Summer of Sam
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Directed by	Spike Lee
Written by	Victor Colicchio, Michael Imperioli, Spike Lee
Starring	John Leguizamo Adrien Brody Mira Sorvino Jennifer Esposito
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Cinematography	Ellen Kuras
Editing by	Barry Alexander Brown
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	1999
Running time	142 min
Country	United States
Language	English, Italian
IMDb profile

Summer of Sam is a 1999 film about the Son of Sam serial murders. It was directed and produced by Spike Lee. Image File history File links source: http://images. ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ... James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966 in Mount Vernon, New York) is an Italian-American actor who is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American comedian, actor and producer. ... Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967 in Tenafly, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and dancer. ... Terence Blanchard (b. ... Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... David Falco Berkowitz (born June 1, 1953), better known by his nickname Son of Sam, is an infamous 1970s New York City serial killer who killed six people and wounded several others. ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ...

Plot

It is the story of a group of people in New York City (particularly the Throgs Neck/Country Club section of The Bronx) in the summer of 1977, a time in which the headlines were dominated by the Son of Sam serial killer case. The film stars John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Adrien Brody, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Imperioli (who co-wrote the screenplay), and Bebe Neuwirth. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Throgs Neck (neighborhood) The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge spanning Throgs Neck This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck. ... Country Club is a predominantly middle-class neighborhood located in the East Bronx, New York City. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... “Son of Sam” redirects here. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American comedian, actor and producer. ... Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967 in Tenafly, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and dancer. ... James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966 in Mount Vernon, New York) is an Italian-American actor who is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. ... Bebe Neuwirth Beatrice Bebe Neuwirth (born December 31, 1958) is an American theater, television, and film actress. ...

While the Son of Sam is terrorizing New York City, fear-driven residents of a tight-knit Italian American neighborhood start pointing fingers at anyone who doesn't fit in the crowd as suspects. The movie focuses on a pair of young couples. John Leguizamo plays Vincent, an unfaithful hairdresser married to Dionna (played by Mira Sorvino), a hard-working waitress. Adrien Brody plays Ritchie, one of Vincent's closest friends and a newly-turned punk who dates a woman named Ruby (Jennifer Esposito); Ritchie leads a secret life dancing, and selling himself for sex, at a gay club. An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American comedian, actor and producer. ... Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967 in Tenafly, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and dancer. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

Slowly, the locals begin to turn their suspicions on Ritchie. They have no real reason; his flamboyant and strange lifestyle simply gets their attention.

Themes

The film investigates scapegoating, intolerance and the tendency to identify misfits within a community with evil that falls upon it. Lee uses references to The Who to point out Richie's outsider status, and the band's music to provoke violent images through collages within the film. The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ...

The film has some interesting scenes set in the punk rock club CBGBs potraying what it would have been like there in 1977. In a slight glitch, the spiked up and mohawk haircuts sported by Richie probably would not have been seen on punk rockers in 1977. These hairstyles became commonplace from about 1980 onwards but have obviously been added to emphasise Richies punk rocker character.

A great deal of time in the film is dedicated to Vinny's problems with premature ejaculation. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Filming locations

The film was largely shot and set in the Italian-American neighborhoods of Country Club, Morris Park, and Throgs Neck sections of the Bronx which David Berkowitz terrorized in 1977, with some scenes filmed in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Specifically, Marie's Beauty Lounge, the salon where Vincent works, is a real, still active salon located on Morris Park Avenue, between Williamsbridge Road and Bronxdale Avenue. Most of Berkowitz' killings actually took place in Queens. Country Club is a predominantly middle-class neighborhood located in the East Bronx, New York City. ... Morris Park may refer to: Morris Park, Bronx, New York, a neighborhood in The Bronx, New York City Morris Park (IRT Dyre Avenue Line), a station on the 5 subway line Morris Park (racetrack), a racetrack that was once home to the Belmont Stakes http://www. ... Throgs Neck (neighborhood) The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge spanning Throgs Neck This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck. ... “Son of Sam” redirects here. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Brownsville is a neighborhood in central Brooklyn. ...

External links

• Summer of Sam at the Internet Movie Database
• Summer of Sam at Rotten Tomatoes
• Summer of Sam at Box Office Mojo