Sam & Me
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Deepa Mehta
Ranjit Chowdhry
Peter Boretski
Om Puri
Heath Lamberts
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A young Indian man finds himself working as a nursemaid for an eccentric Jewish grandfather. They become good friends, despite their age difference and cultural barriers, before family pressures put a permanent end to their relationship.
Director
Deepa Mehta
Cast
Ranjit Chowdhry
Peter Boretski
Om Puri
Heath Lamberts
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Jolly Bader
Leonard Chow
Marcia Diamond
Gina Wilkinson
Howard Jerome
Lance Koyata
Andrew Marshall
Kay Tremblay
Gene Mack
John Edward Campbell
Johanna Kern-wronikowski
Avi Phillips
Max Beckford
Ratna Omidvar
Pierre Gautreau
Paul Massie
Tova Gallimore
Cindy Fidler
Chandra Galasso
Marla Pinsky
John Commerford
Les Niremberg
Morris Phillips
Bernie Grossman
Bill Pearl
Louis Stone
Jack Newman
David Wince
Bruce Roney
Roselle Stone
Carrie Loring
Devyani Saltzman
Jaaved Jaaferi
Brian Leonard
Chase Sanborn
Brian Leonard
Crew
Stephen Armour
Jolly Bader
Jolly Bader
Derek J Baskerville
Michael Baskerville
Michael Baskerville
Pamela Betts
Pamela Betts
Benu Bhandari
Boyd Bonitzke
Fred Brennan
Terry Burke
Laxmikant Byarelal
Carlo Campana
Stephen Carr
Jon Cassar
Linda Cheung
Ranjit Chowdhry
David Chudnovsky
Kathleen Climie
John Crockford
Viktoria Cseh
Alex Dawes
Bryan Day
Teddy Day
Ivonette De Sousa
Linda Del Rosario
Linda Del Rosario
Sandy Dennis
Morten Dorrell
Nigel Draper
Guy Dufaux
Nancy Duggan
Phil Dunn
Paul J Edwards
Henry Embry
Eric Fitz
Fred Fitzpatrick
Kevin Fletcher
Gary Fluxgold
Rick Forsayeth
Rob Fowler
Neil Fraser
Jake Fry
Richard D Gaal
Tim Garrett
Don Gillis
Janet Gismondi
Kenny Graham
Tony Gronick
Peter Hamilton
Victoria Harding
Clyde Harmon
Colleen Hart
Diane Heatherington
Mildred Hill
Patty Hill
David Hoffert
Myron Hoffert
Mitch Holmes
Lorraine Holt
Brian Hughes
Brian Hughes
Mindy Jenkins
Johnny Johnson
Rick Jurgens
Mark Kelso
Janet Kendrick
George Koller
Mark Korven
Mark Korven
Mark Korven
Wendy Kraft
George Kraychyk
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri
Anne Marie Latraverse
Eleanor Lavender
Steven Levitan
Cdc Levy-comerford
Steve Lucescu
Allan Lylloff
Stephen Lynch
Dwayne Maclean
Allan Magee
Maya Mani
Rajaratnam Manickarajah
Robert Markovski
John Megill
Deepa Mehta
Miguel Merkin
Dr. Chris Minz
Peter Miskimmin
Judy Murdoch
Shelley Nieder
Shelly Nieder
Andrew Owen
Allen Paldino
Richard Paris
Richard Paris
Mcclear Pathe
Joanne Perica
Joanne Perica
Karen Pidgurski
Paul Quigley
Allison Reid
Louise Renault
Maxine Rennes
Paul Saltzman
Matthew Segal
David Semple
Andrew Shea
Jagjit Singh
Jagjit Singh
Lou Solakofski
Richard Spiegelman
Ronald Standen
Jeff Steinberg
Patrick Stepien
Owen K Taylor
Clive Turner
Terry Wareham
Robert Wertheimer
Ruben Winkler
Erika Wolff
Alka Yagnik
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1991
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States September 1991
Released in United States October 1991
Released in United States January 1992
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices) September 24 - October 3, 1991.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Tribute to Cannes Critics' Week) August 22 - September 2, 1991.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 27 - October 6, 1991.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 5-14, 1991.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.
Solo feature directorial debut for Deepa Mehta who previously collaborated with Norma Bailey and Daniele Suissa on "Martha, Ruth & Edie" (Canada/1988).
Completed shooting August 18, 1990.
Began shooting July 9, 1990.
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1991
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (New Voices) September 24 - October 3, 1991.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Tribute to Cannes Critics' Week) August 22 - September 2, 1991.)
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) September 27 - October 6, 1991.)
Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 5-14, 1991.)
Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.)
Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.)