• Director Spike Lee's Summer of Sam is a fictionalized account of events which occurred during summer of 1977, when a serial killer known as the Son of Sam terrorized residents of New York City.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: July 2, 1999
  2. Director: Spike Lee
  3. Screenwriter: Victor Colicchio, Michael Imperioli
  4. Producer: Jon Kilik, Spike Lee
  5. Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
  6. Music by: Terence Blanchard
  7. Cinematography: Ellen Kuras
  8. MPAA rating: R
  9. Run time: 142 minutes
  10. Domestic box office gross: $19,288,130 Box Office Mojo: Summer of Sam Box Office

• Plot Summary

  Residents of an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx grow increasingly fearful and mistrustful of one another as a serial killer threatens the women of New York. As a heat wave ravages through the city, the citizens turn to violence and scapegoating in an attempt to quell the fear that has united them into a paranoid mob.

• Cast

  • John Leguizamo: Vinny
  • Adrien Brody: Richie
  • Mira Sorvino: Donna
  • Jennifer Esposito: Ruby
  • Michael Rispoli: Joey T

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  Spike Lee | Michael Imperioli | Ellen Kuras | John Leguizamo | Mira Sorvino | Jennifer Esposito | Serial Killers | Bamboozled | Adrien Brody

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