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I Am Sam (2001) 7.4
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Metascore: 28/100
Reviews: 418 user | 127 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family. Director:Jessie Nelson |
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Cast
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| Sean Penn | ... | ||
| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | ||
| Dakota Fanning | ... | ||
| Dianne Wiest | ... | ||
| Loretta Devine | ... | ||
| Richard Schiff | ... | ||
| Laura Dern | ... | ||
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Brad Silverman | ... |
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Joseph Rosenberg | ... | |
| Stanley DeSantis | ... | ||
| Doug Hutchison | ... | ||
| Rosalind Chao | ... |
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Judge Philip McNeily
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Wendy Phillips | ... |
Miss Wright
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Conner Rhodes
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Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches age 7 herself, Sam's limitations start to become a problem at school; she's intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison into taking his case pro bono. In the process, he teaches her a great deal about love, and whether it's really all you need. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 January 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Yo soy Sam See more »Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£151,079 (UK) (10 May 2002)Gross:
£456,635 (UK) (24 May 2002)Company Credits
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Ifty: Yeah. It's an outgoing message so I think you need to sound a little more outgoing.
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Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes appear courtesy of V2 Records
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As preparation for his role, Sean Penn visited L.A. Goal, a center in Los Angeles for Mentally Handicapped persons. See more »Goofs
When Sam and Lucy are being observed and they are talking, just before Lucy talks to the people observing her she turns her head towards the "camera". The next shot, she turns her head again before talking. See more »Quotes
[Sam buys a "preowned" answering machine]Ifty: Yeah. It's an outgoing message so I think you need to sound a little more outgoing.
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Soundtracks
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes appear courtesy of V2 Records
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In 'Rain Man', Dustin Hoffman gave the best portrayal I have ever seen of a mentally disturbed person, but Sean Penn came very close here. He was quite convincing but somewhat funnier. With Hoffman, I never quite knew when he was supposed to be funny, but with Penn there were many funny moments that I felt okay about laughing at. And I just had to like the character.
I've heard so many good things about Dakota Fanning, and now I see for myself. She's great.
The actors playing Sam's friends also seemed very convincing, one in particular. I didn't catch his name, but he wore glasses and I think he must have really been mentally disabled. The others could have been but might just have been acting.
MIchelle Pfeiffer was very good also, and gorgeous. And Richard Schiff was likable as the lawyer on the other side of Sam's case. In fact, I didn't see those who were against Sam as evil. They just had Lucy's best interests in mind. But I wanted Sam to win.
While it is true this may have been done before, I think this movie offered unique twists and qualities other movies didn't have, and the performances were very good.