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Writer:
Christine Fugate (writer)
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Good insight into "I Am Sam" more (1 total)

Cast

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Richard Chew ... Himself
Elliot Davis ... Himself

Laura Dern ... Herself

Stanley DeSantis ... Himself
Susie DeSanto ... Herself

Dakota Fanning ... Herself
Ben Harper ... Himself
Marshall Herskovitz ... Himself

Doug Hutchison ... Himself
Kristine Johnson ... Herself
Aimee Mann ... Herself
Jessie Nelson ... Herself

Michael Penn ... Himself

Sean Penn ... Himself

Michelle Pfeiffer ... Herself
Joseph Rosenberg ... Himself

Richard Schiff ... Himself
Brad Silverman ... Himself (as Brad Allan Silverman)
Richard Solomon ... Himself
Rufus Wainwright ... Himself

Edward Zwick ... Himself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
43 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more

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This documentary is featured on the DVD for I Am Sam (2001), released in 2002. more
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Good insight into "I Am Sam", 8 November 2005
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Author: hppg from Australia

"Becoming Sam" is an extremely in-depth look at the film "I Am Sam" that can be found on the DVD of "I Am Sam". The documentary is divided into sections which, usefully, can either be watched separately or as a whole. Practically every aspect of production was dealt with in this documentary, and as "I Am Sam" is a particularly favourite film of mine, I really enjoyed the information to be found in this documentary. The director, producers, cast and editor all speak, as well as various other people involved, such as the musicians responsible for covering some Beatles songs for the soundtrack. The screenplay was discussed, and it was really interesting to see the preparation some of the crew did by going to a place called LA Goal to spend time with mentally disabled people like the protagonist of the film. Other aspects of making the film, such as casting and music, were also looked at in detail, but my favourite part was the information about editing. I thought the editing in the film had been original and fantastic and to hear it all explained was really fascinating. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see too much behind the scenes footage, which I always love. This documentary is totally absorbing and it's a must if you enjoyed "I Am Sam".

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