 It's about the Son of Sam killings in New York in the summer of 1977, but really it's about this Italian-American community in the Bronx that's dealing with the Son of Sam killings. It's about them accusing each other of being the killer, and it's also about the summer in general. It's not just the Son of Sam, it's the summer of Sam. So you've got the blackout, you've got disco and punk flourishing, and you get to see all these communities. It's really well realized Spike Lee was about 20 when this summer was happening, and so I think