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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Sam Dawson (Sean Penn)‚ a man with a developmental disability‚ is the single father of Lucy (Dakota Fanning)‚ following their abandonment by her mother‚ who is revealed to be a homeless woman who "just needed a place to sleep". Despite his limitations‚ Sam is well-adjusted and has a supportive group of friends with developmental disabilities‚ as well as a kind‚ agoraphobic neighbor Annie (Dianne Wiest) who takes care of Lucy when Sam cannot. Though Sam provides a loving and caring environment for
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I Am Sam My brief overview of I am Sam is about a mentally challenged man named Sam Dawson who faces epic interruption in his simple way of living when he has to raise his daughter Lucy who he fathered with a homeless woman. Lucy mom abandoned her after she gave birth to her. Sam is raising Lucy alone and is faced with an abundantly load of adversity because of his handicap. As Lucy becomes older she begins to become smarter than her father and alarming incidents starts to occur and question
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February 28‚ 2013 TTHS 1-2pm Prof. Bernardo I AM SAM -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
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Serrano Corpuz San Vicente Elementary School Teacher I hereby certify that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. __________________ Applicant’s Signature April 23‚ 2013 School Principal Camiling Catholic School Arellano St. Camiling‚ Tarlac Madam‚ Greetings! I am Amelette R. Florentin applying for a teaching position in your prestigious institution. I completed my tertiary education at Tarlac College of
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am Sam (2001) with Sean Penn is being used in college sociology‚ psychology and English classes to help students explore the complex nature of love‚ parenting‚ intelligence and other important themes addressed in the film. Here is a movie review cum essay cum psychological/sociological analysis written on the film. Love‚ Intelligence‚ Parenthood in I am Sam ’All you need is love’ is both a song by The Beatles and also a major theme of director Jessie Nelson’s 2001 film I am Sam‚ produced by
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I chose the movie I am Sam to challenge my own opinion on how people with disabilities should be treated under certain circumstances. I am Sam is a movie about a mentally challenged man‚ named Sam‚ striving to raise his daughter‚ Lucy‚ alone. Diagnosed with Autism‚ Sam’s intellectual capacity cannot exceed the age of 7. As we watch Lucy grow up under Sam’s roof‚ we are able to see the love they have for each other. When Lucy reaches the age of 8‚ social workers see this as an issue‚ so they place
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Movie Summary & Analysis I Am Sam Summary Sam loves his daughter Lucy very much and tries very hard to keep her with him. Although‚ he is mentally-challenged and the court argues whether or not he should keep Lucy. They say he only has the ability of “a 7-year old” and doesn’t have enough money. He looks for a lawyer to help him get Lucy back‚ which she offers for free under the pressure of being seen by these women who gossip about her at work. She is super annoyed with him at first but eventually
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Hollywood‚ amazingly out of this world‚ and when I say out of this world‚ I mean it. Whether we realize it or not‚ Hollywood can sometimes be seen as an artificial way of life and in the movie I Am Sam‚ Hollywood is extremely helpful in the way we portray individuals with an intellectual disorder. To begin‚ I Am Sam is a 2001 movie that portrays Sam Dawson‚ a Starbucks worker with the mental capacity of a seven year old. In the beginning of the movie‚ he has a daughter with a homeless woman whom he
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Year released Date viewed: March 3rd‚ 2018 / Title: I Am Sam / Writer: Kristine Johnson and Jessie Nelson / Main Actors: Sean Penn‚ Michelle Pfeiffer‚ and Dakota Fanning / Year Released: 2001 2. Describe four (4) specific scenes from the movie that portray how limitations in cognition (e.g. comprehension‚ attention‚ memory‚ problem-solving‚ skill transfer‚ etc.) were portrayed by the character with intellectual disabilities. At 5:20‚ Sam doesn’t understand that his partner‚ the mother of his
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