Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Spike Lee and starring John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, and Anthony LaPaglia.
==Synopsis==
Set in 1977, follows the lives of an Italian-American neighborhood in The Bronx as they live in fear of the ".44 Caliber Killer", better known as David Berkowitz - "The Son of Sam".
==Cast==
*John Leguizamo as Vinny
*Adrien Brody as Ritchie
*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
*Joe Lisi as Tony Olives
*James Reno as Crony
*Arthur Nascarella as Mario
*John Savage as Simon
*Jimmy Breslin as himself
*Michael Badalucco as David Berkowitz/Son of Sam
*Spike Lee as John Jeffries
*Lucia Grillo as Chiara
*Michael Imperioli as Midnite
*Christopher Wynkoop as Sam Carr
*John Turturro as Voice of Harvey the Dog
*Kim Director as Dee
*Michael Sorvino as Bowler at Diner
*Peter Maloney as Detective Timothy Dowd
*Joie Lee as Interviewed Girl
*Phil Rizzuto as himself
*Reggie Jackson as himself
*Idina Menzel as Richie's Girlfriend (deleted scene)
==Trivia==
*Michael Imperioli was originally cast as Richie, but dropped out to film The Sopranos. He is still credited as a producer.
*Danny Aiello was up for the role of Eddie
*Sarah Michelle Gellar was up for the role of Ruby.
*Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro were up for roles.
*Spike Lee faced criticism because people thought he would glorify the killer. This convinced him to make the film about the people around the Bronx, rather than David Berkowitz himself.
==Videos==
Summer of Sam (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER
==External links==
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Category:1999 films
Category:Touchstone Pictures films
Category:Live-action films
Category:R-rated films