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Cast

John Leguizamo
as Vinny

Adrien Brody
as Ritchie

Mira Sorvino
as Dionna

Jennifer Esposito
as Ruby

Michael Imperioli
as Joe T

Patti LuPone
as Helen

Saverio Guerra
as Woodstock

Brian Tarantina
as Bobby

Al Palagonia
as Anthony

Ken Garito
as Brian

Bebe Neuwirth
as Gloria

Mike Starr
as Eddie

Anthony LaPaglia
as Detective Petrocelli

Roger Guenveur Smith
as Detective Atwater

Ben Gazzara
as Luigi

Joe Lisi
as Tony

James Reno Pelliccio
as Crony

Arthur J. Nascarella
as Mario

John Savage
as Simon

Jimmy Breslin
as Himself

Michael Badalucco
as Son of Sam

Spike Lee
as John, John Jeffries

Michael Rispoli
as Joey T.

Lucia Grillo
as Chiara

Nelson Vasquez
as Officer Cruz

Darielle Gilad
as Debbie Cadabra

Michael Harper
as Raygun

Jessica Galbreath
as Fire

Evan Matthew Cohen
as Bite

George Tabb
as Spider

Victor Colicchio
as Chickie

Peter Maloney
as Detective Timothy Dowd

Christopher Wynkoop
as Sam Carr

Ernie Anastos
as Anchorman

Jim Jenson
as Anchorman

Melba Tolliver
as Anchorwoman

Phil Rizuto
as Yankee Broadcaster

Reggie Jackson
as Himself

Danielle Burgio
as Girl in Parked Car

Lisa France
as Girl in Parked Car

Peter Epstein
as Chuckie

Jill Stokesberry
as Rose

Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Ron

Kim Director
as Dee

William Raymond
as Father Cadilli

Mildred Clinton
as Italian Woman at Murder Site

Emelise Aleandri
as Italian Woman at Murder Site

Phil Campanella
as 2nd Bowler at Diner

William H. Burns
as Officer

Ernest Mingione
as Officer

Frank Fortunato
as Doorman

Dan Zappin
as Simon's Male Friend

Murielle Cohen
as Simon's Female Friend

Christina Kolbe
as Simon's Female Friend

Charlotte Colavin
as Neighbor

Clayton Barber
as Punk

Joie Lee
as Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed

Rome Neal
as Bed Stuy Man Interviewed

Mark Breland
as Bed Stuy Man Interviewed

Susan Batson
as Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed

Evander Holyfield
as Man in Riot

Toneda Laiwan
as Dot--Atwater's Girlfriend

Janet Paparazzo
as Young Woman Shot by Son of Sam

Jodi Michelle Pynn
as Young Woman Shot by Son of Sam

Jennifer S. Badger
as Woman Victim

Jeff DeRocker
as Man in Car

Nick Oddo
as Husband

Damian Achilles
as Wounded Man

Joanne Lamstein
as Woman in Car

Gabriel Barre
as Johnny Nasso

Tara McNamee
as Woman Victim

John Michael Brown
as `L.E.S. Stitches' Band Singer

Damian Branica
as `L.E.S. Stitches' Band Bassist

Lorne Behrman
as `L.E.S. Stitches' Band Guitarist

Curtis Gove
as `L.E.S. Stitches' Band Guitarist

James Baggs
as `L.E.S. Stitches' Drummer

Rozie Bacchi
as Brian's Girlfriend

Grace DeSena
as Joe T's Girlfriend

Zoe Bournelis
as Anthony's Girlfriend

Ashleigh Closs
as Princess

Frank Cadillac
as Patty aka Man with Weird Eyes

Daniel J. Courtenay
as Guitar Store Owner

Michael Prozzo
as Rocco

Kathryn Hudd
as Rocco's Girlfriend

Antonio Torres
as Man Pulled from Car

Pamela Wehner
as Lady at Block Party

Dionna Colicchio
as Girl at Block Party

Victoria Galasso
as Girl at Block Party

Danielle Tutelian
as Girl at Block Party

Mario Macaluso
as Italian Chef

Andrew Lasky
as Officer Cruz Partner

Richard Paul
as Detective with Decoy Dummy

Anthony Ray Carlson
as Crime Scene Cop

Alexander J. Vega
as Bouncer

Steven Croft
as Limo Driver

Mary Jo Todaro
as Lady in Window

Jacqueline Margolis
as Lady in Window

Iris Alten
as Lady in Car Window

Valerie Mazzonelli
as Lady with Dog

Hal Sherman
as Arresting Detective

Nicholas Brown
as Young Detective Petrocelli

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Critic Reviews for Summer of Sam

Audience Reviews for Summer of Sam

• Oct 16, 2016

  A thrilling, often bizarre film, Summer of Sam is a bigger triumph than its general critical reception would make it seem due to a great ensemble and a strong screenplay.
  

  Matthew Samuel M Super Reviewer
• Mar 09, 2014

  Dreadful. This was a really cool idea, but this film basically has ADHD. It cuts back and forth between characters like someone flipping channels. And after awhile, you just don't give a fuck about Leguizamo and Sorvino, and want to find out if the cops are closing in on the fucking serial killer that the characters are always talking about. The bad guy is an anecdote for people to talk about in the film, a sidenote until he's shown in like two scenes. And by far the worst part of this film is Spike Lee's indescribably bad acting...it might just be the worst acting I've ever seen in a film, which I don't get, because he's been in other films I believe, and he was okay there. But here, he's just so amazingly bad. Do not watch this movie. It sucks.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer
• Jan 18, 2012

  Know what? I bet that Spike Lee would make a really brilliant zombie movie. He really excels at crafting stories about groups of characters caught in circumstances that bring out the worst in everyone. This movie reminds me a lot of Do The Right Thing, but it's made twelve years after and set ten years before. I was surprised (though perhaps I shouldn't have been) that this movie spent so little time with David Berkowitz himself and so much more with all the characters made paranoid and hostile to each other in the wake of his insane and random murders. The Son of Sam murders have fostered an atmosphere of suspicion that leads former friends and people who've grown up together to mistrust each other, form vicious little in-groups and turn on other people to make themselves feel more secure. Not unlike in The Walking Dead. These characters seem really three-dimensional and real to me, and everyone's motivations, while sometimes despicable, are at the very least understandable. I really like the way Ruby and Ritchie get into the burgeoning CBGB's punk scene and come together, and I really liked Vinny and Dionna as the profoundly unhappily married couple trying to repair their strained relationship. Are they even compatible? I love this movie. It's so human and so big, and Spike Lee tells the story with a real sense of flair and zeitgeist.
  Emily A Super Reviewer
• Dec 23, 2011

  On a scene by scene basis this film is alright, but it is a mess when taken as a whole. It's like the filmmakers came in with twenty ideas and a clumsy script that does not fully develop any of them. This leaves confusion as to what message Spike Lee was trying to convey. There are moments of brilliance in this movie, accompanied by some good acting. The most noteworthy performance is Adrien Brody. Yet for every moment of brilliance, there are tedious elements that prevent the film from being great. The relationship sub-plot with John Leguizamo's character feels like a very bad soap-opera that is only related to the Son of Sam killings by sheer coincidence. This sub-plot is a time-killer that doesn't add to the overall story. Plus there are some characters that are too cartoonish to be taken as real people, which counteracts the gritty realism Spike Lee is trying to achieve. If Spike Lee had taken the time to refine the script and made it less crowded this movie could have been really great. As it is, it is a mixed bag.
  Christopher H Super Reviewer

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