Director: Jessie Nelson

Writers: Kristine Johnson; Jessie Nelson

Keywords: Drama, Retards, Starbucks

A developmentally-disabled man embarks on an emotional legal battle to gain custody of his seven-year old daughter.

ABSTRACT
Sam Dawson is a developmentally-disabled middle-aged man and Starbucks employee, possessing the mental capacity of a seven-year old and spending his days obsessed with the Beatles. A daughter named "Lucy Diamond" by way of a homeless woman is raised in Sam's care thanks to the absence of her mother, only to be taken away by authorities at age seven when his disability is deemed a hazard; to that end, Sam convinces turbocharged lawyer Rita Harrison to take his case pro bono, setting out on a melodramatic journey sure to affect the hearts of those closest to him.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rosalind Chao	Actor	23-Sep-1957		Keiko on Star Trek: DS9
Laura Dern	Actor	10-Feb-1967		Blue Velvet
Loretta Devine	Actor	21-Aug-1949		Marla Hendricks on Boston Public
Dakota Fanning	Actor	23-Feb-1994		Uptown Girls
Elle Fanning	Actor	9-Apr-1998		Actress/sister of Dakota
Marin Hinkle	Actor	23-Mar-1966		Judy Brooks on Once and Again
Doug Hutchison	Actor	26-May-1960		The Green Mile
Ken Jenkins	Actor	28-Aug-1940		Dr. Bob Kelso on Scrubs
Sean Penn	Actor	17-Aug-1960		Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Michelle Pfeiffer	Actor	29-Apr-1958		The Witches of Eastwick
Kathleen Robertson	Actor	8-Jul-1973		Clare Arnold on Beverly Hills 90210
Eileen Ryan	Actor	16-Oct-1928		Matriarch of the Penn family
Richard Schiff	Actor	27-May-1955		The West Wing
Brent Spiner	Actor	2-Feb-1949		Data on Star Trek: TNG
Mary Steenburgen	Actor	8-Feb-1953		Goin' South
Dianne Wiest	Actor	28-Mar-1948		Footloose

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