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Release Date: 2001 Duration: 120 min Cast: Richard Schiff, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Will Wallace, Elle Fanning, Doug Hutchison, Laura Dern, Mary Steenburgen, Brent Spiner, Scott Paulin, Eileen Ryan, Dakota Fanning ...MORE Cast: Richard Schiff, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Will Wallace, Elle Fanning, Doug Hutchison, Laura Dern, Mary Steenburgen, Brent Spiner, Scott Paulin, Eileen Ryan, Dakota Fanning, Wendy Phillips, Sean Penn, Kathleen Robertson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley DeSantis, Brad Silverman, Marin Hinkle ...LESS Categories: Movies, Melodrama, Drama, Courtroom Drama I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Jessie Nelson, and starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability, Dakota Fanning as his inquisitive seven-year-old daughter, and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lawyer. Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff and Laura Dern appear in supporting roles. Jessie Nelson and Kristine Johnson, who co-wrote the screenplay,... MORE I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Jessie Nelson, and starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability, Dakota Fanning as his inquisitive seven-year-old daughter, and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lawyer. Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff and Laura Dern appear in supporting roles. Jessie Nelson and Kristine Johnson, who co-wrote the screenplay, researched the issues facing adults with developmental disabilities by visiting the non-profit organization L.A. Goal. They subsequently cast two actors with disabilities, Brad Silverman and Joe Rosenberg, in key roles. For his role as Sam, Penn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. The movie's title is named for the line "Sam-I-Am" featured in the book Green Eggs and Ham, which is read in the movie. LESS |

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