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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.
In his new memoir Sonny Boy, the Oscar winner admitted he found the movie “exploitative” to the LGBTQ community upon its release, revealing that he donated his pay from the William Friedkin-helmed film to various charities. He explained he was interested in “pushing the envelope” but the project “became very controversial during its production” with protesters at set “almost every day,” concerned the film would depict the LGBTQ community in a negative light, according to People. “I just thought the S&M world would make a good backdrop for a murder mystery, but I did not in any way mean for it to reflect the gay lifestyle,” explained Friedkin.
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