1. Movie Title I Am Sam 2. Year of Production 2001 (Theatrical) 2002 (Home Video) 3. Feature Length 134 Minutes 4. Director Jessie Nelson 5. Producers and Studio Director/Producer Jessie Nelson‚ Executive Producer David Scott Rubin & Producers Edward Zwick‚ Marshall Herskovitz‚ Richard Solomon. New Line Home Entertainment 6. Major Character Cast Sam Dawson played by Sean Penn Rita Harrison played by Michelle Pfeiffer Lucy Diamond Dawson played by Dakota Fanning
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‘I Am Sam’- Assessment Sam is the main character in ‘I Am Sam’. He faces a number of issues throughout the movie‚ but the main hardship is to gain custody of his daughter. Sam’s role is a mentally retarded male‚ with a mental capacity of a seven year old. Sam’s daughter‚ Lucy‚ is seven and her teachers fear that Sam’s aptitude is holding her back because she does not want to be smarter than her father. Lucy loves Sam very much‚ however she knows he was not the average father‚ as she told her best
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MOVIE PAPER: I AM SAM Movie Paper: I am Sam We live in a society where media portrays a great deal of information on a daily basis. Movies‚ TV shows‚ videos‚ internet etc. all accommodate with portraying the information all around the world. The advantage of media is that it can educate viewers with all the different kind of information but it can also portray false delusions especially when dealing with people with some kind of disability. For this movie paper‚ I chose the movie I am Sam. It’s
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Film Review of I am Sam Some movies are slow-paced‚ manipulative‚ and predictable and yet they still win you over. Just like I am Sam directed by Jessie Nelson which presents a different kind of story that can make you laugh and cry. The lead actor and Academy Award nominee Sean Penn portrayed a challenging role in this film together with the gripping performances of his co-stars Michelle Pfeiffer and adorable Dakota Fanning. I am Sam recounts a touching story of a father named Sam Dawson
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I Am Sam In this movie‚ Sam Dawson‚ is a developmentally disabled adult who has been raising his daughter Lucy for seven years. He receives help in raising Lucy from a group of friends that also have developmental disabilities. Although Sam provides a loving and structured environment for Lucy‚ her intellectual development begins to surpass her fathers. Because Lucy’s school reported their findings of Lucy’s developmental progress possibly being altered by Sam’s disability‚ Lucy was taken
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I AM SAM Director: Jessie Nelson Writers: Kristine Johnson‚ Jessie Nelson Stars: Sean Penn‚ Michelle Pfeiffer‚ Dakota Fanning Sheenna Jey O. Corollo BSTM III-1D INTRODUCTION: As a human being‚ what is a definition of the word parent to you? Is it the amount of intellectual maturity displayed or the level of love given?1 Is it possible that a mentally challenged man can give the love and care that a child need as they grew up which should a parent give to their child? I Am Sam is a
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Critical Review: I Am Sam The movie‚ I am Sam‚ is the portrayal of a mentally retarded single parent struggling to maintain custody of his normal intelligence daughter. Within his circle of acquaintances are four special needs adults who are his close friends and two normal intelligence adults who exhibit disordered behavior. The writers‚ Kristin Johnson and Jessie Nelson‚ spent months researching and observing developmentally disabled adults in order to provide an accurate representation of the
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I Am Sam December 16th‚ 2010 In the movie I Am Sam‚ I will be discussing two elements of communication‚ facial expressions and the social exchange theory of relationships. I will be describing two different scenes of the movie to show how facial expressions are an important element of communication as well as two other scenes to show how the social exchange theory of relationships works in this movie. During the final custody hearing to determine if Sam‚ who has the mentality level of a seven
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I AM SAM movie – Reaction Paper I. SUMMARY The movie revolves around a mentally challenged man named Sam Dawson. He has a 7 year old daughter‚ Lucy who in under unfortunate circumstances was taken away from him. Now he asks help from a well-known lawyer‚ Rita and fights for custody over Lucy. With the help of his friends and loved ones‚ they do their best to get Lucy back. On the way‚ rough challenges comes their way but strengthens their bond and love for each other. II. PERSONAL REACTION
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The 2001 movie I Am Sam moves beyond the role of an entertaining film and into the function of a social dissertation on the cultural depiction of disability in contemporary life. Directed by Jessie Nelson (Megan Dowdy‚ 2009)‚ I Am Sam follows a mentally challenged father‚ on his integral pursuit to regain custody of his 7 year old daughter Lucy. As a result‚ I am Sam received acknowledgment for its aptitude and capability to approach the susceptible subject of cerebral disabilities and parenting
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