I Am Sam (2001)
Front Cover Actor
Michelle Pfeiffer
Sean Penn
Laura Dern
Dianne Wiest
Movie Details
Director Jessie Nelson
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Language English
Audience Rating 12
Running Time 127 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Sean Penn earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in this movie about an educationally subnormal adult engaged in a legal battle over the right to raise his daughter. He plays Sam Dawson, who has the mental age of seven and works in an L.A. branch of a coffee chain. His daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning) has started to behave badly in school and on investigation the authorities decide that the childlike Sam may not be capable any more of raising her. Sam somehow manages to enlist the legal help of career woman and lawyer Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer). A tough career woman and lawyer she may be, but she decides to take on Sam's case pro bono...
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 97
In Collection Yes
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Screen Ratio 1.85 Wide Screen / 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen / 1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Date 2003
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks English
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Extra Features
Directors' commentary. Deleted/alternate scenes with optional director's commentary. Original documentaries. Theatrical press kit and trailer.