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Summer of Sam
- Director: Spike Lee
- Writer: Victor Colicchio; Michael Imperioli
- Producer: Jeri Carroll-Colicchio; Michael Imperioli
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This divided the Spike Lee camp and, basically...it won him no new fans.
It is a long, drawn out affair with much posturing of macho fools.
Oscar winning Brody plays a faux English-accented punk (who sings along to The Who?!? - not very punky).
Don't be mistaken into thinking that this is a serial killer movie - it's a masterclass in taking a director out of his comfort zone and watching him flounder.
This is NOT Lee's genre - why did he think it was? O'er leaping ambition?
At over 2 hours, it's ridiculously long with flawed, inaccurate and boring material.
Let the editor do their job!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
John Leguizamo as Vinny;
Adrien Brody as Richie;
Mira Sorvino as Dionna;
Jennifer Esposito as Ruby;
Michael Rispoli as Joey T;
Saverio Guerra as Woodstock;
Brian Tarantina as Bobby Del Fiore;
Al Palagonia as Anthony;
Ken Garito as Brian;
Bebe Neuwirth as Gloria;
Patti LuPone as Helen;
Mike Starr as Eddie;
Anthony LaPaglia as Detective Lou Petrocelli;
Roger Guenveur Smith as Detective Curt Atwater;
Ben Gazzara as Luigi