Summary:
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.
| Runtime: | 132 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for language. |
| Production: | New Line Cinema |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jessie Nelson | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jessie Nelson | Written By |
| Kristine Johnson | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Rita Harrison Williams |
| Sean Penn | Sam Dawson |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Brad Silverman | Brad |
| Dakota Fanning | Lucy Diamond Dawson |
| Dianne Wiest | Annie Cassell |
| Doug Hutchison | Ifty |
| Joseph Rosenberg | Joe |
| Ken Jenkins | Judge Philip McNeily |
| Laura Dern | Randy Carpenter |
| Loretta Devine | Margaret Calgrove |
| Mason Lucero | Conner Rhodes |
| Richard Schiff | Mr. Turner |
| Rosalind Chao | Lily |
| Stanley DeSantis | Robert |
| Wendy Phillips | Miss Wright |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barbara A. Hall | Co-Producer |
| Claire Rudnick Polstein | Executive Producer |
| David Rubin | Executive Producer |
| Edward Zwick | Producer |
| Jessie Nelson | Producer |
| Lisa Campbell | Associate Producer |
| Marshall Herskovitz | Producer |
| Michael De Luca | Executive Producer |
| Richard Solomon | Producer |
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