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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Steve Burns | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | neo-noir ⓘ |
| appearsInYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
police surveillance of queer communities
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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
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protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
police officer
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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
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infiltrate gay leather bars ⓘ |
| undercoverIn | New York City gay leather subculture ⓘ |
| worksFor | New York City Police Department (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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