I Am Sam Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

December 28, 2001

Distributor

New Line Cinema

Genre

Drama

Rating

PG-13

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$40,311,852 + $57,506,287 = $97,818,139

Cast

Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Loretta Devine, Laura Dern, Sean Penn, Dianne Wiest, Marin Hinkle

Elle Fanning

as 2 year old Lucy

Dakota Fanning

as Lucy Diamond Dawson

Michelle Pfeiffer

as Rita Harrison Williams

Loretta Devine

as Margaret Calgrove

Laura Dern

as Randy Carpenter

Sean Penn

as Sam Dawson

Dianne Wiest

as Annie Cassell

Marin Hinkle

as Patricia

About I Am Sam

A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.

About

Sam Dawson is a father with a developmental handicap, and he is fighting for the custody of his seven year-old daughter against a lawyer who wants to place his child in foster care.

Trivia

Sean Penn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Sam. The film is said to be the launching of Dakota Fanning's film career.