Still from Summer of Sam — Summer of Sam (1999) — Spike LeePhotographed by Ellen Kuras

Spike Lee

Summer of Sam

Name: Summer of Sam
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1999
Duration: 142 min

United States / English / 1999 / 2h 22m

Not streamingNot currently on the Criterion Channel.

Crime Drama Thriller

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Synopsis

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.

Included in
The ’90s Do the ’70s
Position 9
Included in
1999
Position 13

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DirectorSpike Lee

WriterMichael Imperioli, Victor Colicchio, Spike Lee

Cinematographer

Summer of Sam

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