I Am Sam
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In Theaters: December 28, 2001 (limited)
December 28, 2001 (limited)
January 25, 2002 (limited)
PG-13 | 2h 10m | Drama
Sam Dawson (Penn) is a mentally-challenged man raising his daughter Lucy. As Lucy is reaching her seventh birthday, and intellectually surpassing her father, a social worker threatens their bond as she feels Lucy should be placed under foster care.
Faced with a case that looks like it can't possibly win, Sam vows to fight the legal system with the help of attorney Rita Harrison (Pfeiffer), who initially takes the case as a challenge from her colleagues.
Faced with a case that looks like it can't possibly win, Sam vows to fight the legal system with the help of attorney Rita Harrison (Pfeiffer), who initially takes the case as a challenge from her colleagues.
| Director: | Jessie Nelson |
| Studio: | New Line Cinema |
| Producer(s): | Edward Zwick, Jessie Nelson, Marshall Herskovitz, Richard Solomon |
| Cast: | Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Doug Hutchison, Stanley DeSantis, Brad Silverman, Loretta Devine, Laura Dern, Will Wallace, Dianne Wiest, Molly Gordon |
| Writer(s): | Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson |
| Official Site: | www.iamsammovie.com |
