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I Am Legend writer recalls people walking out of theaters in droves during dog death scene

'I Am Legend' caused people to walk out during that tough-to-watch scene involving the dog, Sam.

Writer Akiva Goldsman has had a career full of highs, including winning the Oscar for his script for 2002's A Beautiful Mind and the success of 2005's Cinderella Man — but I Am Legend was less well received. Smith's character, Robert Neville, spends much of the Francis Lawrence-directed film with only his dog, a German Shepherd named Sam. "We walk in and — almost like from a sitcom — Alan Horn has four giant pictures of the most gorgeous German Shepherds behind his desk," Smith recalled.

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