Franco Goes "Crusin" For Film Art Exhibit

James Franco's teaming with esoteric erotic film director Travis Mathews on an exhibit/film project that attempts to re-create 40 minutes of excised and destroyed footage from William Friedkin's notorious 1980 thriller "Cruising" says The Playlist.

The original film saw Al Pacino star as an NYPD officer who goes undercover in the pre-AIDS late 70's Manhattan gay S&M scene to catch a serial killer.

Friedkin's film was hardcore for its day with some explicit depictions of gay sex.

Franco originally wanted to remake the film but couldn't get the rights. Instead he and Mathews have set about the reconstruction of the lost 40 minutes from the film. They even interviewed extras from the original film and are featuring real gay sex in the footage which is likely to debut at a gallery show next month.