2005 – The Quintessential Family Man
For a while now, Sam had been taking fewer projects per year. This might have been with the purpose of spending quality time with his family. In the photo, Sam and his special ladies can be seen attending a screening of The Graduate. However, Sam was far from opting for retiring from the industry.
This year, 2005, he made an appearance in the movie Thank You For Smoking. In the satirical comedy, Sam played the part of a former Marlboro Man who participated in an advertisement for the brand. In a terrible and ironic twist, Sam’s character, the cowboy, now had cancer.