TY - ADVS AU - Herskovitz,Marshall AU - Johnson,Kristine AU - Nelson,Jessie AU - Penn,Sean AU - Pfeiffer,Michelle AU - Fanning,Dakota AU - Davis,Elliot AU - Chew,Richard AU - Powell,John ED - Bedford Falls Productions. ED - New Line Cinema Corporation. ED - Red Fish, Blue Fish Films (Firm) ED - New Line Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - I am Sam SN - 0780638158 AV - CM DVD 00180 U1 - 791.43/72 PY - 2002///] CY - [Calif.?] PB - New Line Home Entertainment KW - People with mental disabilities KW - Drama KW - Custody of children KW - Feature films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Special features: audio commentary, original documentary: Becoming Sam (42:30), deleted/alternate scenes, theatrical press kit, trailer (2:25), DVD-ROM features; Cinematography, Elliot Davis; editor, Richard Chew; music, John Powell; director of photography, Elliot Davis; Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning; MPAA rating: PG-13 N2 - Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks, is obsessed with the Beatles and has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them. As the daughter reaches age 7, Sam's limitations start to become a problem. When the authorities take his daughter away, Sam shames a high-priced lawyer 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 ER -