Ham: A Musical Memoir

1 hr 52 min | Comedy | 2020

HAM captures Sam Harris's critically acclaimed, multiple-award winning live stage show in which Harris plays himself at various ages as well as ten other characters. After being discovered on Star Search, fame ensued for Harris: Broadway, TV, platinum records, Carnegie Hall. But through the highs and lows of a life in show business, Sam must confront the merciless question: what is enough?

HAM: A Musical Memoir captures the critically acclaimed, multiple-award winning live stage show in which Sam Harris plays himself at various ages as well as ten other characters. The show is based on his popular book, “HAM: Slices of a Life.” It is the comic and poignant true story of Harris’s life growing up in Oklahoma’s Bible Belt during the 60s and 70s as a sensitive and prodigiously talented kid who dreams of playing Helen Keller at age 5, wishes he was Jewish at 10, finds his voice in the black church at 15, and falls in love with a boy “who looks just like Cary Grant,” followed by a depression that leads to a suicide attempt. Sam flees to Los Angeles where he sings at every dump and dive in town, finally ending up on a new TV show called Star Search (precursor to American Idol) winning the hearts of America. Fame ensues – Broadway, television, albums, Carnegie Hall. But for Sam, less is... less. And more is never enough. After the highs and lows of a life in show business, Sam is finally forced to confront the merciless question: what is enough?

Details

Actor
Sam Harris, Todd Schroeder
Director
Andrew Putschoegl
Producer
Craig Dorfman, Sam Harris
Writer
Sam Harris
Composer
Sam Harris, Todd Schroeder
Cinematographer
Robert Brinkmann
Editor
Corey Ziemniak