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Best Classic DVD | 2007
Worst Screenplay | 1981 | William
Worst Director | 1981 | William
Worst Picture | 1981 | Jerry
Most Intrusive Musical Score | 1980 | Jack
Budget 11,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 19,814,523 USD
Two of the notorious gay bars featured in the film - Mine Shaft and Eagle's Nest - eventually barred William Friedkin.
On first viewing the film, Richard Heffner, head of the ratings board, said "There aren't enough XXXs in the alphabet to rate this movie."
For research, William Friedkin worked with members of the Mafia, which owned most of New York City's gay bars at the time.
Karen Allen was never shown a complete script before she worked on this film. Director William Friedkin deliberately kept her in the dark, since her character Nancy wasn't supposed to be aware of what was happening to Al Pacino's character as he explored the gay underworld.
The film is based on a series of murders of gay men that took place between 1962-79 in New York City.
"Steve Burns: Hips or lips?"
"Steve Burns: Excuse me? Hankie Salesman: Yeah? What? Steve Burns: I was just looking at all these colored handkerchiefs you have for sale here and... well, I'm kinda new around here and I noticed that nearly all of the guys wondering outside have one or more of these colored hankies in their rear pockets. Could you tell me what they mean? Hankie Salesman: The blue hankie means blow-job. You have one hanging out of your left pants pocket means you want a blow-job. A blue in the right rear pocket is you give them. The green hankie in your right rear pocket means you're a hustler. The green hankie in your left rear means you're looking to buy. The yellow hankie in your left rear pocket means you give golden shower. The yellow in the right rear means you receive gold. The red hankie in your left rear pocket means you give S&M. The red in the right... Steve Burns: [walks out] Okay! Enough! Thanks."
