Steve Burns is an undercover police detective

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Steve Burns is the main undercover detective protagonist in the 1980 crime thriller film "Cruising," infiltrating New York's gay leather subculture to investigate a series of murders.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsInGenre neo-noir
appearsInYear 1980
associatedWithTheme police surveillance of queer communities
sexual identity ambiguity
undercover identity
basedOn character concept from Gerald Walker's novel "Cruising"
countryOfWorkOrigin United States NERFINISHED
createdBy William Friedkin NERFINISHED
createdFor Cruising (1980 film) NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Cruising (film universe) NERFINISHED
genreContext LGBT-related crime thriller
genreOfWork crime thriller film
investigates series of murders
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeRole main character
protagonist
occupation police officer
undercover police detective
policeRank officer (undercover assignment)
portrayedBy Al Pacino NERFINISHED
roleIn Cruising (film) NERFINISHED
settingOfActivities New York City NERFINISHED
task identify a serial killer targeting gay men
infiltrate gay leather bars
undercoverIn New York City gay leather subculture
worksFor New York City Police Department (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED

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Cruising characterRole Steve Burns is an undercover police detective