I Am Sam (2001)| Cast list | | Sean Penn | as | Sam Dawson | | Michelle Pfeiffer | as | Rita Harrison Williams | | Dakota Fanning | as | Lucy Diamond Dawson | | Dianne Wiest | as | Annie Cassell | | Loretta Devine | as | Margaret Calgrove | | Richard Schiff | as | Mr. Turner | | Laura Dern | as | Randy Carpenter | | Brad Silverman | as | Brad (as Brad Allan Silverman) | | Joseph Rosenberg | as | Joe | | Stanley DeSantis | as | Robert | | Doug Hutchison | as | Ifty | | Rosalind Chao | as | Lily | | Ken Jenkins | as | Judge Philip McNeily | | Wendy Phillips | as | Miss Wright | | Mason Lucero | as | Conner Rhodes |
| | Crew list: | | Jessie Nelson (Director) | | Kristine Johnson (Writer) | | Jessie Nelson (Writer) |
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Review
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. |
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