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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Spike Lee
Genre: Crime Drama, Urban Drama, Ensemble Film, Drama
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Summary:
In the summer of 1977, a serial killer who called himself Son of Sam (real name David Berkowitz) held New York City in terror as he went on a killing spree, periodically writing letters to New York's media in which he took full responsibility for the murders and made clear that he intended to kill again. Spike Lee's Summer of Sam deals in part with... Full Summary >>

Cast:
John Leguizamo - (Vinny)
Adrien Brody - (Ritchie)
Mira Sorvino - (Dionna)
Jennifer Esposito - (Ruby)
Anthony LaPaglia - (Detective Lou Petrocelli)
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Review:
In Summer of Sam, Spike Lee revisits the conditions that made his Do the Right Thing one of the most bracing films of the 1980s: a sweltering New York City summer in which tempers flare and bigotry is agitated. In this case, it's the summer of 1977, ... Continue >>

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