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	Rain Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rain Man is an Academy Award-winning 1988 film which tells the story of an abrasive, selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his father has left all of his estate to an autistic savant brother, Raymond, whom Charlie never knew he had.
		Rain Man was also referenced on an episode of Family Guy.
		Rain man is referred to in the movie I Spy, when Owen Wilson's character is referred to as 'Rain Man' by one of Eddie Murphy's lackeys.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rain_Man (2874 words)

	Rain Man
		RAIN MAN works so well within Raymond's limitations because it is a movie about limitations, particularly Charlie's own limited ability to love those in his life, or to see things from their point of view.
		RAIN MAN follows this discovery with a story line that is as old as the hills.
		RAIN MAN is a project that Hoffman and Cruise have been determined to bring to the screen for a long time.
	www.milams.com /rainman.htm (1075 words)

	Forrest Gump vs. Rain Man @ WWWF Grudge Match
		Rain Man's speed can also be dramatically increased by strategically placing Tom Cruise in the stands with cardboard cutouts of Judge Whopner and/or Vanna White to be revealed after Raymond finishes the table.
		Rain Man will suddenly get the idea that he wants to go driving (after all, he is a great driver) and refuse to fill in the multiplication table until his demands are met.
		Rain Man will take one look at the 10x10 table and will say all the answers so fast he will appear to be speaking in tounges.
	www.grudge-match.com /History/gump-rainman.shtml (2858 words)

	Rain Man (1988) - A Review by David Nusair
		The first sentence of Pauline Kael's review for Rain Man reads, "Rain Man is Dustin Hoffman humping one note on a piano for two hours and eleven minutes." Though his performance has been imitated and parodied in the years since the film's release, Hoffman undeniably does a fantastic job of becoming this entirely different person.
		Rain Man is clearly a product of the late '80s, as evidenced by the uncommonly distracting score by Hans Zimmer and the sun-bleached look of the movie.
		Less plot-driven than one might expect, Rain Man is mostly a series of vignettes as Charlie and Raymond hit the road (Raymond refuses to fly, since every major airline has had at least one crash - except Qantas, which only flies out of Australia).
	www.reelfilm.com /rainman.htm (683 words)

	Wisconsin Medical Society - Rain Man, The Movie and Real Life
		The first version of Rain Man was written by Barry Morrow who had earlier written the original story for the award-winning TV movie Bill, in which Mickey Rooney played a mentally retarded person.
		The Rain Man script was inspired by another mentally handicapped young man Kim Peek —; whom Morrow had come to know in Salt Lake City, and who had striking savant skills as described elsewhere on this web site.
		It was this October 25, 1986, draft of Rain Man which was the initial one sent to me for my reaction and comment because of my interest and involvement with Savant Syndrome.
	www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org /savant/rainman.cfm (3616 words)

	Rain Man: Special Edition (1988)
		As much as I dislike Rain Man, I can't claim it's the worst movie in the Levinson pantheon, not with such dreck as Toys and Avalon to his discredit.
		Rain Man appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		I gave Rain Man a “B+” mainly due to the edge enhancement and the vaguely “digital” look the transfer exhibited at times; the jags and moiré effects were more prominent than usual.
	www.dvdmg.com /rainmanse.shtml (1989 words)

	Changes in Perspectives of High-Functioning Autism through "Rain Man"
		With the release of Rain Man came the increased understanding of autistics and a willingness to find out what autistics are thinking, thus improving the treatment and awareness so that they can live more normal lives than their counterparts in the past.
		In the time before Rain Man, he was misdiagnosed after a nervous breakdown as a schizophrenic, causing him to feel the social stigmas placed upon him by this label.
		The release of Rain Man, coupled with the advances made in identifying the elusive causes, have allowed us to abrogate the old myths and understand the humanity of such autistics as Ray, Schneider, Darlene, and Newport rather than their different from the NT mainstream.
	www.duke.edu /~jds31/Papers/autism.html (3551 words)

	Rain Man (1988)
		For the Eighties, however, Rain Man was it, and even that victory occurred only because 1988 was a pretty weak year at the box office; except for in 1987, it would have placed no higher than second in any of the other years during that decade.
		Rain Man appears in both its original theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 and in a fullscreen edition on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the letterboxed image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		Honestly, Rain Man can be an entertaining film but it's so insanely phony and artificially sentimental that it makes me nauseous.
	www.dvdmg.com /rainman.shtml (1361 words)

	Amazon.ca: Rain Man: DVD: Barry Levinson,Royce D. Applegate,Ray Baker,June Christopher,Valeria Golino,Beth Grant,Archie ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Rain Man is the kind of touching drama that Oscars are made for--and, sure enough, the film took Academy honors for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor (Dustin Hoffman) in 1988.
		Rain Man will either captivate you or irritate you (Raymond's sputtering of repetitious phrases is enough to drive anyone crazy), but it is obviously a labor of love for those involved.
		The brothers meet and Cruise and Rain Man, with the residence's hard-wrought blessing embark on a road trip.
	www.amazon.ca /Rain-Man-Barry-Levinson/dp/B0000YEEGM (2092 words)

