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Child Custody | Mentally Disabled
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Outstanding New Talent | 2002 | Dakota
Best Youth Performance | 2002 | Dakota
2002 | Jessie
Best Young ActorActress | 2002 | Dakota
2002 | Jessie
Youth in Film | 2002 | Dakota
Best Family Feature Film Drama | 2002
Best Performance in a Feature Film Young Actress Age Ten or Under | 2002 | Dakota
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 2002 | Sean
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media | 2003
Best Foreign Film | 2003
Feature Film Category | 2002 | Jessie
Best Character Actor Voice | 2002
Best Youth Performance | 2002 | Dakota
Best Actor | 2002 | Sean
2002 | Jessie
Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music | 2002
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 2002 | Sean
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | 2002 | Dakota
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | 2002 | Sean
Budget 22,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 92,542,418 USD
Dakota Fanning's little sister, Elle Fanning, played her character at age 3.
As preparation for his role, Sean Penn visited L.A. Goal, a center in Los Angeles for mentally disabled persons.
Dakota Fanning's character is named Lucy Diamond from The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Michelle Pfeiffer's character's name is Rita Harrison, from the song "Lovely Rita," and the last name of Beatles member George Harrison. Sam, Lucy, and Sam's friends walking across the street with the balloons is a tribute to the case cover of "Abbey Road." Sean Penn wanted the soundtrack to be all Beatles music but was unable to get the rights, so he asked various artists to cover the Beatles songs he wanted to use. And in order for the re-recorded music to fit into the movie, each of the artists had to use the same tempo as the original Beatles songs.
Michelle Pfeiffer later admitted in interviews that making this film helped her get over a previous apprehension and fear she never knew she had toward mentally challenged individuals.
Many lines or actions by Sean Penn's character, Sam, were improvised, such as the end of the scene at the new restaurant where Sam shouts, "Ask Big Bob!" or the dog scene. The producers liked many of these improvised scenes much better than the original book.
"Rita: I just don't know what to call you: retarded, mentally retarded, mentally handicapped, mentally disabled, intellectually handicapped, intellectually disabled, developementally disabled... Sam: You can call me Sam."
"Lucy: Daddy, did God made for you to be like this or was it an accident? Sam: Ok, what do you mean? Lucy: I mean you're different. Sam: But what do you mean? Lucy: You're not like other daddies. Sam: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry. Lucy: It's ok, daddy. It's ok. Don't be sorry. I'm lucky. Nobody else's daddy ever comes to the park. Sam: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah, we are lucky. Aren't we lucky? Yeah!"
