Summer of Sam
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1:14:01
Yeah, we do know. lt's a blackout.
The whole five boroughs.

1:14:04
- We're doing the best we can.
- (phones ringing)

1:14:08
Precinct, Officer Riggs. Yes, sir.
1:14:11
We understand that the lights are out.
1:14:14
We have Con edison out in full force.
1:14:16
Con ed don't know nothin',
but what l know is...

1:14:20
..we can't expect any help from the cops.
1:14:22
(Luigi) They'll have their hands full
chasin' looters.

1:14:25
(Joey) Niggers and spics.
1:14:27
(Luigi)
lt's ourjob to protect our neighbourhood.

1:14:30
And this Son of Sam
has the blackout to hide in.

1:14:33
l want all our guys
on the Layton Avenue bridge.

1:14:37
lt's fuckin' my joint. Shut the fuck up.
1:14:41
Nobody gets in my neighbourhood
without me knowin' it.

1:14:44
Oh, what the fuck is this?
1:14:48
Pull over!
1:14:50
What the fuck are you doing?
Who are you? What do you want here?

1:14:53
No sè dònde estoy...
1:14:55
- What the fuck are you talking about?
- No puedo ver...

1:14:57
Get the fuck out of there!
1:15:01
(tyres screeching)
1:15:07
Con Ed officials said...
1:15:09
..the lights went out at 9.pm!
1:15:12
l'm here at the corner
of 15th Street and 5th Avenue.

1:15:17
And black and Puerto Rican people...
1:15:19
..are going crazy.
1:15:21
As l overheard one man say,...
1:15:23
.. ''lt's like Christmas in July. ''
That's a quote.

1:15:30
We have reports that people
are stuck on the subways...

1:15:33
..and that the city that never sleeps
has come to a standstill.

1:15:38
l'm gonna get out of the way...
cos l fear my safety.

1:15:42
Joey, get the kids in the neighbourhood.
1:15:46
lf they need cars, you give 'em cars.
1:15:48
lf they need baseball bats,
you give 'em bats.

1:15:50
We're gonna patrol the neighbourhood.
1:15:53
We'll go to different points -
the beach, bridge, down to the avenue.

1:15:56
- Understand?
- (all) Yeah.

1:15:58
(shouting)
1:15:59
Here we go. Come on. Let's go.

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