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Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks, is obsessed with the Beatles and has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them. As the daughter reaches age 7, Sam's limitations start to become a problem. When the authorities take his daughter away, Sam sham...

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Uniform Title:I am Sam (Motion picture)
Main Author: Powell, John (Composer)
Corporate Authors: New Line Cinema Corporation, Sam Productions GMBH, Bedford Falls Company, Red Fish, Blue Fish Films (Firm), New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Nelson, Jessie (Screenwriter, Producer), Johnson, Kristine (Screenwriter), Solomon, Richard (Producer), Zwick, Edward (Producer), Herskovitz, Marshall (Producer), Penn, Sean, 1960- (Actor), Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957- (Actor), Wiest, Dianne (Actor), Fanning, Dakota, 1994- (Actor), Schiff, Richard, 1955- (Actor), Devine, Loretta (Actor), Hutchison, Doug, 1960- (Actor), Dern, Laura (Actor), Davis, Elliot (Cinematographer), Chew, Richard, 1940- (Film editor), DeSanto, Susie (Costume designer), Osborne, Aaron (Artistic director)
Format: Video DVD Software
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English; with optional subtitles in English.
Published: [United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2004]
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:New Line platinum series.
Subjects:
People with mental disabilities > Drama.
Custody of children > Drama.
Melodrama > Feature > Videodisc.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks, is obsessed with the Beatles and has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them. As the daughter reaches age 7, Sam's limitations start to become a problem. When the authorities take his daughter away, Sam shames a high-priced lawyer 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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features include filmmaker commentary featuring director/co-screenwriter Jessie Nelson, original documentary: Becoming Sam, deleted/alternate scenes with optional director commentary, theatrical trailer, theatrical press kit -- DVD-ROM features include script to screen, link to original website, hot spot.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; aspect ratio 1.85:1.
System requirements for DVD-ROM features: PC with a DVD-ROM drive with a DVD decoder installed; Windows 95 or higher with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. Some of the DVD-ROM features may not work on a Macintosh. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive. Internet access may be required for certain features.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for language.
Awards:Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2001: Best Young Actor/Actress (Dakota Fanning). Cairo International Film Festival, 2001: Naguib Mahfouz Award for the Best First or Second Work (Jessie Nelson). Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, 2001: Youth in Film (Dakota Fanning). PGA Awards, 2001: Stanley Kramer Award (Jessie Nelson, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Richard Solomon). Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, 2001: Best Youth Performance (Dakota Fanning). Satellite Awards, 2001: Outstanding New Talent (Dakota Fanning). Young Artist Awards, 2001: Best Family Feature Film - Drama; Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under (Dakota Fanning).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Elliot Davis ; editor, Richard Chew ; music, John Powell ; costume designer, Susie Desanto ; production designer, Aaron Osborne.
ISBN:0780638158
9780780638150