Summer of Sam
“No one is safe from Son of Sam.”
1999 · 2 h 22 min
Cast
John Leguizamo 
Adrien Brody 
Mira Sorvino Jennifer Esposito 
Michael Rispoli Saverio Guerra
Credits
Written by: 
Spike Lee
Plot
In the hot summer of 1977, an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx falls into paranoia during the Son of Sam murders.
Sinekatalog’s take
Spike Lee's energetic portrait of a city under stress is messy but full of 1970s music and atmosphere.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (44,629 votes)
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