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I Am Sam

2001 film directed by Jessie Nelson
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I Am Sam

Summary

I Am Sam is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,261 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Am Sam received the Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award[3].
  • I Am Sam's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • I Am Sam was directed by Jessie Nelson[5].
  • Kristine Johnson wrote the screenplay for I Am Sam[6].
  • I Am Sam's composer is recorded as John Powell[7].
  • I Am Sam's genre is drama film[8].
  • I Am Sam's genre is trial film[9].
  • I Am Sam's genre is comedy film[10].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Sean Penn[11].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Michelle Pfeiffer[12].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Dakota Fanning[13].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Dianne Wiest[14].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Loretta Devine[15].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Richard Schiff[16].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Laura Dern[17].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Doug Hutchison[18].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Elle Fanning[19].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Ken Jenkins[20].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Rosalind Chao[21].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Wendy Phillips[22].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Roma Maffia[23].
  • A cast member of I Am Sam was Kimberly Scott[24].
  • I Am Sam was produced by Marshall Herskovitz[25].
  • I Am Sam was produced by Edward Zwick[26].
  • I Am Sam was produced by Richard Solomon[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Marshall Herskovitz[25], Edward Zwick[26], and Richard Solomon[27]. I Am Sam was directed by Jessie Nelson[5]. Kristine Johnson wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Sean Penn[11], Michelle Pfeiffer[12], Dakota Fanning[13], Dianne Wiest[14], Loretta Devine[15], and Richard Schiff[16].

Publication

Publication dates include December 3, 2001[28] and May 9, 2002[29]. The original language of I Am Sam was English[30]. Genres include drama film[8], trial film[9], and comedy film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

I Am Sam's main subject is autism[32].

Reception

I Am Sam received the Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award[3]. Reviews include 4.8/10[33], 36%[34], and 28/100[35].

Why It Matters

I Am Sam ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,261 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did I Am Sam receive?

Honors received include Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award[3].

Related Entities

AT&T Natural Voices Dakota Fanning Dianne Wiest Edward Zwick Elle Fanning film John Powell Laura Dern Los Angeles Michelle Pfeiffer Netflix Richard Schiff Rosalind Chao Sean Penn United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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