Sam, a neurodivergent man, 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 as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
Cast
Sean Penn
Sam Dawson
Michelle Pfeiffer
Rita Harrison Williams
Dianne Wiest
Annie Cassell
Dakota Fanning
Lucy Diamond Dawson
Richard Schiff
Mr. Turner
Loretta Devine
Margaret Calgrove
Marin Hinkle
Patricia
Laura Dern
Randy Carpenter
Brad Silverman
Brad
Joseph Rosenberg
Joe
Stanley DeSantis
Robert
Doug Hutchison
Ifty
Bobby Cooper
George
Mary Steenburgen
Dr. Blake
Eileen Ryan
Estelle Dawson
Michael B. Silver
Dr. Jaslow
Rosalind Chao
Lily
Ken Jenkins
Judge Philip McNeily
Wendy Phillips
Miss Wright
Mason Lucero
Conner Rhodes
Scott Paulin
Duncan Rhodes
Kit McDonough
Ms. Davis
Kimberly Scott
Gertie
Chase MacKenzie Bebak
Willy Harrison
Rafer Weigel
Bruce
Emiko Parise
Nurse
Pamela Dunlap
Grace
Brent Spiner
Shoe Saleman
David Nathan Schwartz
Principal
Kathleen Robertson
Big Boy Waitress
Karen Bankhead
Rita's Colleague
Janet Adderley
Obnoxious Mom
Katie McGloin
Cristina
Steven Maines
Collin
Dennis Fanning
Vice Cop
David Poynter
Cafeteria Worker
R. D. Call
Cop at Park
Elle Fanning
Lucy (2 Years Old)
Russ Fega
Starbucks Angry Man
Molly Gordon
Callie
Crew
Jessie Nelson
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Kristine Johnson
Screenplay
Richard Chew
Editor
Elliot Davis
Director of Photography
Lisa Demaine
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Frederic Roth
Second Assistant Director
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
David Scott Rubin
Executive Producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer
Edward Zwick
Producer
Richard Solomon
Producer
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer
Barbara A. Hall
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Aaron Osborne
Production Design
Barbara Cohen
Casting
Mary Gail Artz
Casting
Lynda Foote
Costume Supervisor
Susie DeSanto
Costume Design
Bunny Parker
Hair Department Head
Elisabeth Fry
Makeup Department Head
Brynn McQuade
Art Department Coordinator
Perry Robertson
Sound Effects Editor
Joe Milner
Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Timothy Carden
Supervising Sound Editor
Darren T. Knaus
Assistant Sound Editor
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Douglas Axtell
Sound Mixer
Ron Bolanowski
Special Effects
John Powell
Original Music Composer
Terry Delsing
Music Editor
Terry Wilson
Music Editor
Dennis Gray
Dialogue Editor
Sarah Payan
Dialogue Editor
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Jennifer M. Gentile
Set Decoration
Lorey Sebastian
Still Photographer
Brenda K. Wachel
Script Supervisor
Russ Fega
Location Manager
Patricia M. Peters
Stunts
Troy Brown
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Andreé Gibbs
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunts
Cazimir Milostan
Stunt Driver
Troy Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Jimmy Romano
Stunt Coordinator
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Andy Gill
Stunt Coordinator
Jack Gill
Stunt Coordinator
Erik Stabenau
Stunt Double
Mychael Bates
Property Master
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Erin Cochran
Art Direction
