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Summer of Sam DVD

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Release Date: 12/21/1999
Original Release: 1999
Format: DVD Widescreen
Length: 142 minutes
Rating: R (MPAA)
Rating Reason: Rated R for strong graphic violence and sexuality, pervasive strong language and drug use.
UPC: 717951004734
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Directed by:

Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee

Featuring:

Adrien Brody, Jimmy Breslin, Mark Breland, Anthony LaPaglia, John Leguizamo, Michael Badalucco, Spike Lee, Mira Sorvino, Bebe Neuwirth, John Savage, Evander Holyfield, Patti LuPone, Jennifer Esposito, Ben Gazzara

Categories:

Dramas, Theatrical Release, Serial Killers, New York City, Sex, 1970s

	Description

	SUMMER OF SAM, Spike Lee's sizzling interpretation of the summer of 1977 in New York City, when thermometers shattered and a serial killer terrorized the city, focuses on an Italian-American community in the Bronx--specifically, Dionna (Mira Sorvino) and Vinny (John Leguizamo), a couple whose marriage is threatened by Vinny's obsession with other women. After Vinny returns home one night to find a killer has murdered two local women, he promises to mend his cheating ways, albeit unsuccessfully. As the media exploits the murders and a blackout threatens to unleash anarchy on the city, its inhabitants begin to look for a scapegoat who will release them from the reign of terror created by the chilling figure known only as the Son of Sam (Michael Badalucco). Lee's ambitious film does more than re-create the events that unfolded during the summer of 1977; in addition to being an entertaining time capsule, it also deals graphically with the concept of the mob mentality.

	DVD Features

	Region 1 Keep Case Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus

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	Awards

	No Award information currently available

	Technical Specifications

	High Fidelity Sound Recording Mode - Stereo Surround Digital Process - Digitally Mastered Closed Captioned Color - Color Widescreen

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Average Rating: Number of Reviews: 5 (view all)

Posted on September 6, 2008

Reviewed by: Chris

Spike Lee has always been best known for his controversial views on such topics as racism, politics and other touchy subjects. Also doing a more recent documentary called 'When the Levees Broke'...
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Posted on August 26, 2007

Reviewed by: Jacob

i won't waste pretty words on a movie that can pretty much speak for itself, whether you hate it or love it one can't help but appreciate some of the great imagery and themes that can be found in...
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Posted on August 9, 2007

Reviewed by: Jarrod

Spike Lee's greatest contributions to American cinema have been socially and politically charged movies about race, and I remember Lee talking after Katrina how the government deliberately blew up...
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