In 1993, Samuel Dawson (Sean Penn), a Starbucks employee with an intellectual disability, becomes the single father of Lucy Diamond Dawson (Dakota Fanning), named after The Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” following their abandonment by her mother, a homeless woman with whom Sam had a sexual encounter.Sam is well-adjusted and has a supportive group of friends with disabilities, as well as a kind, agoraphobic neighbor, Annie (Dianne Wiest), who takes care of Lucy when Sam cannot. Nearly eight years later in 2001, Sam provides a loving place for precocious Lucy, though she soon surpasses his mental ability.I Am Sam 2001 Movie Download.
Other children bully her for having an intellectually-disabled father, and she becomes too embarrassed to accept that she is more advanced than he is. In danger of losing custody, Sam gets advice from his friends and also hires a lawyer, Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose absorption in her work and neglect of her son reveal her to be at least as disabled as Sam is, although in a socially acceptable way. In an attempt to prove that she is not cold, Rita agrees to take on Sam’s case pro bono.As they work to secure Sam’s rights, Sam helps Rita see her own life anew. This includes encouraging her to leave her philandering husband and repair her fractious relationship with her son.
At the trial, due to pressure from the prosecutor, Sam breaks down after becoming convinced he is not capable of raising Lucy. Afterwards, she resides in a foster home with Randy Carpenter (Laura Dern) but tries to convince Sam to help her run away. Sam moves so he is nearby Lucy, so she continually leaves in the middle of the night to go to his apartment, though he immediately returns her.