The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, Metacritic 43/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
647 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
- William FriedkinWriter
- William FriedkinDirector
Cast
- Al PacinoSteve Burns
- Paul SorvinoCapt. Edelson
- Karen AllenNancy Gates
- Richard CoxStuart Richards
- Don ScardinoTed Bailey
- Joe SpinellPatrolman DiSimone
- Jay AcovoneSkip Lee
- Gene DavisDaVinci
- Randy JurgensenDet. Lefransky
- Barton HeymanDr. Rifkin
- Arnaldo SantanaLoren Lukas
- Larry AtlasEric Rossman
Stills
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Themes
new york citypoliceundercoverhomophobiadetectivefetishcruisingexploitationgay clubsadomasochismsexual murdermurder