I Am Sam (2001)
I Am Sam (2001)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sean Penn
Sam Dawson
Michelle Pfeiffer
Rita
Dakota Fanning
Lucy
Dianne Wiest
Annie
Loretta Devine
Margaret Calgrove
Richard Schiff
Turner
Marin Hinkle
Patricia
Laura Dern
Randy Carpenter
Brad Silverman
Brad
Joseph Rosenberg
Joe
Stanley DeSantis
Robert
Doug Hutchison
Ifty
Jessie Nelson
Director
Kristine Johnson
Writer
Bobby Cooper
George
Mary Steenburgen
Dr. Blake
Eileen Ryan
Estelle Dawson
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer
Michael B. Silver
Dr. Jaslow
Rosalind Chao
Lily
Richard Solomon
Producer
Ken Jenkins
Judge Philip McNeily
Edward Zwick
Producer
Wendy Phillips
Miss Wright
John Powell
Composer
Mason Lucero
Conner Rhodes
Elliot Davis
Cinematographer
Scott Paulin
Duncan Rhodes
Richard Chew
Editor
Mary Gail Artz
CastingDirector
Kit McDonough
Ms. Davis
Barbara Cohen
CastingDirector
Kimberly Scott
Gertie
Chase MacKenzie Bebak
Willy Harrison
Aaron Osborne
ProductionDesigner
Rafer Weigel
Bruce
Emiko Parise
Nurse
Pamela Dunlap
Grace
Brent Spiner
Shoe Saleman
David Nathan Schwartz
Principal
Kathleen Robertson
Big Boy Waitress
Karen Bankhead
Rita's Colleague
Janet Adderley
Obnoxious Mom
Katie McGloin
Cristina
Steven Maines
Collin
Dennis Fanning
Vice Cop
David Poynter
Cafeteria Worker
R. D. Call
Cop at Park
Elle Fanning
Lucy (2 Years Old)
Russ Fega
Starbucks Angry Man / Location Manager
Molly Gordon
Callie
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Jack Gill
Stunt Coordinator
Douglas Axtell
Sound Mixer
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Erik Stabenau
Stunt Double
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Barbara A. Hall
Unit Production Manager / Co-Producer
Jennifer M. Gentile
Set Decoration
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Erin Cochran
Art Direction
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer
Joe Milner
Supervising Sound Editor
Troy Brown
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Lorey Sebastian
Still Photographer
Susie DeSanto
Costume Design
Andy Gill
Stunt Coordinator
Elisabeth Fry
Makeup Department Head
Lynda Foote
Costume Supervisor
Paul Timothy Carden
Supervising Sound Editor
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Perry Robertson
Sound Effects Editor
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Delsing
Music Editor
James M. Halty
Stunts
Jimmy Romano
Stunt Coordinator
Bunny Parker
Hair Department Head
Brenda K. Wachel
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 28, 2001
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Budget$22,000,000
Box Office$92,542,418
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
I Am Sam (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2001 American drama film co-written and directed by Jessie Nelson. It stars Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Richard Schiff, Loretta Devine, Elle Fanning and Laura Dern.
Nelson and co-writer Kristine Johnson researched the issues facing adults with intellectual 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's title is derived from the lines "I am Sam / Sam I am" of the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, which is included in the movie.
The film received polarized reviews from critics and audiences. It grossed over $97 million at the box office, against a production budget of $22 million. For his role as Sam, Penn was highly acclaimed and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. The film launched the career of child actress Dakota Fanning and her younger sister Elle Fanning, who were then seven and almost three years old respectively. The former had acted in only two small roles, while the latter never had roles until this movie. The former became the youngest actress to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.