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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). Lee's 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.Product Identifiers
ProducerSpike Lee, Jon Kilik
EAN5050070002836
eBay Product ID (ePID)3945606
Product Key Features
ActorSpike Lee, Mira Sorvino, Jimmy Breslin, Michael Badalucco, Patti Lupone, Ben Gazzara, John Leguizamo, Anthony Lapaglia, Jennifer Esposito, Evander Holyfield, John Savage, Bebe Neuwirth, Adrien Brody, Mark Breland
Film/TV TitleSummer of Sam
DirectorSpike Lee
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time136 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen\16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2000
FormatDVD
FeaturesOriginal Theatrical Trailer\Production Notes\Directors Commentary\Behind The Scenes Featurette\Interviews\Photo Gallery\Cast Biographies\TV Spots, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerTerence Blanchard
Production DesignerTherese Deprez
ReviewsRolling Stone - ...[A] tenaciously gripping film..., Entertainment Weekly - "...[See it for the] bravura sequence set to the tremble and throb of The Who's 1971 anthem BABA O'RILEY....Glee alternates with gloom..." -- Rating: B, New York Times - ...Furiously enthralling....SUMMER OF SAM is loaded with visual energy...
ScreenwriterSpike Lee, Victor Colicchio, Michael Imperioli
MusicPete Townshend
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
EditorBarry Alexander Brown
Movie/TV TitleSummer Of Sam
Director of PhotographyEllen Kuras