You got a place?

Yeah, I have a place.

But it's not available right now.

- We could go to my place.

- Yeah, where is that?

- West Village.

- Too far. How about...

...right down there in the tunnel?

I'm not too crazy about public places.

Don't worry, Dorothy,

there's nobody around.

- How big are you?

- Party size.

What are you into?

I go anywhere.

I don't do anything.

That's cool.

Hips or lips?

Bashful?

No.

Then get them down.

I wanna see the world.

Go for it.

Stuart, the man you attacked

the other night was a police officer.

He attacked me.

We know you killed Martino Perry.

Your fingerprint was on the quarter.

We're going to indict on that.

The upside for you is 20 to life.

That's all you're gonna get

is an indictment.

If you confess to the murder

of Martino Perry...

...and Loren Lukas and Eric Rossman...

...and four or five others

we think you're involved in...

...we'll reduce your sentence.

You'll do eight years, no more.

I've talked to the DA,

and he's willing to go along.

I never killed anyone.

You'll have to run it down

for the grand jury.

- Grand jury?

- Just a formality.

Once you've been cleared,

you can never be sued or face any charges.

We'll present the evidence,

tell them what your assignment was...

...they'll go for necessary force,

and you'll walk away.

You know, captain...

...I appreciate the chance you gave me.

You were there for me. L... l...

I appreciate it.

Your orders should come down

after the grand jury.

Meanwhile, take the rest

of the week off.

Burns...

...welcome to the Detective Division.

Thanks...

...Captain Edelman.

- Edelstein.

Hey, down here.

Do you know

any of these people, Mr. Gaines?

They look like pictures of Stuart

when he was a kid.

I got a box of old letters here.

All addressed to...

...the same guy.

John L. Richards, St. Louis.

- That was his father.

- I wonder why he never sent these.

He's been dead for 10 years.

Oh, yeah?

I guess he never got over it.

He used to talk about him like he was alive.

Are you Miss Ella?

Right in there, captain.

- What time did you hear voices?

- About 2:
15, 2:30.

Did you hear anything they were saying?

Captain.

The landlady discovered the body

about 2:
30 a.m.

The guy downstairs

heard some screaming.

He's giving the details

to Patrolman Desher outside.

Who is he?

Name is Ted Bailey. Works in a brokerage

house downtown part-time, nights.

Went to the beach today

with three friends.

Got back about 6, went to work.

He must have got hit

just after he came home.

There's no sign of a struggle,

nothing seems to be stolen.

Must have been someone he knew.

I think we got the murder weapon in there.

It's a kitchen knife.

He had a roommate by the name

of Gregory Milanese.

He's a dancer.

We got an alarm out for him.

Looks like a lover's quarrel to me.

- DiSimone.

- Sir?

Sixth Precinct.

Yes, sir.

Who lives in that apartment

down the hall?

A guy called Casey,

but he's away for the summer.

The one next door is registered

in the name of John Forbes.

The landlady thinks it's phony.

She ain't seen him in a couple days.

What's that name?

John Forbes.

Jesus Christ.

Sir?

When'd you get in?

A little while ago.

I'm back.

Can I stay?

Sure.

I'm glad.

I need to talk to you.

I wanna tell you everything.

Okay? Let me just get this off.

Okay.

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William Friedkin

William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director. Some of his other films include Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die in L.A., Jade, Rules of Engagement, The Hunted, Bug, and Killer Joe. more…

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