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Release Date
USA: Jul 2, 1999
UK: 14 Jan 2000
DVD Release Date
R1: Dec 21, 1999
R2: 24 Jul 2000
Budget $22,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong graphic violence and sexuality, pervasive strong language and drug use.
Running Time
2 hours, 22 minutes
Country USA
Studio 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures
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Other Titles
• Summer of Sam (1999)
• The Son of Sam (1998)
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Genre: Action, Romance, Drama, Horror, Serial Killer, Psychos, Suspense, Urban, Marriage, Disturbing, Police, True Story, Drugs, Murder, Cult Classic
Tagline: It Was A Time They'd Never Forget
Plot: SUMMER OF SAM, Spike Lee's sizzling interpretation of the summer of 1977 in New York City, when thermometers shattered and a serial killer terrorized the city, focuses on an Italian-American community in the Bronx--specifically, Dionna (Mira Sorvino) and Vinny (John Leguizamo), a couple whose marriage is threatened by Vinny's obsession with other women. After Vinny returns home one night to find a killer has murdered two local women, he promises to mend his cheating ways, albeit unsuccessfully. As the media exploits the murders and a blackout threatens to unleash anarchy on the city, its inhabitants begin to look for a scapegoat who will release them from the reign of terror created by the chilling figure known only as the Son of Sam (Michael Badalucco). Lees ambitious film does more than re-create the events that unfolded during the summer of 1977; in addition to being an entertaining time capsule, it also deals graphically with the concept of the mob mentality.
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