Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

The marketing department green-lights a red-light tie-in: 60 lost seconds of modern movie merchandising.

Charlie and Lulu find themselves losing their sanity and forced to make choices that will either lead to their salvation or take them straight to hell. The choices they make aren’t necessarily the correct ones, but they are correct to them.

Fifteen years later, the heroes from Cruising Bar may hardly have changed but the world around them most certainly has! For the Bull, reality is brutal. His wife of 30 years, sick of his infidelity, decides to show him the door. But the Bull, who has a positive outlook on life, isn't so easily defeated and fights for his survival. The Lion too faces a break-up when his girlfriend leaves. All alone, he's force to relearn the art of seduction. The Peacock, on the other hand, is trying to figure out his sexual identity with the help of a psychologist. As for the Earthworm, his long wait for a soulmate will, at last, be requited.

Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.