Summer of Sam (1999)

Directed by

Spike Lee

Genre

drama film, biographical film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 538 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the summer of 1977, a serial killer terrorizes a New York City neighborhood. The story follows two young men as their personal troubles and the escalating fear tear apart their community.

tenseparanoidgrittyvisceralmelancholicaggressiveunsettlingperiod

What happens

Summer of Sam is a 1999 American crime thriller film about the 1977 David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) serial murders and their effect on a group of fictional residents of an Italian-American neighborhood in The Bronx in the late 1970s. It focuses on two young men from the neighborhood: Vinny (John Leguizamo), whose marriage is faltering due to his cheating, and Ritchie (Adrien Brody), Vinny's childhood friend who has embraced punk fashion and music. The murder investigation and other contemporary events, such as the New York City blackout of 1977 and the New York Yankees' winning season, provide a backdrop to the stories of Vinny, Ritchie, their families and friends. The film was directed and co-produced by Spike Lee, who also co-wrote the film with Michael Imperioli and Victor Colicchio. The film was a box-office disappointment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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