Summer of Sam

Movie • 1999 • Crime  

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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 South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
This movie contains 16 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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Ollie2
We only see Son Of Sam shoot his gun from his window, then yelping is heard. But no corpse is shown, and the movie shows this as possibly a hallucination or a side effect of mental illness. Plus, we see the dog living toward the end of the movie. I don’t think the dog dies, but hearing the yelping might still disturb animal viewers. It’s very quick and easily skippable.
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Are animals abused?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Ollie2
There are no dead animals shown in this movie.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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TragicMushrooms
there is a character that is addicted to heroin
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Ollie2
No animals are in this movie, other than the barking dogs that haunt Son Of Sam
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Are there bugs?
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TragicMushrooms
fly seen and a sandwich at one point, pretty minor close up
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Family
Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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David claims he executes Satan's wills
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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TragicMushrooms
vinny does close to the beginning of the film after he sees bodies in a car
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Does someone spit?
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Imherenow
Towards the end of the film, a male character spits on his wife.
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Character threatens to commit suicide if his wife leaves him.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
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Prejudice
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Yes, towards men and women.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Ollie2
Son Of Sam’s weapon of choice is a .44, and there are a lot of scenes with him shooting people. He also uses a rifle to try and kill a dog, though that may have been one of his visions.
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