An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 12 nominations total
- Brad
- (as Brad Allan Silverman)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Sam and Lucy are being observed and they are talking, just before Lucy talks to the people observing her she turns her head towards the "camera". The next shot, she turns her head again before talking.
- Quotes
Lucy: I won't read the word!
Sam: I'm your father and I'm telling you to read the word. Cause I can tell you to because I'm your father.
Lucy: I'm stupid.
Sam: You are not stupid!
Lucy: Yes, I am.
Sam: No, you are not stupid 'cause you can read that word.
Lucy: I don't wanna read it if you can't.
Sam: No, because it makes me happy! It makes me happy hearing you read. Yeah, it makes me happy when you're reading.
Lucy: [Lucy reads again]
- ConnectionsEdited into Becoming Sam (2002)
- SoundtracksLucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes appear courtesy of V2 Records
I've heard so many good things about Dakota Fanning, and now I see for myself. She's great.
The actors playing Sam's friends also seemed very convincing, one in particular. I didn't catch his name, but he wore glasses and I think he must have really been mentally disabled. The others could have been but might just have been acting.
MIchelle Pfeiffer was very good also, and gorgeous. And Richard Schiff was likable as the lawyer on the other side of Sam's case. In fact, I didn't see those who were against Sam as evil. They just had Lucy's best interests in mind. But I wanted Sam to win.
While it is true this may have been done before, I think this movie offered unique twists and qualities other movies didn't have, and the performances were very good.
- vchimpanzee
- Aug 3, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,311,852
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,779
- Dec 30, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $97,818,302
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1