Summer of Sam

Theatrical - Wide 1999-07-02

Cast John Leguizamo Adrien Brody Mira Sorvino Jennifer Esposito Michael Rispoli
Directed by Spike Lee

Box Office Gross: $19,288,130

Running Time: 142 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

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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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