	Rain Man - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Rain Man - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Rain Man, motion picture about a self-centered sports car dealer who travels to the Midwest to take custody of his autistic brother in an...
		The drowning man is not troubled by rain.
	encarta.msn.com /Rain_Man.html (73 words)

	Wisconsin Medical Society - Savant Profile, Kim Peek
		In the course of his preparation for playing the part of Raymond Babbitt Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman met with Kim Peek and his father in February, 1987.
		Focus Productions in the U.K. has produced "The Real Rain Man" which is being aired on the Discovery Science Channel in the U.S. Swedish television has aired an hour long program titled "Mot Kim Peek:Verklighetens Rainman—den manskliga datorn" which gives a special insight into the relationship between father and son.
		Kim continues to make a number of national presentations, but he and his Dad also make many local presentations to detention centers, nursing homes, schools and other places where Kim's message about accepting diversity and differentness is always well received along with the inspiring impact that Kim's remarkable abilities themselves leave on all his audiences.
	www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org /savant/kimpeek.cfm (2665 words)

	Rain Man (1988): Reviews
		Only after the Hollywood hypnotism wears off is it apparent that Rain Man, fundamentally an artsy sentimentalization of "The Odd Couple," is somewhat less than the sum of its perfect parts.
		Rain Man rises above the banality of its concept--another buddy movie crossbred with a road picture--to become a genuinely moving and intelligent look at what it means to be human.
		Rain Man's restraint is, finally, rather like Raymond's gabble.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/rainman (1012 words)

	BBC - Films - review - Rain Man
		"Rain Man" is the kind of congenial multiple Oscar-winner that it seems churlish to dislike, although its execution is by no means virtuoso.
		What's more, his personal improvement and reconciliation with the past is not so overwhelming that we'd expect him to remain anything other than the consummate yuppie, forever on the blower in this pre-mobile America.
		"Rain Man" is on BBC1 at 10.55pm, Sunday 11th March 2001.
	www.bbc.co.uk /films/2001/03/09/rain_man_1988_review.shtml (381 words)

	Rain Man Movie -The 80s Rewind «
		Don't forget that Rain Man is now available to order on Widescreen DVD using our special 80s search device...
		Based on a true story, Rain Man is a funny, dramatic and surprisingly touching piece of filmmaking, one which allows both actors to really earn their pay-checks, turning what is ostensibly a story about autism and brotherly love, into a road-movie par excellence.
		Rain Man is essentially a feel good film that lays off the schmaltz and allows the acting and well written script to speak for itself.
	www.fast-rewind.com /rainman.htm (1863 words)

	Rain Man, 1988
		In fairness, Rain Man is very good, and Dustin Hoffman is just a bit better than the one dimensional performance that he was criticized for giving.
		Rain Man was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won four of them.
		It seemed evident that the folks at Disney were confidant of Rain Man getting nominated as they took out ad's for the film, listing it as an Academy Award nominee, a day before the Oscar nominations were even announced.
	www.angelfire.com /film/oscars/rainman.htm (850 words)

	The Flick Filosopher \| Rain Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Beneath the film's gentle odd-couple comedy and astonishingly affecting performance by Dustin Hoffman as the autistic savant Raymond Babbitt, however, is a sharp drama about emotionality, frustration, and the capacity we all have for surprising ourselves by changing.
		Ray is a mass of idiosyncratic routines and nervous habits -- he won't go out in the rain; he recites "Who's on first?" when he's upset -- that incense Charlie.
		But Charlie starts to feel a connection to Ray when he realizes that he's the "Rain Man" of his vague childhood memory, reconnecting Charlie with a family he lost long before.
	www.flickfilosopher.com /oscars/bestpix/rainman.shtml (606 words)

	Pre Rain Man Autism
		Autism weather we are the rocket scientist or Rain Man or a village idiot is all the same stuff and the thrilling part of it is those of us uniting online from all over the world fill in the blanks and explain why some of us make it some of us don't.
		Curse you Rain Man the movie and the researchers that made autism a buzzword and a big deal.
		I am author of the book AUTISM PRE RAIN MAN AUTISM and this book is built on Temple's Thinking in Pictures and I take her picture thoughts she explains all the "way to the bank" and explain how our proficient picture thoughts she never wrote about nearly mimic traditional thought.
	prerainmanautism.blogspot.com (7335 words)

	Amazon.de: Rain Man: VHS: Barry Levinson,Dustin Hoffman,Tom Cruise,Valeria Golino,Hans Zimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		And subtly, very subtly, Charlie begins to change, until at last he no longer wants to relinquish custody of Raymond even after having been offered a substantial amount of money: because now money is no longer an issue at all; now it's all about genuine love for a newly-found brother and very special person.
		"Rain Man" is ostensibly told from Charlie's perspective; through his, the "normal" guy's eyes we perceive Raymond's habits, tics and strange behavioral code.
		Es ist wahrhaftig einer der wenigen Filme wo man sagen kann, man fÃ¼hlt es richtig ab einem gewissen Moment oder ab einer gewissen Stelle was in den einzelnen Personen vorgeht.
	www.amazon.de /Rain-Man-Barry-Levinson/dp/B00004U0MQ (1123 words)

