Al Pacino Says His 1980 Film Cruising Was ‘Exploitative’ to LGBTQ Community in New Memoir
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Al Pacino Donated ‘Cruising’ Pay To Charity After Film Felt “Exploitative” To LGBTQ Community
Nearly 45 years later, Al Pacino revealed in his memoir 'Sonny Boy' that he donated his pay from the 1980 film 'Cruising' to charity.
Al Pacino Secretly Donated the Paycheck From His Most Controversial Film
Al Pacino admits in his new memoir Sonny Boy (via Page Six) that he didn’t take a paycheck for his most controversial film.
Al Pacino never took paycheck for controversial ‘Cruising’ film, donated anonymously to charity
I didn’t want to make it a p.r. stunt,” he explained. “I just wanted one positive thing to come out of that whole experience.”
Al Pacino Recalled Seeing Protestors “Almost Every Day” While Shooting His Film “Cruising” And Detailed The Moment He Realized It Was “Exploitative” Of The Gay Community
Released in 1980, Cruising starred then-39-year-old Al as a police officer who went undercover at underground gay bars in New York to catch a serial killer suspected of killing gay men. It was directed by William Friedkin,
Al Pacino thought 'Cruising' was 'exploitative' of LGBTQ+ people, so he donated his paycheck
The actor revealed in his recent memoir, Sonny Boy, that he was so uncomfortable with how the final cut of the movie portrayed LGBTQ+ people that he ended up anonymously donating his entire paycheck to various charities.
Al Pacino reveals the surprising thing he did with his paycheck from the gay thriller “Cruising”
A Memoir. 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 movie was written and directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist,
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