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I am Sam (New Line Platinum Series) |
starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine
directed by: Jessie Nelson
directed by: Jessie Nelson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PENN,SEAN
EAN: 9780780638150
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780638158
Label: New Line Home Video
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Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
MPN: TRNDN5537D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 18, 2002
Running Time: 132 minutes
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 2002
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A humorous and heart-warming film about a mentally-challenged father who enlists the aid of a high-power attorney to help him regain custody of his daughter. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 12/11/2007 Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer Laura Dern Run time: 134 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Jessie Nelson
Amazon.com:
I Am Sam makes you laugh, cry, and recoil all at the same time. Perhaps no other film of recent memory has epitomized the shameless sentimentality of Hollywood as succinctly as director and screenwriter Jessie Nelson's story of a mentally challenged man fighting to retain custody of his 7-year-old daughter. Sam (Sean Penn), who has the mental age of 7, wipes down tables at a Los Angeles Starbucks and takes good care of his daughter Lucy, who was left with him shortly after birth by a homeless woman. Sam has gotten by just fine with a little help from his friends, including his eccentric neighbor (Diane Wiest) and a lovable group of similarly challenged friends, but a series of misunderstandings leaves Sam fighting to get Lucy back from the state. Sam's lawyer, Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer), is an overly ambitious woman whose life is soon transformed by proximity to Sam's brimming humanity. Sean Penn is, as usual, wholeheartedly committed to his role and turns in an admirable, if overtly affected performance. However, I Am Sam, with all its earnest charm, reaches an emblematic low when Sam, a character apparently devoid of any authentic sentiment, delivers a courtroom speech memorized from Kramer vs. Kramer as the film's finale. --Fionn Meade
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- Excellent MovieVery emotional moving movie. Definitely good for those who wish to get a glimpse into the life of those who are mentally challenged.
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- Simply Wonderful"All I wanted was a place to sleep," those were the last words Rebecca, a homeless woman, said to Sam before leaving him with their newborn daughter, directly after birth. I am Sam (2001) stars Sean Penn as Sam, a mentally handicapped father with the mental capasity of a seven year old, and Dakota Fanning, as Lucy, who has recently turned seven. She started holding herself back to school to stop herself from becoming smarter than her father. The question the movie asks is, can Sam raise his daughter ... Read More
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- Sean Penn is amazingI've never seen this movie before, but my mum was practically giving it away (she's running out of space) so I grabbed it, and just happened to be in the mood for it. Instead of letting it sit and gather dust until I happen to be in the mood for it. Like most of my "to watch" pile is.
I Am Sam is one of those gems of movies that just has to be seen. From the sweetness of Sam, to the sarcasticness of Michelle Pfeiffer, to Dakota Fanning's debut film role. Each character has a role to fill, and ... Read More
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- At least a whole box of tissues...What a movie! The themes of love and loss, the underdog who wins in the end. The bullies who torment the sweet underdog are the stuff of legend.
This movie is full of archetypal images. But mostly it is about love!
All You Need Is Love!
Gonna keep this short and sweet because lots of other people have already reviewed it.
1. The acting is wonderful
2. The script is good as well, obviously fairly unrealistic
3. It is a real feel good movie ... Read More
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- Dakota's auspicious debutFilms about the developmentally disabled often border on ridiculous and demeaning. There are a few exceptions: Cuckoo's Nest & Rain Man immediately come to mind, and not to forget What's Eating Gilbert Grape (where Leonardo was nothing short of flawless). I Am Sam is such a film, with Sean Penn giving a thorough, heart-felt (and highly lauded) performance. There are issues, however, and the only time he really has to prove his 7-year old mentality is the perfectly uncomfortable temper tantrum he has at Bob's ... Read More
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