I need to know what the context of this scene is. I understand the premise of the movie but I've never seen it. Its "Cruising" from 1980 starring Al Pacino as an undercover cop in the gay S&M/leather scene in NYC.
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NSFW: Can someone explain this scene from the 1980 film "Cruising"
- Thread starter Officer Big Mac
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If memory serves, it's an intimidation tactic for another person in the room. Al gets hit around by this outrageous looking guy, so the actual suspect is shocked into spilling without them having to rough him up.
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Hmm, well okay. I feel like I'm missing something still. I guess I need to watch the movie now.
They don't really explain it. I think the only other thing you get is Al leaving the room and asking the cowboy, who's just hanging out now, if that was necessary.
Supposedly. It always sounded like horseshit to me, but who knows. Cops have done dumber shit to get a confession.
Working on your interrogation technique Mac? The trick is to pull yourself up by your jock straps.
Whenever I remember it exists I have to watch it and laugh for a good ten minutes. Comedy gold
Yes. I heard a podcast that had on (iirc) the person that this story was based on (or the author of the book based on the true story or something), and he said they used to do this.
Edit: actually, looks like the dude died in 2004. Maybe it was an old interview I heard on a podcast? I'm pretty sure I heard it from him.
But I got it completely wrong. The author (Gerald Walker) was a reporter, the book is complete fiction, the interview I heard was just an ex-cop source he used to add authentic details to the book.
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Just in case anyone is either confused or really, REALLY drunk- Crusing Electric is not real. It's a very well done parody of 1980s toy merchandising that was made in 2014.
Okay well it got me I admit.
The "your two dads put it together" should have been a dead giveaway
I wasn't really paying too much attention to it, and while it did set off alarm bells, I didn't think much of it.
Anyone seen James Franco's 'Interior. Leather Bar'?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior._Leather_Bar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior._Leather_Bar.
In the 80's? You'd have Nancy Reagan calling for your head.
You should. There are good gags that give it away, like the kids' controller giving them an LCD readout of the handkerchief code.
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I checked the streaming services and got nothing. Guess I'll have to rent it from Amazon.
