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	I Am Sam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I Am Sam is a 2001 film about a mentally retarded man, Sam Dawson, singularly raising his seven year old daughter Lucy.
		Lucy is as precocious as Sam is backwards.
		Sam loves reading Green Eggs And Ham to her, but when she starts reading "real hard" books like Stellaluna (about the baby bat) she balks at reading the word different because she doesn't want to be smarter than her dad.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/I_Am_Sam (768 words)

	Review: I Am Sam
		The Sam of the movie may also be connecting with the words "I am Sam, Sam I am" at a deeper level.
		The "I am" structure may be resonating with Sam's soul, with that spark of God within himself that some spiritual paths refer to as the "I am" presence.
		Sam may not look like the epitome of love, but he is. Rita may look like she is all together, but she isn't.
	www.edgenews.com /teague/iamsam.html (802 words)

	I Am Sam
		Sam Dawson is a grown man with autistic tendencies and the mind of a 7-year old.
		Sam and the viewer encounter Rita as a snappish ball-busting career-woman, yelling into her cellphone, cursing, lying, kicking tables, driving like a mad person, dishing out oblique threats, blowing people off and making her secretary cry.
		I was therefore expecting I Am Sam to skate over issues, and while it does to a certain degree, there are enough suggestions present for the audience to work with, such as how it really is Annie who gives the toddler Lucy all the developmental stimulation she needs.
	mysite.mweb.co.za /residents/adamskat/iamsam.html (2330 words)

	Frank's Reel Movie Reviews - I Am Sam
		Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
		You see, Sam is an adult with the mind of a 7-year-old who has just experienced the birth of his daughter as the product of a one-night stand with a homeless woman.
		I Am Sam is a brilliant look at a heartbreaking subject that demands the viewer to examine both sides of the controversy.
	www.franksreelreviews.com /reviews/iamsam.htm (722 words)

	I Am Sam Wallpapers
		Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old.
		But as she reaches age 7 herself, Sam's limitations start to become a problem at school; she's intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him.
		The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison into taking his case pro bono.
	www.thewallpapers.org /movies/i_am_sam.php (113 words)

	I Am Sam
		Sam raises Lucy, despite his mental illness with the help of his other mentally challenged friends, and his neighbor Annie (Dianne Wiest) who is an agoraphobic.
		She pretends that she can't read certain words, etc. The teachers tell Sam about this, and he is forced to raise his voice to her and tell her it make's him "happy" to hear her read.
		Sam and his friends look in the yellow pages and find the firm with the most names in the title, thinking they're the best, and Sam singles out Rita's name.
	www.ez-entertainment.net /zoneseye/iamsamview.htm (927 words)

	Weekend: Green eggs and baloney
		I Am Sam is a movie with good intentions, but it's difficult for viewers to appreciate them while being hit over the head by its preposterous premise.
		There is no way Sam could leave that hospital without being assigned a counselor to assist his adjustment to single parenthood or, more likely, without being relieved of the responsibility of fatherhood, thereby ending the movie.
		Sam doesn't need Lucy to be yanked away by an overzealous social worker (Loretta Devine) who mistakenly believes he's a sexual offender.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/01/24/Weekend/Green_eggs_and_balone.shtml (752 words)

	Sam I Am
		Sam wasn't sure where he was yet, or what he was supposed to be doing, but the firepower that they were toting around was a hint that this was no casual stroll.
		Sam found himself itching to run the tests that he was sure Sam Carter had set up, measuring the orbit and rotation and distance from the sun that would calculate this planet's cycle down to the nanosecond.
		Sam had had nothing more than a taste of what it was like, studying a completely alien environment, and he could understand the passion for her work that underlaid Carter's words.
	www.squidge.org /~peja/stargate/SamIAm.htm (16550 words)

	I Am Sam
		I Am Sam is a shameless heart tugger, manipulatively controlling viewers to cry in sympathy.
		Sam is raising his young daughter Lucy Diamond (Dakota Fanning, Tomcats) single-handedly, after her mother left him.
		All Sam knows is that he loves Lucy, so he doesn't understand why the court is taking Lucy away from him.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/i_am_sam.html (491 words)

	ToxicUniverse.com - Jessie Nelson - 2001 - I Am Sam Movies Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I Am Sam is a feel-good movie in the worst possible sense of the term.
		First of all, each and every scene in the film hinges on Sam’s low intelligence--everyone he interacts with treats him like a “retard.” To some, that means treating him as if he were an incompetent animal, to others it means treating him with a syrupy sweetness--either way, Sam’s mental handicap remains his one defining characteristic.
		In order to get rid of him, she tells Sam that she’ll give him the phone number of an associate that might be able to handle his case, even though she has absolutely no intention of doing so.
	www.toxicuniverse.com /review.php?rid=10002507 (1091 words)

