Al Paco's Gayt Movie: The 'Cisg' Controversy Of 1980

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A psychopath is surg New York Cy gay clubs and vicly slayg homosexuals. Detective Steve Burns (Al Paco) is orred to don leather attire, hang at the cy's S&M jots and keep an eye out for the killer. But as Steve be immersed club hoppg, he begs to intify wh the subculture more than he expected. Meanwhile, Steve behav distantly around his girliend, Nancy (Karen Allen), the police force's homophobia be apparent and the killer remas at large.

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AL PACO'S GAYT MOVIE: THE 'CISG' CONTROVERSY OF 1980

In 1980 William Friedk and Al Paco ma 'Cisg,' a stylish thriller that tak viewers to the unrground world of gay leather and S&M clubs on the hunt for a serial killer. Gay activists objected to as anti-gay, while straight moralizers thought was praved. It's hardly the kd of movie that you'd expect om the director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connectn,' and the star of the 'Godfather' films. * cruising gay movie *

In 1980 William Friedk and Al Paco ma Cisg, a stylish but famo thriller that tak viewers to the unrground world of gay leather and S&M clubs on the hunt for a serial killer. Cisg is famo for s dark and gratuo pictn of gay life at the end of the dis era. The film was protted by moralists who thought the film signaled the end tim, and gay rights activists who thought the film picted homosexualy as nothg more than a llectn of perverts hangg out a leather many misunrstood films of the era, Cisg has attaed a kd of cult stat even if is a b of a ms.

A psychopath is surg New York Cy gay clubs and vicly slayg homosexuals. Meanwhile, Steve behav distantly around his girliend, Nancy (Karen Allen), the police force's homophobia be apparent and the killer remas at large. Intertg film -- if for no other reason than to see gay stereotyp om the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Wh the 80's explosn of homosexualy the mastream, director William Friedk set out to explore the tensn that nsumed New York durg this time. Meang of urse, he lends credibly the viewer gets sence is a clunky gay horror film which a hant Paco slowly be immersed a seedy realm of the subversive gay world. It's filmed such a way that feels like a gay Rome, replete wh an all-nsumg plague like hedonism that is meant to appall.

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It is hard to not feel like Friedk is grimly equatg murr wh homosexualy.

This is even furthered by a certa scene which blood is seen spurtg, ejaculatg, on the screen a theater that plays gay porn.

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