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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience 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
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 18, 2002
Running Time: 134 minutes
Sales Rank: 2582
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 2002
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A mentally-challenged man seeks custody of his young daughter.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 27-SEP-2005
Media Type: DVD
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sweet and sour
This is the most shamelessly cloying movie I have yet seen. A man with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old can't possibly raise a child, period, end of subject. This would be an amazing enough story if only to show how such a man could take care of himself, living more or less independently. But not only is Sam able to take care of himself, working at a minimum wage job and living in a nice apartment, he is also able to raise a child and somehow afford all the expenses. Apparently there is a lot ... Read More
Rating:  - A Challenging--If Not Controversial--Film That Is Wonderfully Charming Entertainment
THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE "I am Sam" (New Line Platinum Series) DVD (2002)
In looking at the other reviews for this film I was struck by two things: the amazing polarity of reviews; and the negativity of both those reading the reviews and many of those writing reviews. Hence, I decided to rent the film first; but ordered it within minutes of watching it and was tempted to contact the reviewer that said, "I guarantee you will end up not buying it, or asking for your rental fee back." For ... Read More
Rating: - I Am Sam
I very much enjoyed this movie. I laughed and I cried. Laughed and I cried. Sean Penn really made his character believable (as a mentally ill man)in his persuit to understand himself, gain acceptance from others, and desperate efforts to gain the custody of his only child. Michelle Pfeiffer is very believable in her role as well. As a Counselor,working with families, I am always looking for materials that can assist me to better understand people. This DVD, offers educational strengths- to better understand ... Read More
Rating: - Sean Penn in I AM SAM!!
This movie shows that just cause your learning changed doesn't mean your not a person that can show love.
I truly think this is one of the best movies Penn has stared in.
Michelle Pfeiffer does a superb job as a supporting actress.
Dakota Fanning is one of my favorite children actors.
Over all this is a great movie that shows a fathers love for
his daughter, this is a must see for all fathers.
I rate this movie a 10 from 1to10!!
Rating:  - Make sure you got the right CD
I wanted the Beetles songs that were resung by various artists for this film, but this one is not that.
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