No one is safe from Son of Sam.
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.
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Contemplative, grave, bleak and character-led.
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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“Does it glamorize what it means to condemn?”
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“Is John Leguizamo the best thing in Summer of Sam?”
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“Is the slow pace a feature rather than a flaw?”
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Cast
- John LeguizamoVinny
- Adrien BrodyRitchie
- Mira SorvinoDionna
- Jennifer EspositoRuby
- Michael RispoliJoey T
- Saverio GuerraWoodstock
- Brian TarantinaBobby Del Fiore
- Al PalagoniaAnthony
- Ken GaritoBrian
- Bebe NeuwirthGloria
Crew
- Spike LeeDirector
- Victor ColicchioWriter
- Spike LeeWriter
- Michael ImperioliWriter
- Ellen KurasDirector of Photography
- Terence BlanchardOriginal Music Composer
- Barry Alexander BrownEditor
- Spike LeeProducer
- Jon KilikProducer
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