Movie · 2001
I Am Sam
Released 28 December 2001 More from 2001 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
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How old were they?
Eileen Ryan
as Estelle Dawson
Ken Jenkins
as Judge Philip McNeily
Dianne Wiest
as Annie Cassell
Loretta Devine
as Margaret Calgrove
R. D. Call
as Cop at Park
Wendy Phillips
as Miss Wright
Richard Schiff
as Mr. Turner
Rosalind Chao
as Lily
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Rita Harrison Williams
Marin Hinkle
as Patricia
Kathleen Robertson
as Big Boy Waitress
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The numbers
46years between the oldest and youngest billed
74Eileen Ryan — oldest on the call sheet
28Kathleen Robertson — youngest billed
49average age of the credited cast