Michael Imperioli: I asked a witch to cast a spell to get a movie made

nypost.com:

Variety’s exclusive report on the doc’s trailer. “I really wanted to get it made. So I met somebody who was living here who was a witch, who said she could help me get it made.”According to the “White Lotus” alum, the “witch” claimed the film would indeed be made though it “wasn’t going to happen the way I thought it would.” “I was very ambitious at the time and wanted to get that made, so [I] resorted to tapping into otherworldly means to get it through the studio system,” continued Imperioli.

While Imperioli did not elaborate on what kind of magic was used, “Summer of Sam” went on to be directed and co-written by the legendary Spike Lee.

The thriller tells the story of Vinny (played by John Leguizamo) as he and his wife (Mira Sorvino), punk-rocker friend (Adrien Brody), and aspiring adult film star (Jennifer Esposito) all team up to uncover the identity of a serial killer terrorizing New Yorkers during the summer of 1977.

Elsewhere in the clip, Imperioli recalled how “mythical” the hotel seemed to him, “especially if you’re an artist in New York, it looms very large, and the idea of living here seemed not really possible.”The “Goodfellas” star also claimed to be the victim of his own haunting whilst staying at the hotel. “I saw a ghost here,” swore Imperioli. “Some people may think that I’m insane and it’s bulls–t or whatever.