Sam's Career Highlights

2008

Choke Victor Mancini is a medical-school dropout who has devised an ingenious scam to pay elder care for his Alzheimer's-afflicted mother: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be "saved" by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor's life, go on to send checks to support him. When he's not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park. Sam plays Victor Mancini Directed by: Clark Gregg Cast Highlights: Angelica Houston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke. Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

2007

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford The last months of Jesse James's life, from meeting Robert Ford, a 19-year-old who idolizes Jesse, to the day Ford shoots him. Jesse's a wanted man, living under a pseudonym, carrying out a train robbery, disappearing to Kentucky, and reappearing to plan a bank holdup with Robert and Robert's brother as his team. The rest of the gang is dead, arrested, or gone from Missouri. Whenever Jesse's around, there's tension: he's murderous, quixotic, depressed, and cautious. Ford wants to be somebody and wants the reward. On April 3, 1882, things come to a head: Jesse is 34, Robert 20. Ford becomes famous, reenacting the shooting on stage, facing down the label "coward," shot dead in 1892. Sam plays Charlie Ford Directed by: Andrew Dominik Cast Highlights: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Mary-Louise Parker. Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

Snow Angels Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said. Sam plays Glenn Directed by: David Gordon Green Cast Highlights: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Olivia Thirlby. Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

Joshua The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua (Kogan), an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn Sam plays Brad Cairn Directed by: George Ratliff Cast Highlights: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Kogan, Celia Weston. Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

2005

Jarhead Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows "Swoff," a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully fathom... Sergeant Sykes is a Marine lifer who heads up Swofford's scout/sniper platoon, while Troy is Swoff's friend and mentor, a die-hard member of STA - their elite Marine Unit. Sam did a cameo and it eventually got cut. It's only available on the bonus features of the DVD. Sam plays Charlie Ford Directed by: Sam Mendes Cast Highlights: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper. Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Arthur Dent is a British everyman. When he finally meets his perfect woman he balks at her request to go some place and she is then stolen away from him by a man claiming to have his own spaceship arrives at the party. Arthur next finds that his home is to be demolished for a bypass. He thinks it is only his house, but later realizes, with the help of Ford Prefect, that his galactic home, Earth, is going to be destroyed as well. Ford and Arthur then catch a ride on a spaceship and are Arthur finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime. He also finds the woman stolen away from him and the man who pilfered her. If Earth can be restored will Arthur want to ease back into his boring life? Sam plays Zaphod Beeblebrox Directed by: Garth Jennings Cast Highlights: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, Stephen Fry. Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

2004

Picadilly Jim Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams. Sam plays Jim Crocker Directed by: John McKay Cast Highlights: Frances O'Connor, Brenda Blethyn, Tom Wilkinson, Tom Hollander, Allison Janney. Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

2003

Matchstick Men Meet Roy and Frank, a couple of professional small-time con artists. What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protégé, are swindling these days are "water filtration systems," bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to win bogus prizes like cars, jewelry and overseas vacations--which they never collect. These scams net the flim-flam men a few hundred here, another thousand there, which eventually adds up to a lucrative partnership. Roy's private life, however, is not so successful. An obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe with no personal relationships to call his own, Roy is barely hanging on to his wits, and when his idiosyncrasies begin to threaten his criminal productivity he's forced to seek the help of a psychoanalyst just to keep him in working order. While Roy is looking for a quick fix, his therapy begets more than he bargained for: the revelation that he has a teenage daughter--a child whose existence he suspected but never dared confirm. What's more troubling, 14-year-old Angela wants to meet the father she never knew. At first, Angela's appearance disrupts her neurotic father's carefully ordered routine. Soon, however, with his own unique spin on parenthood, Roy begins to enjoy a relationship he never dreamed of having with his daughter. But while he develops paternal feelings for the 14-year-old, she's developing a fascination with Daddy's questionable career. Sam plays Frank Mercer Directed by: Ridley Scott Cast Highlights: Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

2002

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Meet Roy and Frank, a couple of professional small-time con artists. What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protégé, are swindling these days are "water filtration systems," bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to win bogus prizes like cars, jewelry and overseas vacations--which they never collect. These scams net the flim-flam men a few hundred here, another thousand there, which eventually adds up to a lucrative partnership. Roy's private life, however, is not so successful. An obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe with no personal relationships to call his own, Roy is barely hanging on to his wits, and when his idiosyncrasies begin to threaten his criminal productivity he's forced to seek the help of a psychoanalyst just to keep him in working order. While Roy is looking for a quick fix, his therapy begets more than he bargained for: the revelation that he has a teenage daughter--a child whose existence he suspected but never dared confirm. What's more troubling, 14-year-old Angela wants to meet the father she never knew. At first, Angela's appearance disrupts her neurotic father's carefully ordered routine. Soon, however, with his own unique spin on parenthood, Roy begins to enjoy a relationship he never dreamed of having with his daughter. But while he develops paternal feelings for the 14-year-old, she's developing a fascination with Daddy's questionable career. Sam plays Chuck Barris Directed by: George Clooney Cast Highlights: George Clooney, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

