Friday, January 25, 2002

PG-13

For language

Drama

Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Schiff, Dianne Wiest, Doug Hutchison, Kathleen Robinson

Jessie Nelson, Kristine Johnson

Jessie Nelson

I Am Sam (2002)

 I Am Sam is the compelling story of Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a mentally-challenged father raising his daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning) with the help of a unique group of friends. As Lucy turns seven and begins to intellectually surpass her father, their close bond is threatened when their unconventional living arrangement comes to the attention of a social worker who wants Lucy placed in foster care.

Faced with a seemingly unwinnable case, Sam vows to fight the legal system and forms an unlikely alliance with Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer), a high-powered, self-absorbed attorney who takes his case pro bono as a challenge from her colleagues. Together they must now convince the system that selfless love is the most precious gift a parent can give.