I am Sam
(DVD or VCD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2002].
ISBN
0780638158
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Arlington - Audiovisual | DVD FEATURE I | On Shelf |
Brookline - Audiovisual | DVD I | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Audiovisual | DVD I | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Audiovisual | [Express View] DVD I | Billed |
Concord - Audiovisual | DVD I | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2002].
Format
DVD or VCD
Language
English
ISBN
0780638158
UPC
794043553721
Notes
General Note
Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: June 18, 2002.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
General Note
Special features: Filmmaker commentary with director/co-screenwriter Jessie Nelson; original documentary "Becoming Sam"; deleted/alternate scenes with optional director commentary; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Elliot Davis ; editor, Richard Chew ; music, John Powell.
Participants/Performers
Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning.
Description
Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches age 7 herself, Sam's limitations start to become a problem at school; she's intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison 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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Herskovitz, M., Johnson, K., Nelson, J., Penn, S., Pfeiffer, M., Fanning, D., Davis, E., Chew, R., & Powell, J. (2002). I am Sam . New Line Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marshall. Herskovitz et al.. 2002. I Am Sam. New Line Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marshall. Herskovitz et al.. I Am Sam New Line Home Entertainment, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Herskovitz, Marshall., et al. I Am Sam New Line Home Entertainment, 2002.
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