	I Am Sam. Hollywood Jesus Visual Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jessie Nelson's poignant tale of a mentally challenged man named Sam (Sean Penn) who recruits a lawyer to help him regain custody of his young daughter leans heavily on the lead character's obsession with Beatles songs, and his innocent trust in their wisdom and emotional truth.
		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.
		Sam cries in the courtroom, "I want Lucy to come home with me." (And the lines are delivered with the emphasis on "I" and "me".) When he thinks that Rita doesn't think he should be Lucy's parent, she says it doesn't matter only that she wins.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /i_am_sam.htm (1253 words)

	I Am Sam
		Description: Sam Dawson is a mentally challenged father raising his daughter Lucy with the help of an extraordinary group of friends.
		Faced with a seemingly unwinnable case, Sam vows to fight the legal system and forms an unlikely alliance with Rita Harrison, a high-powered, self-absorbed attorney who initially takes his case pro bona as a challenge from her colleagues.
		Together they struggle to convince the system that Sam deserves to get his daughter back and, in the process, fuse a bond that results in a unique testament to the power of unconditional love.
	www.infoplease.com /movies/34809 (230 words)

	I am Sam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sam only had one eye, and had horrible ear infections.
		Sam was wearing ID tags from Dewey Animal Shelter, so we knew his name and had a phone number for his owner.
		Sam is very happy to finally be released from the Clinic.
	www.rescuepugs.com /i_am_sam.htm (392 words)

	I Am Sam
		Sam's obsessive behavior is the least of his problems; his impaired mental capacity no longer surpasses that of his seven year old daughter.
		Sam empties his pockets at the shoe store trying to purchase a sixteen-dollar pair with five bucks.
		The clerk desperately tries to explain that it won't be enough, that's when the cackling crowd of buds reach for a dollar or two each to contribute to Lucy's new shoes.
	www.rossanthony.com /I/iamsam.shtml (362 words)

	Amazon.com: I Am Sam (2002): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sam (Sean Penn), who has the mental age of 7, wipes down tables at a Los Angeles Starbucks and takes good care of his daughter Lucy, who was left with him shortly after birth by a homeless woman.
		Sam has gotten by just fine with a little help from his friends, including his eccentric neighbor (Diane Wiest) and a lovable group of similarly challenged friends, but a series of misunderstandings leaves Sam fighting to get Lucy back from the state.
		They call into question Sam's ability to care for Lucy in her formative years, as she makes the transition to adulthood, while Rita and Sam spend their spare time concocting speeches about what a loving father he is, and how he can give his daughter the love that no one else can.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000066HAS?v=glance (2597 words)

	I Am Sam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sam also doles out amazingly wise advice on the subject of parenting: "Iâve had a lot of time to think about what makes somebody a good parent," he tells the court.
		Sam cries, "Please God, please God, please God." But the celebration of life and love that infuse the entire film are straight from heaven.
		A prostitute (who shows quite a bit of cleavage) comes on to Sam in a restaurant, but he is completely unaware that her "friendliness" is anything more than friendly.
	www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0000307.cfm (1128 words)

	The Popkorn Junkie :: I Am Sam
		When I saw the trailer for "I Am Sam", I was expecting it to be one of the best films of the year.
		The story centers around Sam Dawson, a mentally retarded man who is trying to gain custody of his daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning).
		Also, there is a beautiful shot of Sam, Lucy, and three of their friends walking across a road very much like Abbey Road, all holding balloons.
	popkornjunkie.com /reviews/iamsam.html (449 words)

	I AM SAM (PG-13 ): ChildCare Action Project (CAP) Media Analysis Report MAR22005
		If it were not for the language, I Am Sam would have earned a CAP final score of 87, squarely at the bottom of the scoring range (100 to 87 out of 100) earned by G-rated movies in the comparative baseline database.
		Clearly I Am Sam was numerically equivalent to G-rated programming in Sex/Homosexuality, Drugs/Alcohol, and Murder/Suicide, PG in Wanton Violence/Crime, but R-rated programming in Impudence/Hate (which includes foul language) and in Offense to God (which includes the use of His name in vain).
		Sam sired a baby girl with a homeless woman who was looking for a place to spend the night.
	www.capalert.com /capreports/iamsam.htm (2317 words)

	I Am Sam - DVD - Title I Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		“I am Sam” is the moving story of a Father and the love for his daughter, and the challenges that he has in demonstrating his ability to be a ‘proper’ father to her, despite his own limitations.
		Sam, played by Sean Penn, is a mentally retarded father struggling to bring up his daughter on his own in less than what are normally considered ideal circumstances.
		I am Sam is one of my favourite all time movies so, as no one else as reviewed the DVD I thought I should enlighten you all.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-i/i-am-sam (226 words)

	Cranky Critic® Movie Reviews -- I Am Sam
		Sam will explain everything he does in terms of a Beatles song and, if he doesn't, the film will.
		Sam's daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning) is remarkably advanced for her age.
		Giving a little depth to the story is the revelation that Sam, for all of his intelectual problems, is accutely aware of his shortcomings.
	www.crankycritic.com /archive01/iamsam.html (758 words)

