Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: VHS01040

byMarshall Herskovitz; Kristine Johnson; Jessie Nelson; Sean Penn; Michelle Pfeiffer; Dakota Fanning; Elliot Davis; Richard Chew; John Powell; Bedford Falls Company.; New Line Cinema Corporation.; Red Fish, Blue Fish Films (Firm); New Line Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: [United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, ©2002.

Notes:Originally released in 2001 (134 min.); Nominated for one 2002 academy award;

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 lookingsmarter 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.

OCLC #: 51288621