Summer of Sam (1999)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Land: United States
Alternative Title: N/A
Regisseur: Spike Lee
Writer: Michael Imperioli, Spike Lee, Victor Colicchio
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Jon Kilik, Spike Lee
Executive Producer: Jeri Carroll-Colicchio, Michael Imperioli
Firmen: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures
Genre: Biographical Film, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Budget: 22.000.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: 1970s, bigotry, bronx, new york city, desperate, distrust, intolerance, italian american, paranoia, punk rock, serial killer, son of sam, summer
Geschichte
In the summer of 1977 in New York City, a serial killer known as 'The Son of Sam' terrorizes the city with a series of brutal murders. The film focuses on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another due to the ongoing threat.
Zusammenfassung
Directed by Spike Lee, 'Summer of Sam' is a biographical thriller set against the backdrop of the infamous 'Son of Sam' murders that took place during the summer of 1977 in New York City. The film explores the paranoia and intolerance that gripped the Italian-American community in the Bronx as they suspect each other amidst the ongoing terror. Spike Lee's take on this historical event delves into themes of bigotry, desperation, and distrust.