	SAM.I.AM
		It is important because it not only ensures your wishes are known (and hopefully upheld), but it takes the stress off of your family and friends to "determine" what you would want.
		I am simply a consumer who is very pleased to have found exactly what he was looking for and an excellent implementation of it.
		Sam Moore of McLeansville is a PC Engineering Specialist at Konica Minolta Manufacturing USA in Whitsett and also has his own business, PC Installations and Maintenance.
	www.samiam.com /gallimaufry.html (990 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: I Am Sam [Soundtrack] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The "I Am Sam" soundtrack is different, however, because the whole album consists of a similar kind of music, so if the listener likes one song, chances are he/she will like every other song on the album.
		"I Am Sam" is not a movie about the Beatles, it is a movie that's primary focus is on whether a mentally impaired man is able to raise his daughter.
		To judge the quality of the music in "I Am Sam" simply by the measure of the Beatles covers would be very similar to judging Sam's ability to effectively father Lucy by the measure of his I.Q. I believe the film clearly shows that either of these judgements would be a grave mistake.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005TT77 (2033 words)

	I Am Sam
		And I Am Sam is the worst of melodrama and pretentiousness.
		But Sam is obviously unable to care for Lucy, so if you ask me, the social service people have the right to step in.
		I suspect I Am Sam will be some crackpot right-wing religious folks' wet dream, but for me, I am in hell.
	www.mrsgiggles.com /movies/i_sam.html (402 words)

	SAM I Am (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SAM I Am Protein Microarrays: From Glass to Paper
		All two-class analyses follow the form of a question, “Is there a difference in reactivity between (1) and (2)?” SAM outputs many parameters that help us decide which differences in antibody-antigen reactivity are statistically significant between the two groups.
		Please see the SAM manual (sam.pdf) or the examples for a description of additional analyses SAM is capable of doing.
	www.stanford.edu /~btomooka/analyze/howto_analyze_mArray.htm (1052 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: DVD: I Am Sam [2002] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I am Sam is a film which follows the story of a man with the mental age of a seven year old, as he attempts to regain custody of his own seven year old daughter.
		In the beginning Rita is basically shamed into taking on Sam's case, but in the end she is emotionally involved in the case and the life of her client.
		In fact, the next time I am reminded of the other film it again signals a reversal in Sam's fortunes, and that was the point at which the head shoved the heart aside and rendered its final verdict on this film.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006681Q (1201 words)

	I am Sam by John Powell
		I am Sam is a large departure from the style that helped him become so popular in 2001, so it is little wonder that this score has been reacted to with noted disappointment.
		The story of a mentally-challenged man and his plight in keeping custody of his daughter who, by the age of seven, has already surpassed his level of intelligence, affords Powell the opportunity to experiment and explore as Hans Zimmer did for his Academy nominated score of 1988.
		I am Sam is an unconventionally, striking score that features a lead ensemble consisting of guitar, ukulele, cello, bass, and various percussion.
	www.tracksounds.com /reviews/i_am_sam.htm (856 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Music: I Am Sam (Various Artists) [Soundtrack] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Anyhow, the result was that when Sean Penn's 2002 film "I Am Sam" was denied permission, the obvious solution was to see if anybody was interested in recording covers of some classic Beatles tune.
		Obviously the choice of label influenced the selection of the artists that appear on the "I am Sam" soundtrack, because for every "name" artist like Sheryl Crow there are two or three you will be hearing for the first time.
		I am with the label, and I want to comment on this recording.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005UUQP (1430 words)

	ModBlog - sam i am (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is tough sometimes, but I am learning about hard work, and although I knew this about myself in the past, I just havent really put it into practice until now.
		Austin the head mechanic is a lot less stressed out since I tend to do most of the big jobs like bike building or regular tune ups, etc. Im no pro mechanic but I am a mechanic now, so if you guys are in Austin and need a bike worked on, let me know.
		Ive been doing many of the shops' group rides and I am continually the one setting the pace or being attacked "to test me." Today I rode like a man possesed up to Bee Caves and after we stopped to wait for the rest of the group to show up, I felt like crap.
	cyclinsam.modblog.com (1008 words)

	I Am Sam (2001) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Trivia: The scene where Sam, Lucy, and Sam's friends are walking across the street with the balloons is a tribute to famous photograph of The Beatles crossing the street from the cover of "Abbey Road".
		Sean Penn as a devoted father (Sam) who despite mental challenges, fights for the right to raise his child is convincing in a complete departure from his usual "bad guy" characters.
		The love between Sam and his 7 year old daughter is evident in many sweet scenes (got Kleenex?), best described by a reclusive neighbor (wonderfully played by Dianne Wiest), who overcomes her hermit-like condition long enough to testify in Sam's behalf.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0277027 (578 words)

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