I Am Sam

7.6
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 132 min
  • Premiere: 2001. December 28.

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

Discover

Sean Penn

Sam Dawson

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rita Harrison Williams

Dianne Wiest

Annie Cassell

Dakota Fanning

Lucy Diamond Dawson

Richard Schiff

Mr. Turner

Loretta Devine

Margaret Calgrove

Marin Hinkle

Patricia

Laura Dern

Randy Carpenter

Eileen Ryan

Estelle Dawson

Michael B. Silver

Dr. Jaslow

Ken Jenkins

Judge Philip McNeily

Wendy Phillips

Miss Wright

Mason Lucero

Conner Rhodes

Scott Paulin

Duncan Rhodes

Kit McDonough

Ms. Davis

Chase MacKenzie Bebak

Willy Harrison

Brent Spiner

Shoe Saleman

Kathleen Robertson

Big Boy Waitress

Karen Bankhead

Rita's Colleague

Janet Adderley

Obnoxious Mom

Katie McGloin

Cristina

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

Art

Erin Cochran

Art Direction

Mychael Bates

Property Master

Aaron Osborne

Production Design

Brynn McQuade

Art Department Coordinator

Jennifer M. Gentile

Set Decoration

Garrett Lewis

Set Decoration

Camera

Lorey Sebastian

Still Photographer

Elliot Davis

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Lynda Foote

Costume Supervisor

Susie DeSanto

Costume Design

Elisabeth Fry

Makeup Department Head

Bunny Parker

Hair Department Head

Crew

Troy Gilbert

Stunt Coordinator

Troy Brown

Stunts

Cazimir Milostan

Stunt Driver

Ron Bolanowski

Special Effects

Jimmy Romano

Stunt Coordinator

Joel Kramer

Stunt Coordinator

Eddie Hice

Stunts

Andy Gill

Stunt Coordinator

Jack Gill

Stunt Coordinator

Erik Stabenau

Stunt Double

Directing

Jessie Nelson

Director

Brenda K. Wachel

Script Supervisor

Lisa Demaine

First Assistant Director

Frederic Roth

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Russ Fega

Location Manager

Jessie Nelson

Producer

Barbara A. Hall

Co-Producer

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Executive Producer

David Scott Rubin

Executive Producer

Edward Zwick

Producer

Barbara A. Hall

Unit Production Manager

Lisa Demaine

Associate Producer

Michael De Luca

Executive Producer

Carla Fry

Executive In Charge Of Production

Sound

Sarah Payan

Dialogue Editor

Dennis Gray

Dialogue Editor

Paul Timothy Carden

Supervising Sound Editor

Joe Milner

Supervising Sound Editor

Perry Robertson

Sound Effects Editor

Adam Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Douglas Axtell

Sound Mixer

Terry Wilson

Music Editor

Rick Ash

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Terry Delsing

Music Editor

John Powell

Original Music Composer

Darren T. Knaus

Assistant Sound Editor

Writing

Jessie Nelson

Screenplay

Kristine Johnson

Screenplay