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Jul 2, 1999 · Set in 1977 New York, the film follows the residents of an Italian-American neighborhood amid the "Son of Sam" murders. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (40K)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Spike Lee
- 1999-07-02
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.
- $19.3 million
- Terence Blanchard
- $22 million
- Jon Kilik, Spike Lee
A comedy-drama about a group of friends caught up in the Son of Sam murders, directed by Spike Lee and starring John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, and Mira Sorvino. Critics are divided on the film's tone, style, and historical accuracy.
- (929)
- Spike Lee
- R
- John Leguizamo
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A 1999 movie about the fear and lust of a Bronx neighborhood in the summer of 1977, when the Son of Sam serial killer was on the loose. Roger Ebert praises Lee's energy, atmosphere and theme of scapegoating, and compares it to Do the Right Thing.
Jul 2, 1999 · During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.
May 21, 1999 · A hard-driving, combustible, collage-like drama about a notorious serial killer’s traumatic effect on New York City 22 summers ago, “Summer of Sam” is never less than...
