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Release Date: 2001

Cast: Sean Penn, Doug Hutchison, Loretta Devine, Dakota Fanning, Will Wallace, Scott Paulin, Brad Silverman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laura Dern, Marin Hinkle, Kathleen Robertson, Richard Schiff ...MORE

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

Categories: Movies, Melodrama, Courtroom Drama

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