Summer of Sam
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. The killer, David Berkowitz, his murders and the investigation are shown in the film, but the focus is 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.
Plot
It is the summer of 1977, and New York City lives in fear of the ".44 Caliber Killer", who shoots young women and their male companions. The killer, David Berkowitz, later identifies himself as "Son of Sam" in a note left at a murder scene. Berkowitz lives in a messy apartment, where he is driven crazy by the barking of a neighbor's large black labrador, Harvey, the dog of Sam Carr, and has a vision of the dog directing him to kill.
Cast
- Adrien Brody
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Arthur J. Nascarella
- Bebe Neuwirth
- Ben Gazzara
- Bill Raymond
- Bobbito García
- Brian Tarantina
- Jennifer Esposito
- Jimmy Breslin
- Joe Lisi
- John Leguizamo
- John Savage
- John Turturro
- Joie Lee
- Ken Garito
- Kim Director
- Michael Badalucco
- Michael Imperioli
- Michael Rispoli
- Michael Sorvino
- Mike Starr
- Mira Sorvino
- Patti LuPone
- Peter Maloney
- Roger Guenveur Smith
- Saverio Guerra
- Spike Lee
More details
author | Michael Imperioli Spike Lee |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Spike Lee |
editor | Barry Alexander Brown |
events | serial killer |
genre | crime drama thriller |
keywords | 69 anal sex arrest attack cbgb cheat clothe david berkowitz disco dance disco dancing drug dealer erotic dancing failing marriage family home hair salon hang out hear high on drugs injured kill messy apartment mob boss old friend pack plato\'s retreat police detective punk band report scar son of sam studio 54 suffer talk throggs neck tv news warn young women |
musicBy | Terence Blanchard |
producer | Jon Kilik |
productionCompany | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Touchstone Pictures |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
recordedAt | New York City |
theme | dance serial killer |