I+Am+Sam+(2001)

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Starring:
Sean Penn - Sam Dawson toc Michelle Pfeiffer - Rita Harrison Williams Dakota Fanning - Lucy Diamond Dawson Dianne Wiest - Annie Cassell Loretta Devinte - Margaret Calgrove Richard Schiff - Mr. Turner

Full cast list: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277027/

Synopsis:
"Sean Penn stars in this drama as Sam Dawson, a developmentally disabled adult who has been working at a coffee shop and raising his daughter Lucy for seven years. Sam receives help in his parenting duties from a circle of trusted confidantes, including his ADD-afflicted best friend Ifty, the paranoid Robert, an agoraphobic neighbor, and his other disabled pals, Brad and Joe. Although he provides a structured and loving environment for Lucy that includes regular visits to IHOP, video nights, and karaoke, Sam's daughter is beginning to surpass him in mental acuity. When Lucy begins intentionally stunting her own growth so as not to hurt her beloved father, social worker Margaret takes action, removing the girl from her home and placing her in the temporary care of a foster mother, Randy. As the day of his hearing looms, Sam seeks out the aid of driven, obsessive lawyer Rita Harrison, who takes the case only to prove to her colleagues that she is willing to accept //pro bono// work. Opposed by county lawyer Turner in court, Rita gradually comes to care for her client and his daughter, even as they force her to consider the limitations of her own abilities as a parent."

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Memorable Quotes:
"Why are men bald?" - Lucy "Sometimes they're bald because their head is shiny and they don't have hair on it. So their head is just more of their face" - Sam

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Review:
Rotten Tomatoes - Score: 34%. Full article: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_sam/ Reel Reviews - Score: four out of five stars. Full article: http://www.franksreelreviews.com/reviews/iamsam.htm Movie Forums - Score: three out of five stars. full article: http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/i_am_sam.html



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