Summer of Sam
1999 · Movie · R · 142 min · ★ 6.5
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-06-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 142 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (531 votes)
Themes
- distrust
- italian american
- 1970s
- paranoia
- intolerance
- punk rock
- serial killer
- summer
- bigotry
- bronx, new york city
- son of sam
- desperate
Cast & crew
John Leguizamo
as Vinny
Adrien Brody
as Ritchie
Mira Sorvino
as Dionna
Jennifer Esposito
as Ruby
Michael Rispoli
as Joey T
- SG
Saverio Guerra
as Woodstock
Brian Tarantina
as Bobby Del Fiore
Al Palagonia
as Anthony
Ken Garito
as Brian
Bebe Neuwirth
as Gloria
Directed by Spike Lee