Welcome to Collinwood When petty thief Cosimo is given the plan for the perfect heist from a lifer in prison - the kind of job you dream about - he has to get out of jail, fast. But with Cosimo stuck in the joint, it's up to his girl Rosalind to track down a patsy. But while no one wants to do the time for Cosimo's crime, everybody seems to know a guy who will - and for a share, they're willing to track him down. Before long, Rosalind has five guys trailing behind her, looking to get their bungling hands on a piece of the action. Sam plays Pero Directed by: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Cast Highlights: William H. Macy, George Clooney, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Jeter, Isaiah Washington, Patricia Clarkson Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

2001

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. Sam plays Jimmy Silk Directed by: David Mammet Cast Highlights: Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, Danny Devito Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

BigLove A common morning at the BigLove residence where two loving yet neurotic parents (Phoebe and Nate) perform heroic feats in order to emotionally deal with the fact that their two kids (Samson and Delilah) have to leave for school. BigLove is a sci-fi fairy tale exploring the notion that love and fear exist in perfect harmony. Sam plays Nate Directed by: Lief Tilden Cast Highlights: Mary McCormack, Emma Roberts Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

2000

Charlie's Angels Based on the popular 70's TV show, three cute chicks work for the mysterious "Charlie". They are the female 'James Bonds'' of our time. They get to blow stuff up, kick the cr*p out of people, and wear really tight clothing, all whilst trying to retrieve stolen software and balance in high heels. Sam plays Eric Knox Directed by: McG Cast Highlights: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

1999

Galaxy Quest Eighteen years after their sci-fi adventure show "Galaxy Quest" was canceled, actors Jason Nesmith, Gwen DeMarco, Alexander Dane, Tommy Webber, and Fred Kwan are making appearances at sci-fi conventions and store openings in costume and character. They're wallowing in despair and at each other's throats until aliens known as Thermians arrive and, having mistaken the show for fact and consequently modeling their entire culture around it, take them into space to save them from the genocidal General Sarris and his armada. Sam plays Guy Fleegman Directed by: Dean Parisot Cast Highlights: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Alan Rickman, Enrico Colantoni, Justin Long Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

The Green Mile Paul Edgecomb is a slightly cynical veteran prison guard on Death row in the 1930's. His faith, and sanity, deteriorated by watching men live and die, Edgecomb is about to have a complete turn around in attitude. Enter John Coffey, He's eight feet tall. He has hands the size of waffle irons. He's been accused of the murder of two children... and he's afraid to sleep in a cell without a night-light. And Edgecomb, as well as the other prison guards - Brutus, a sympathetic guard, and Percy, a stuck up, perverse, and violent person, are in for a strange experience that involves intelligent mice, brutal executions, and the revelation about Coffey's innocence and his true identity. Sam plays 'Wild Bill' Wharton Directed by: Frank Darabont Cast Highlights: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Patricia Clarkson, Bonnie Hunt, Barry Pepper, David Morse Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

1998

Celebrity Lee Simon, unsuccessful journalist and wanna-be novelist, tries to get a foot into the door with celebrities. After divorcing his wife Robin, Lee gets to meet a lot folks of the rich and / or beautiful, partly through journalism, partly because he has a script to offer. But life among those from out-of-this-world is hard, and his putative success always results in defeat. Meanwhile Robin meets a very desirable TV-producer and takes the first steps in the world of celebrities herself. Sam plays Darrow Entourage Directed by: Woody Allen Cast Highlights: Melanie Griffith, Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Winona Ryder Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

Safe Men Two untalented singers (Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn) are mistaken for a pair of major league safecrackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter (Christina Kirk) of the underworld leader (Harvey Fierstein) who won't date the men she knows are gangsters. Sam plays Sam Directed by: John Hamburg Cast Highlights: Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

Jerry & Tom Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his old friend Karl. Sam plays Jerry Directed by: Saul Rubinek Cast Highlights: Joe Mantegna, Ted Danson, William H. Macy Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

1997

Lawn Dogs Newly arrived in an up-market housing development, quiet ten-year-old Devon doesn't quite fit in. Ignoring the urgings of her social-climbing father, Devon chooses the company of Trent, who mows the estate's lawns, rather than of the girls her own age. Their friendship grows during her visits to his trailer home, but although it is completely innocent it is obvious that it would be unacceptable to the residents if they found out. Sam plays Trent Directed by: John Duigan Cast Highlights: Mischa Barton Official Site - IMDB - Pictures

1996

Box of Moonlight Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself. Sam plays The Kid', aka Buck 'Bucky Directed by: Tom DiCillo Cast Highlights: John Turturro, Catherine Keener Official Site - IMDB - Pictures