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Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

love is all you need

Genres: Drama

Starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest

Released: December 28, 2001

Runtime: 132.0

Popularity Rating: 12.935

New Line Cinema

United States of America

Sam Dawson Sean Penn
Rita Harrison Williams Michelle Pfeiffer
Annie Cassell Dianne Wiest
Lucy Diamond Dawson Dakota Fanning
Mr. Turner Richard Schiff
Margaret Calgrove Loretta Devine
Patricia Marin Hinkle
Randy Carpenter Laura Dern
Brad Brad Silverman
Joe Joseph Rosenberg
Robert Stanley DeSantis
Ifty Doug Hutchison
George Bobby Cooper
Dr. Blake Mary Steenburgen
Estelle Dawson Eileen Ryan
Dr. Jaslow Michael B. Silver
Lily Rosalind Chao
Judge Philip McNeily Ken Jenkins
Miss Wright Wendy Phillips
Conner Rhodes Mason Lucero
Duncan Rhodes Scott Paulin
Ms. Davis Kit McDonough
Gertie Kimberly Scott
Willy Harrison Chase MacKenzie Bebak
Bruce Rafer Weigel
Nurse Emiko Parise
Grace Pamela Dunlap
Shoe Saleman Brent Spiner
Principal David Nathan Schwartz
Big Boy Waitress Kathleen Robertson
Rita's Colleague Karen Bankhead
Obnoxious Mom Janet Adderley
Cristina Katie McGloin
Collin Steven Maines
Vice Cop Dennis Fanning
Cafeteria Worker David Poynter
Cop at Park R. D. Call
Lucy (2 Years Old) Elle Fanning

Art — Art Department Coordinator: Brynn McQuade
Art — Art Direction: Erin Cochran
Art — Production Design: Aaron Osborne
Art — Property Master: Mychael Bates
Art — Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Art — Set Decoration: Jennifer M. Gentile
Camera — Director of Photography: Elliot Davis
Camera — Still Photographer: Lorey Sebastian
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Susie DeSanto
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Supervisor: Lynda Foote
Costume & Make-Up — Hair Department Head: Bunny Parker
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Department Head: Elisabeth Fry
Directing — Director: Jessie Nelson
Directing — First Assistant Director: Lisa Demaine
Directing — Script Supervisor: Brenda K. Wachel
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Dennis Gray
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Sarah Payan
Editing — Editor: Richard Chew
Production — Associate Producer: Lisa Demaine
Production — Casting: Barbara Cohen
Production — Casting: Mary Gail Artz
Production — Co-Producer: Barbara A. Hall
Production — Executive Producer: Claire Rudnick Polstein
Production — Executive Producer: David Rubin
Production — Executive Producer: Michael De Luca
Production — Location Manager: Russ Fega
Production — Producer: Edward Zwick
Production — Producer: Jessie Nelson
Production — Producer: Marshall Herskovitz
Production — Producer: Richard Solomon
Production — Unit Production Manager: Barbara A. Hall
Sound — Music Editor: Terry Delsing
Sound — Music Editor: Terry Wilson
Sound — Original Music Composer: John Powell
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Perry Robertson
Sound — Sound Mixer: Douglas Axtell
Sound — Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Adam Jenkins
Sound — Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Ash
Sound — Supervising Sound Editor: Joe Milner
Sound — Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Timothy Carden
Writing — Screenplay: Jessie Nelson
Writing — Screenplay: Kristine Johnson