	The Scotsman - International - NASA to study Rain Man's mind (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		THE man whose autistic brilliance inspired the film Rain Man is to undergo scientific tests using space-exploration technology to investigate suspicions he is getting yet cleverer.
		Researchers at the US space agency NASA said yesterday they hope technology designed to study the effects of space travel will explain the astounding mental capacity of Kim Peek.
		His life story was the basis for Rain Man, the 1988 film that won Dustin Hoffman an Academy Award for his role Raymond Babbitt, the character based on Mr Peek.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=1291892004 (531 words)

	ESLnotes.com - Rain Man
		Charlie returns to his childhood home to take care of his father's property, only to find out that virtually all of his dad's $3,000,000 estate was left to an unnamed person in a 'trust' (A legal document giving property to another person).
		I go to the old man, and I ask him if I can take the car out for a victory drive and he says 'no.' "The old man" is a silly slang term for "father." I sneak it out.
		Was I trying to say Raymond and it came out Rain Man? Charlie's realization that his imaginary childhood friend was in fact his brother.
	www.eslnotes.com /movies/html/rain-man.html (5176 words)

	Rain Man Pictures, News, Reviews, Summary, Trailers, Cast and Crew
		Discovering that the 3 million is being held in trust for an uniden...
		Rain Man ranks among the most popular films of the late 1980s, owing to a fine screenplay by Ron Bass and a spectacular performance by Dustin Hoffman in the title role.
		Discuss Rain Man with Starpulse members in the forums...
	www.starpulse.com /Movies/Rain_Man/index.html (229 words)

	rain man movie review, rain man film review.
		Often in life the greatest thing you have is that which you have yet to even know existed.
		In Rain Main, Charlie Babbage(Tom Cruise) discovers he has a brother Raymond (Dustin Huffman).
		While designed as a drama, it serves up comedic moments about the little idiosyncracies of life that leave logic behind, and allow the full emotions of life to be unveiled on screen in ways that logic can never explain.
	www.movieprop.com /tvandmovie/reviews/rainman.htm (460 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Rain Man [1989]: DVD: Tom Cruise,Ralph Seymour,Barry Levinson,Dustin Hoffman,Valeria Golino,Bonnie ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		In Rain Man Hoffman shows himself as a gifted mimic and as such can obscure the meaning of the film by hamming it up just a little.
		Cruise, not my favourtie actor it must be said, is tremendous as the horrid car salesman who has a life-changing experience and becomes, if not loveable (too much to hope for with Cruise?), then at least less selfish.
		I constantly kept flicking through the channels to see something better, but convinced rain man would get better I turned back...only to find that I'd spend my next 2 hours twiddling my thumbs, biting my nails and making tea...which was more thrilling then the movie.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Rain-Man-Tom-Cruise/dp/B0002ADWS0 (1014 words)

	Rain Man - DVD - Title R Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Rain Man - DVD - Title R Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		~ Plot ~ The rain man is about Charlie who finds out when his Dad dies that all the money is not left to him but another.
		Through events that I will not go into he ends up having to look after Raymond an autistic man. The film is about them travelling across country and Charlie having to get used to dealing with the behaviour and characteristics of an autistic person.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-r/rain-man (162 words)

	eBay - Product Info - eBay - VHS: Rain Man (UPC: 027616164834) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Rain Man - VHS - D. Hoffman, T. Cruise
		To me, both Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman deserved the top prize for Barry Levinson's Rain Man. Hoffman did take home the statue, and the picture and Levinson did, too.
		As Charlie Babbit, a hard and bitter young luxury car hustler in Los Angeles, Cruise shows his most callous and mean-spirited, shallow side when he learns that his estranged father, Sanford Babbitt, dies in Cleveland.
	product.ebay.com /Rain-Man_UPC_027616164834_W0QQfvcsZ1178QQsoprZ3121311 (943 words)

	"RAIN MAN" AND THE CONNECTED LIFE : IntentBlog
		Here's an example of what I mean: In the movie "Rain Man" Dustin Hoffman played an idiot savant, in this case a mathematical savant who could perform amazing feats of mental calculation even though his IQ was so low that he could not take care of himself or be educated.
		I thought autism was a disorder, did not know there was brain damage involved even in an extreme case like "Rain Man".
		In a scene where a summer camp of genius kids were being grilled with intensely hard math problems, her son popped up with the answer.
	www.intentblog.com /archives/2005/10/rain_man_and_th.html (12061 words)

	Rain Man
		Rain Man is far from a washout but you can't help feeling all those missed opportunities raining down on you.
		Though it is in many respects just another odd couple road movie, Rain Man evolves into a very special film, largely because it is about something.
		Certain Rain Man article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/RainMan-1017101 (594 words)

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