Trivia: Dakota Fanning's younger sister Elle makes her film debut, portraying Lucy at age 2. Incidentally, both Dakota and Elle go by their middle names; Dakota's full name is Hannah Dakota Fanning while Elle is Mary Elle Fanning.
I Am Sam (2001)
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Directed by: Jessie Nelson
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Richard Schiff
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: When Sam and Lucy escape by bus from the custody hearing Lucy's hair changes from shot to shot. (01:02:50)
Sam: OK, remember when Paul McCartney wrote the song "Michelle" and then he only wrote the first part, Annie said. And then he gave that part to John Lennon, and he wrote the part that said, "I love you, I love you, I love you." And Annie said that it wouldn't have been the same song without that... and that's why the whole world cried when the Beatles broke up on April 10, 1970.
Question: Who is the mentally handicapped guy with thick glasses who says, "I think she's very beautiful."? He only appears in one scene and doesn't seem to contribute anything else to the movie.
Answer: He's just another "member" of their video night group, and the character probably wasn't needed for the whole movie.
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