I Am Sam is a 2001 drama telling the story of a mentally challenged father and his efforts to retain custody of his daughter.
The film was directed by Jessie Nelson and stars Sean Penn with Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff, Laura Dern and Michelle Pfeiffer. It was written by Kristine Johnson and Jessie Nelson, and also features three people with disabilities, who are playing themselves: Andrew Stanely, Joe Rosenberg, a...
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I Am Sam is a 2001 drama telling the story of a mentally challenged father and his efforts to retain custody of his daughter.
The film was directed by Jessie Nelson and stars Sean Penn with Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff, Laura Dern and Michelle Pfeiffer. It was written by Kristine Johnson and Jessie Nelson, and also features three people with disabilities, who are playing themselves: Andrew Stanely, Joe Rosenberg, and Brian Bialick, all of whom are in a group called L.A. GOAL (Greater Opportunities for the Advanced Living), a social organization that deals with adults with developmental disabilities.
Sean Penn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film, which also received the Stanley Kramer Award.
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a mentally challenged man with the mental equivalency of a 7-year-old, lives in Los Angeles and is single-handedly raising his daughter, Lucy (Dakota Fanning). He has been sole guardian for the...
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