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I Am Sam (2001)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 61,255 users
Metascore:
28/100
Reviews: 410 user | 127 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family. Director:Jessie Nelson |
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| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | ||
| Dakota Fanning | ... | ||
| Dianne Wiest | ... | ||
| Loretta Devine | ... | ||
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| Laura Dern | ... | ||
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Joseph Rosenberg | ... | |
| Stanley DeSantis | ... | ||
| Doug Hutchison | ... | ||
| Rosalind Chao | ... |
Lily
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Judge Philip McNeily
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Wendy Phillips | ... |
Miss Wright
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Mason Lucero | ... |
Conner Rhodes
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Storyline
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. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
love is all you needGenres:
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Official Sites:
NZZ Online - Neue Zürcher Zeitung (German) | New Line Cinema [United States] | See more »Country:
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Yo soy Sam See more »Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$67,418 (USA) (30 December 2001) (2 Screens)Gross:
$97,818,139 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Sam: [thinks for a few seconds] No.
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Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by Eddie Vedder
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Many lines or actions by Sean Penn's character Sam are improvised, for example the end of the scene at the new restaurant where Sam shouts "Ask Big Bob!", or the dog-scene. The producers liked many of these improvised scenes much better than the original book. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Credits list "starbucks barrister" instead of "barista". See more »Quotes
Rita: Can you grasp the concept of manipulating the truth... not lying, just a little tweak here and there?Sam: [thinks for a few seconds] No.
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"You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by Eddie Vedder
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