Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches age 7 herself, Sam's limitations start to become a problem at school; she's intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison into taking his case pro bono. In the process, he teaches her a great deal about love, and whether it's really all you need.
Publisher:[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, 2002.
General Note: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD-ROM special features: Script-to-screen; hot spot; link to website.Special features: Filmmaker commentary with Jessie Nelson; original documentary "Becoming Sam"; deleted/alternate scenes with director commentary; theatrical trailer; theatrical press kit.Rated PG-13.Originally released as motion picture in 2001.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Producers, Marshall Herskovitz, Jessie Nelson, Richard Solomon, Edward Zwick ; writers, Kristine Johnson & Jessie Nelson ; director, Jessie Nelson ; music, John Powell.
Participant or Performer Note: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest; Richard Schiff, Doug Hutchison, Loretta Devine, Laura Dern.