Summer of Sam
“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.
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Studio
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Language
en
Status
Released
How Summer of Sam performed
Budget
$22.0M
Worldwide Gross
$19.3M
Gross Profit
−$2.7M
Return
0.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Vinny
John Leguizamo
Vinny
Ritchie
Adrien Brody
Ritchie
Dionna
Mira Sorvino
Dionna
Ruby
Jennifer Esposito
Ruby
Joey T
Michael Rispoli
Joey T
Woodstock
Saverio Guerra
Woodstock
Bobby Del Fiore
Brian Tarantina
Bobby Del Fiore
Anthony
Al Palagonia
Anthony
Brian
Ken Garito
Brian
Gloria
Bebe Neuwirth
Gloria
Helen
Patti LuPone
Helen
Eddie
Mike Starr
Eddie
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