Sam's Song (1969)

Directors:

John C. Broderick
John Shade

Writer:

John C. Broderick (writer)

Release Date:

1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Some answers are worth killing for...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Independent Film

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Sam Nicoletti
Jennifer Warren	...	Erica Moore
Jarred Mickey	...	Andrew Moore (as Jerry Micky)
Terrayne Crawford	...	Carol Moore
Martin J. Kelley	...	Mitch (as Martin Kelley)
Anthony Charnota	...	Vito Nicoletti
Lisa Blount	...	Vivian Buck
Sybil Danning	...	Older Erica
John Medici	...	Joey
James Brown	...	Lt. Benson
Sam Anderson	...	Paul
Tony Brande	...	Father Testa
Matt Greene	...	Marge's Assistant (as Matthew Greene)
Alvin Hammer	...	Cemetery Caretaker
Jack Slater	...	Party Guest

Runtime:

89 min | Netherlands:92 min | 86 min (re-cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Trivia:

The film was never completed because the filmmakers ran out of money.

Quotes:

Vito: It's been twelve years since I had a mayonnaise and peanut butter sandwich. Now that's what I call cruel and unusual punishment.

Movie Connections:

References Star! (1968)

Here's the deal

Okay the story is this: De Niro made some lame movie name around 1969 Sam's Song that never saw the light of day. Fast forward a few years (say around 1980) and De Niro is a star so some joker gets a hold of Sam's Song, recuts it, adds some footage and viola! The Swap was born! Which is probably even worse than Sam's Song.

So if you are a De Niro diehard, you have been warned. But hey, so was I and I saw it anyway.