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.
Al Pacino Secretly Donated the Paycheck From His Most Controversial Film
Al Pacino admits in his new memoir Sonny Boy (via Page Six) that he didn’t take a paycheck for his most controversial film.
Al Pacino Says He Felt Cruising Was “Exploitative” of LGBTQ+ People, So He Donated Paycheck
In his new memoir Sonny Boy, Al Pacino says that he donated his salary from the controversial 1980 film Cruising to charity after he found the finished product “exploitative” of the LGBTQ+ community.
Al Pacino never took paycheck for controversial ‘Cruising’ film, donated anonymously to charity
I didn’t want to make it a p.r. stunt,” he explained. “I just wanted one positive thing to come out of that whole experience.”
Al Pacino Recalled Seeing Protestors “Almost Every Day” While Shooting His Film “Cruising” And Detailed The Moment He Realized It Was “Exploitative” Of The Gay Community
Released in 1980, Cruising starred then-39-year-old Al as a police officer who went undercover at underground gay bars in New York to catch a serial killer suspected of killing gay men. It was directed by William Friedkin,
Al Pacino reveals the surprising thing he did with his paycheck from the gay thriller “Cruising”
A Memoir. As we’ve previously reported, Pacino’s career is littered with roles of particular interest to LGBTQ+ moviegoers. One of these was playing a cop in the 1980 crime thriller Cruising. The movie was written and directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist,
‘Please Tell Me, What’s Wrong With Me?’
In his new memoir, Sonny Boy, Al Pacino looks back on his “moon shot” of a life in Hollywood — and a few acute regrets.
The Biggest Bombshells from Al Pacino's “Sonny Boy: ”His Bond with Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor and Turning Down “Star Wars”
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Listen to Al Pacino Narrate His Life Story in New Memoir, ‘Sonny Boy'
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Al Pacino Credits Hip-Hop With Making ‘Scarface’ a Hit: ‘They Understood It. They Embraced It.’
You Were Truly Too Good for This Earth' During an appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast to plug his new memoir Sonny Boy ...
Al Pacino's First Movie Role Left Him Doubting Career As An Actor: "Is This How They Make Movies? I Don't Want To Do This With My Life"
That’s it. That was Pacino’s first moment on the silver screen — impressive yet confounding, both for the audience and the actor himself. Though he made the most of the small role, he wanted, and in ...
‘Sonny Boy’ Review: A Star Early and Late
Al Pacino was so displeased with one film that he gave his earnings to charity. Another project led him to walk away from ...
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12 Things We Learned About Al Pacino, 84, From His New Memoir ‘Sonny Boy’
Al Pacino, 84, came from a gritty childhood in the South Bronx to establish himself as one of the most iconic film stars. In ...
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BOOK: SONNY BOY - Al Pacino
SHAPIRO: That's Al Pacino, speaking about his life and his new memoir, "Sonny Boy." And tomorrow on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, we ...
Al Pacino on landing his role in 'The Godfather'
Joe Scarborough sits down with legendary actor Al Pacino for a talk about his life, legacy, meeting Francis Ford Coppola, and ...