I Am Sam (2001)
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Today Tony and I watched I Am Sam, the infamous film about a developmentally disabled father who has to fight for custody of his daughter and defend his competency as a parent. We also discuss the phonetic weirdness of our last names, Jamie's dad's construction of a tandem bike, the absence of good modern parody movies, and that uncomfortable feeling when a "bad" film succeeds at emotional manipulation. Find out more at http://cripplethreatpodcast.com
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