Summer of Sam
1999 US crime-drama film directed by Spike Lee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Directed by | Spike Lee |
Written by | Victor Colicchio Michael Imperioli Spike Lee |
Produced by | Jon Kilik Spike Lee |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ellen Kuras |
Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
Music by | Terence Blanchard |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 142 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Italian |
Budget | $22 million |
Box office | $19.3 million[2] |
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.[3] The film was directed and co-produced by Spike Lee, who also co-wrote the film with Michael Imperioli and Victor Colicchio.