Sam & Kate

Sam & Kate is a 2022 American comedy film written and directed by Darren Le Gallo, and starring Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman and Schuyler Fisk. It is Le Gallo's feature directorial debut, and his wife Amy Adams served as an executive producer. Hoffman’s real son and Spacek’s real daughter play these roles in the film. [1][2][3][4]

Sam & Kate
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDarren Le Gallo
Written byDarren Le Gallo
Produced by
  • Ben Shields Catlin
  • Orian Williams
  • Ford Corbett
  • Cindy Bru
  • Darren Le Gallo
Starring
CinematographyRobert Yeoman[1]
Production
company
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Release date
  • November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Running time
110 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Plot

Sam, a regular worker at a chocolate factory meets Kate, who owns a bookstore. He is intrigued; however, she rebuffs his advances by insisting she is not dating. Sam is a gifted artist who returned home to take care of Bill, his father. Kate is close with her mother, Tina, who lives on her own and suffers from Diogenes’ syndrome (in Kate’s words, “she is a hoarder”). Kate can’t stand looking at pictures her mother has just found and leaves sobbing. Bill has health problems and smokes, drinks and eats red meat against the advice of his doctor. Kate accepts a coffee with Sam, which they both enjoy, and after a few get-togethers which involve family and friends, they kiss, and spend the night together after skating on New Year’s Eve. Bill goes on a date with Tina, after which they return to her house, where he sees the chaos of her hoarding and leaves abruptly, later calling the authorities to alert them. Kate is notified and must once again empty her mother’s house.

Sam and others help, and in the house Sam finds pictures of Kate with a baby boy and another man. He mistakingly gives away a box of items that Kate had intended to keep, chiefly mementos of her son. She confesses to Sam that her family had died in a car accident. The subsequent awkwardness keeps the two apart, though Sam is able to return to Kate one toy that had belonged to her son.

One day, Sam comes back home to find his father dead in front of the TV. After a few days, he goes to Kate’s house to tell her that he has learned so much from his father going through his things, which he should’ve known from him when he was alive. He confesses he would hate for her not to know how much she means to him and they fall into a warm embrace and kiss. Later, Kate plays Sam a song on the piano she composed about how he gave her life after.

Production

Filming began in Thomasville, Georgia, in February 2022.[5][6][7] In April 2022, it was announced that filming wrapped.[8]

Release

In September 2022, it was announced that Vertical Entertainment acquired North American and UK/Ireland distribution rights to the film, which was released on November 11, 2022.[9]

The film also premiered at the Austin Film Festival.[10]

Reception

The film has a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 32 reviews.[11]

References
  1. Kroll, Justin (June 10, 2021). "Dustin Hoffman And Sissy Spacek To Star in Darren Le Gallo's 'Sam & Kate' – Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. Maddaus, Gene (November 25, 2021). "'Rust' Producer Backing Indie Film With Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 25, 2021). "'Rust' Producer Co-Financing Dustin Hoffman & Sissy Spacek Indie Movie 'Sam & Kate'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. Allen, Lenah (November 29, 2021). "New production set to be filmed in Thomasville". Thomasville Times-Enterprise. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  5. Ho, Rodney (February 14, 2022). "What's filming in Georgia in February 2022?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  6. Blake, Kandace (March 14, 2022). "Two films underway in downtown Thomasville". WTXL-TV. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  7. Cann, Christopher (March 21, 2022). "Hollywood in Thomasville: Encounters with Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Amy Adams amid film shoot". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  8. Ho, Rodney (April 15, 2022). "What's filming in Georgia in April, 2022?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  9. Grobar, Matt (September 14, 2022). "Vertical Entertainment Pre-Buys Family Dramedy 'Sam & Kate' Starring Dustin Hoffman And Sissy Spacek". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  10. Webb, Eric (September 29, 2022). "Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Darren Aronofsky coming to Austin Film Festival". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  11. "Sam & Kate". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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