Oh doodless on Instagram: "“I Am Sam” is a 2001 American drama film starring Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Dakota Fanning. The movie tells the poignant story of Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a man with an intellectual disability who has the mental capacity of a seven-year-old. He becomes the single father to his daughter, Lucy Diamond Dawson (Dakota Fanning), after her mother abandons them. Lucy is named after the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” and Sam has a deep love for The Beatle