I Am Sam (2001)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 13 mins | Drama, Medical | 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
Lisa Campbell Demaine	Associate Producer
Barbara A Hall	Co-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
Peter J Bates	Set Dresser
Elisabeth Cooper	Art Department - title artwork
Robert Hale	Painter - Paint Foreman
Brynn McQuade	Art Department Coordinator
Stephanie J Gordon	Set Designer
Aaron Osborne	Production Designer
Erin Cochran	Art Director
Jennifer Gentile	Set Decorator
Gregori Renta	Lead Person - leadman
Glenn Rivers	Set Designer
Kim Kirschbaum	Painter
Pat Buffolineo	Set Dresser
D'Marcus Baptist	Art Department - title artwork
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
Leanna Sheldon	Casting Associate
Mary-Gail Artz	Casting
Mary Brezovich	Casting Associate
Micah Scott	Extras Casting - extras casting coordinator
Barbara Cohen	Casting
Davia Nelson	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Colleen Stewart	Craft Service
Buz Kramer	Craft Service - craft service assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Dan Muscarella	Color Timer
Dayton Nietert	Lighting Technician
Lorey Sebastian	Photography - still photographer
David D Scott	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Elliot Davis	Director of Photography
David Galbraith	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 1st assistant
George Billinger	Steadicam Operator
George Billinger	Camera Operator - "A" camera operator
Andre Crawford	Camera - camera loader
Chris Harhoff	Steadicam Operator
Cris Lombardi	Camera Operator - "B" camera 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
Curt Sobel	Song Performer
John Powell	Music
Hans Zimmer	Music Producer - score producer
Gavin Greenaway	Music Conductor - score conductor
Bruce Fowler	Orchestrations
Michael G Fisher	Music Performer - percussion
Steve Erdody	Soloist - solo cello
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Terry Delsing	Music Editor
John Lennon	Song - songs
Black Crowes	Song Performer
Sir Paul McCartney	Song - songs
Paul Broucek	Music - music executive
Suzette Moriarty	Orchestrations
Curt Sobel	Music Editor - temp music editor
Erin Scully	Music - music executive
Terry Wilson	Music Editor
Aimee Mann	Song Performer
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	Song Performer
Chocolate Genius	Song Performer
Paul Westerberg	Song Performer
Heather Nova	Song Performer
Nick Cave	Song Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Erik Stabenau	Stunt Man
Troy Brown	Stunts
Troy Gilbert	Stunt Coordinator
Andree Gibbs	Stunts
Jack Gill	Stunt Coordinator
Andy Gill	Stunt Coordinator
Henry King Sr	Stunts
Eddie Hice	Stunts
Joel Kramer	Stunt Coordinator
Thomas J Huff	Stunts
Jimmy Romano	Stunt Coordinator
Jim Halty	Stunts
Lane Leavitt	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Frank Salvino	Post-Production Supervisor
Lee Tucker	Technical Supervisor - preview technical supervisor
Brenda Wachel	Script Supervisor
Barbara A Hall	Unit Production Manager
Nellie Adami	Production Coordinator
Lisa Campbell Demaine	Assistant Director
Russ Fega	Location Manager
Judy Heinzen	Assistant Location Manager
Trent Hara	Assistant Production Coordinator
Ron Hugo	Location Scout
Derek Avila	Assistant Location Manager
Emily Glatter	Production Coordinator
Frederic Roth	Assistant Director
Andrew M Ward	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Scott Brown	Assistant Location Manager
Publicity	Credit
John M Pisani	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Perry Robertson	Sound Effects Editor
Nick Neutra	Foley Mixer
Paul Wertheimer	Sound - assistant sound engineer
David Stanke	Assistant Sound Editor
Greg Steele	ADR Mixer
Paul Timothy Carden	Sound Editor
Douglas Axtell	Sound Mixer
Jim Bailey	Foley Artist
Rick Ash	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Gail Clark Burch	ADR Editor
Scott Jacobs	Boom Operator
Diane Lucas	ADR - ADR recordist
Adam Jenkins	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Joe Milner	Sound Editor
Drew Webster	Sound Mixer - mix tech
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	Assistant Sound Editor
Cynthia Merrill	Foley Artist
Malcolm Luker	Sound Mixer - score recorder & mixer
Darren Knaus	Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Camello	Assistant Sound Editor
Alan Meyerson	Sound Mixer - recorder & mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Ron Bolanowski	Special Effects Coordinator
Garson Yu	Main Title Design - main titles designer & executor
Robert Stromberg	Matte Painter - matte paintings
Robert Bernard	Graphic Designer
Patrick Zentis	Matte Painter - matte paintings
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lynda Kyle Walker	Hair Assistant - assistant hairstylist
Bunny Parker	Hair Stylist - department head hairstylist
Jennifer Morrison Holyfield	Costumes - Michelle Pfeiffer's costumer
Susie DeSanto	Costume Designer
Giorgio Armani	Wardrobe - Michelle Pfeiffer's clothing provider
Susan Kistler	Set Costumer - key set costumer
Lynda Foote	Costume Supervisor
Elisabeth Fry	Makeup Artist - department head makeup artist
Denise Fischer	Makeup - key makeup
Joanne Kissack	Set Costumer
Alan Dangerio	Hair Stylist - Michelle Pfeiffer's hairstylist
Annette Lorant	Makeup Artist
Sabrina A Rosen	Costumes - costumer
Ronnie Specter	Makeup - Michelle Pfeiffer's makeup
Dennis McCarthy	Set Costumer

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