I Am Sam (2001)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 13 mins | Drama | Released: 12/28/2001 |Box Office Total: $40.2M

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Sam Dawson is a mentally-challenged father raising his daughter Lucy with the help of an extraordinary group of friends. As Lucy turns seven and begins to intellectually surpass her father, their close bond is threatened when their situation comes under the scrutiny of a social worker who wants Lucy placed in foster care. Faced with a seemingly unwinnable case, Sam vows to fight the legal system and forms an unlikely alliance with Rita Harrison, a high-powered, self-absorbed attorney who initially takes his case pro bona as a challenge from her colleagues. On the surface the two couldn't be further apart, but in reality they are subtly similar. Sam's compulsive nature is mirrored in Rita's more socially acceptable obsessive-compulsive nature. Together they struggle to convince the system that Sam deserves to get his daughter back and, in the process, fuse a bond that results in a unique testament to the power of unconditional love.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/28/2001

Studio	Credit
New Line Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Jessie Nelson	Director
Cast	Credit
Sean Penn	Sam Dawson
Michelle Pfeiffer	Rita Harrison
Dakota Fanning	Lucy Diamond Dawson
Dianne Wiest	Annie
Loretta Devine	Margaret Calgrove
Richard Schiff	Turner
Laura Dern	Randy Carpenter
Mary Steenburgen	Doctor Blake
Brad Allan Silverman	Brad
Joseph Rosenberg	Joe
Stanley DeSantis	Robert
Doug Hutchison	Ifty
Rosalind Chao	Lily
Ken Jenkins	Judge McNeily
Wendy Phillips	Miss Wright
Mason Lucero	Conner Rhodes
Scott Paulin	Duncan Rhodes
Bobby Cooper	George
Kit McDonough	Miss Davis
Kimberly Scott	Gertie
Michael B Silver	Doctor Jaslow
Caroline Keenan	Rebecca
Eileen Ryan	Estelle
Marin Hinkle	Patricia
Chase Bebak	Willy
Rafer Weigel	Bruce
Emiko Parise	Nurse
Pamela Dunlap	Grace
Brent Spiner	Shoe Salesman
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
John Paizis	Starbuck's Father
Russ Fega	Starbuck's Angry Man
Erinn Seaghda Rice Goletz	Starbuck's Barrister
Julie Claire	Starbuck's Costumer
Marnie Martin	Starbuck's Woman
Tony Abatemarco	Court Clerk
Will Wallace	Bill Carpenter
Scott Weintraub	Scarecrow
Nicholas Mele	Booking Cop
Brian Bialick	Brian
Molly Gordon	Callie
Nora Kroopf	Sara
Allison Thormahlen	Lucy
Jillian Thormahlen	Lucy
Ryan Williams	Lucy
Felicity Ann Forbes	Lucy
Makindra Sherry Forbes	Lucy
Elle Fanning	Lucy
Amanda Lehaf	Lucy
Production Credits	Credit
Barbara A Hall	Co-Producer
Lisa Campbell	Associate Producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein	Executive Producer
Marshall Herskovitz	Producer
Edward Zwick	Producer
Michael de Luca	Executive Producer
Jessie Nelson	Producer
David Scott Rubin	Executive Producer
Richard Solomon	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bedford Falls	Production Company
Red Fish, Blue Fish Films	Production Company
"Sam" Filmproductions	Production Company
Avery Pix	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
New Line Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Jessie Nelson	Screenplay
Kristine Johnson	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
June Kim	Post-Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Brian McMillan	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Gregori Renta	Lead Person - leadman
Peter J Bates	Set Dresser
Stephanie J Gordon	Set Designer
Aaron Osborne	Production Designer
Erin Cochran	Art Director
Jennifer Gentile	Set Decorator
Robert Hale	Painter - Paint Foreman
Brynn McQuade	Art Department Coordinator
Elisabeth Cooper	Art Department - title artwork
Kim Kirschbaum	Painter
Glenn Rivers	Set Designer
D'Marcus Baptist	Art Department - title artwork
Pat Buffolineo	Set Dresser
Lisa Finkelor	Art Department - title artwork
Tom Furginson	Set Dresser
Sidney Javet	Set Dresser
David Hawkins	Art Department - title artwork
Jason Ford	Art Department - title artwork
Mark B Palmer	Set Dresser
Glenn Metlen	Art Department - title artwork
Greg Wyszynski	Set Dresser
Gino Limjoco	Art Department - title artwork
Linda Fuller	Art Department - children's art
Molly Gordon	Art Department - children's art
Sharman Penfold	Art Department - children's art
Raffi Djenderedjian	Art Department - children's art
George Rickey	Art Department - sculptures provider
Casting	Credit
Suzanne Anaya	Extras Casting
Mary-Gail Artz	Casting
Leanna Sheldon	Casting Associate
Micah Scott	Extras Casting - extras casting coordinator
Mary Brezovich	Casting Associate
Barbara Cohen	Casting
Davia Nelson	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Colleen Stewart	Craft Service
Buz Kramer	Craft Service - craft service assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Dayton Nietert	Lighting Technician
Dan Muscarella	Color Timer
David D Scott	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Lorey Sebastian	Photography - still photographer
David Galbraith	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 1st assistant
George Billinger	Steadicam Operator
George Billinger	Camera Operator - "A" camera operator
Elliot Davis	Director of Photography
Andre Crawford	Camera - camera loader
Cris Lombardi	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Chris Harhoff	Steadicam Operator
Bruce A Robinson	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 2nd assistant
Ted Caloroso	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Joli Wipfli	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Music	Credit
Michael G Fisher	Music Performer - percussion
Steve Erdody	Soloist - solo cello
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Terry Delsing	Music Editor
John Lennon	Song - songs
Hans Zimmer	Music Producer - score producer
Gavin Greenaway	Music Conductor - score conductor
Bruce Fowler	Orchestrations
John Powell	Music
Curt Sobel	Song Performer
Curt Sobel	Music Editor - temp music editor
Suzette Moriarty	Orchestrations
Sir Paul McCartney	Song - songs
Paul Broucek	Music - music executive
Black Crowes	Song Performer
Erin Scully	Music - music executive
Aimee Mann	Song Performer
Terry Wilson	Music Editor
Tod Holcomb	Music Editor
Lori Silfen	Music - music business affairs
Michael Penn	Song Performer
Mark S. Kaufman	Music - music clearance executive
Rufus Wainwright	Song Performer
The Wallflowers	Song Performer
Julian Bratolyubov	Music - music preparation
George Doering	Music - ukes & guitars
Gary Schreiner	Song Performer
Hector Pereira	Music - ukes & guitars
Ben Harper	Song Performer
Ben Folds	Song Performer
Dave Carpenter	Music - bass
Eddie Vedder	Song Performer
Sarah McLachlan	Song Performer
Sheryl Crow	Song Performer
Stereophonics	Song Performer
The Vines	Song Performer
Howie Day