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Release Date: 2001

Cast: Doug Hutchison, Loretta Devine, Wendy Phillips, Richard Schiff, Will Wallace, Stanley DeSantis, Laura Dern, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Pfeiffer, Scott Paulin, Elle Fanning, Sean Penn ...MORE

Cast: Doug Hutchison, Loretta Devine, Wendy Phillips, Richard Schiff, Will Wallace, Stanley DeSantis, Laura Dern, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Pfeiffer, Scott Paulin, Elle Fanning, Sean Penn, Brent Spiner, Dakota Fanning, Kathleen Robertson, Marin Hinkle, Eileen Ryan, Mary Steenburgen, Brad Silverman ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Courtroom Drama, Melodrama, Drama Film

I Am Sam (stylized 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 (Greater Opportunities for the Advanced Living). They... MORE

I Am Sam (stylized 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 (Greater Opportunities for the Advanced Living). They subsequently cast two actors with disabilities, Brad Silverman and Joe Rosenberg, in key roles. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn). The movie's title is named for the line "I am Sam" featured in the book Green Eggs and Ham, which is read in the movie. Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a man with a developmental disability, is the single father of Lucy (Dakota Fanning), following their abandonment by her mother. Despite his limitations, Sam is well-adjusted and has a supportive group of friends with developmental disabilities, as well as a kind, agoraphobic LESS