I am Sam
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2002].
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Published
[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2002].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
794043553721
Notes
General Note
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
General Note
Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: June 18, 2002.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
General Note
Special features: Filmmaker commentary with director/co-screenwriter Jessie Nelson; original documentary "Becoming Sam"; deleted/alternate scenes with optional director commentary; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Elliot Davis ; editor, Richard Chew ; music, John Powell.
Participants/Performers
Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chew, R. 1., Davis, E., Fanning, D., Herskovitz, M., Johnson, K., Nelson, J., Penn, S., Pfeiffer, M., & Powell, J. (2002). I am Sam . New Line Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard. 1940- Chew et al.. 2002. I Am Sam. New Line Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard. 1940- Chew et al.. I Am Sam New Line Home Entertainment, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chew, Richard. 1940-, et al. I Am Sam New Line Home Entertainment, 2002.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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