Title:
I am Sam
Author:
Herskovitz, Marshall.
Edition:
[DVD version].
Publication Information:
[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2002]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
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.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features: Filmmaker commentary with director/co-screenwriter Jessie Nelson; original documentary "Becoming Sam"; deleted/alternate scenes with optional director commentary; theatrical trailer.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:
9780780638150
UPC:
794043553721
Format :
DVD