Rain Man Page #6

Synopsis: Charles Sanford "Charlie" Babbit is a self-centered Los Angeles-based automobile dealer/hustler/bookie who is at war with his own life. Charlie, as a young teenager, used his father's 1949 Buick convertible without permission and as a result, he went to jail for two days on account that his father reported it stolen. It is then that Charlie learns that his estranged father died and left him from his last will and testament a huge bed of roses and the car while the remainder will of $3 Million goes into a trust fund to be distributed to someone. Charlie seemed pretty angry by this and decides to look into this matter. It seems as if that "someone" is Raymond, Charlie's unknown brother, an autistic savant who lives in a world of his own, resides at the Walbrook Institute. Charlie then kidnaps Raymond and decides to take him on a lust for life trip to the west coast as a threat to get the $3 Million inheritance. Raymond's acts and nagging, including repeated talks of "Abbott & Costello",
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Barry Levinson
Production: MGM
  Won 4 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 22 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
1988
133 min
3,373 Views


in the Pledge of Allegiance.' Mark.

- What is 'stands'?

- No.

Stu, Stu, Stu.

Legally, Bruner never established

a conservatorship of Raymond?

He didn't figure anyone would show up

to contest his authority.

If that's the case,

I definitely will get custody...

and the $3 million, right?

And you set up a date-- Yeah, you set up

a date for the custody hearing.

Stu, I want a firm date,

and I want it early.

I found that it wasn't

an original record...

because the original song

had two verses--

She hasn't come in?

She hasn't called?

If you hear from her, tell her

to call me at this number.

The Air Alpha Force,

from Nike.

Look at that.

under that hood.

- It's beautiful.

- 'Course, I'm an excellent driver.

- You know how to drive?

- Yeah.

When did you drive?

I drove the Buick on the driveway

when my dad came to Wallbrook.

Was Dad in the car, Ray?

Yeah.

- He let you drive the Buick?

- Yeah, slow on the driveway.

We'll have to let you

drive sometime.

You never touch this steering wheel

when I'm driving! Do you hear me?

- Yeah.

- Do you hear me?

- I don't have my underwear.

- What?

I'm definitely not wearing

my underwear.

-I gave you a pair of mine this morning.

-They're not my underwear.

I told you to put 'em on.

Where are they?

They're in the pocket of my jacket.

- Where?

- Here.

- These are too tight.

- I don't want them back.

- Mine are boxer shorts.

- What's the difference?

- These are Hanes 32.

- Underwear is underwear.

My boxer shorts have my name.

It says 'Raymond.'

All right. When we pass a store,

we'll pick up some boxer shorts.

I get my boxer shorts

at Kmart in Cincinnati.

We're not going back.

Don't start with that.

- 400 Oak Street.

- We're not going back.

You don't have to go

to Cincinnati for boxer shorts.

- Oak and Burnett in Cincinnati.

- What did I say?

- It's Kmart.

- I know you hear me.

- My boxer shorts have--

- You don't fool me.

Yours are too tight.

Did you f***in' hear what I said?

Shut up!

Cincinnati's a Long way off.

You're getting further away

from Kmart.

You don't have to go to Cincinnati

to get underwear at Kmart.

You have to go to Kmart,

We are not going to Cincinnati,

and that's final.

- Get my boxer shorts at Kmart.

- That is final. Did you hear me?

I'm goin' out of my mind!

What difference does it make

where you buy underwear?

What difference does it make?

Underwear is underwear!

It is underwear wherever you buy it,

in Cincinnati or wherever!

- Kmart.

- You know what I think?

I think this autism

is a bunch of sh*t.

You can't tell me that you're

not in there somewhere.

Boxer shorts.

Boxer shorts. Kmart.

These are--

These are Hanes 32.

- Driving me crazy.

- Mine are boxer shorts.

We have to make a little stop,

find a psychiatrist...

'cause you're driving me crazy.

- Oak and Burnett.

- You are driving me--

We have to buy them at Kmart,

Oak and Burnett...

back in--

You put your shorts

on the highway.

We have to go back

to Cincinnati and Kmart.

Good luck finding

a shrink in this town.

Raymond?

Hey, you.

Dipshit, move it!

If you ain't gonna move,

I'll move you.

Hey, buddy.

You'll get run over.

- You're gonna get hurt.

- It said, 'Don't walk.'

- Do you hear me?

- It said, 'Don't walk.'

- Move it.

- Hey, it's all right, sir.

I'm sorry. Raymond?

- Yeah.

- Come on.

- It's all right.

- Gotta get to Kmart.

Raymond, come on.

Kmart, 400 Oak Street.

- It said, 'Don't walk.'

- Yes, it's broken.

It said, 'Don't walk.'

- This way.

- Have to get to Kmart.

He said, 'Young man, go west'...

and this is the way

our country developed...

from the East Coast

to the West Coast.

During that period of time...

there was initiated...

what was known as

the Pony Express.

I'm sure you have read something about

it in the history of the United States.

I may not have the days

or the years exactly right...

but I'm more or less familiar

with the history of the United States.

- I love to tell the story--

- He's 'artistic'?

No, he's autistic.

I'm not familiar with that.

What is the exact nature

of the problem?

...in St. Joe's, Missouri--

He lives in a world of his own.

I'm sorry,

but what's wrong with him?

It was a problem gettin' mail

from the East Coast--

-Raymond, do 'What's On First?' for her.

-Who's on first. What's on second.

They set up an initial program...

where the Pony Express...

would ride for approximately

What am I supposed to do?

There's gotta be something

that I can do here.

Well, I'm not a psychiatrist...

but I do know his brain doesn't work

Like other people.

What he does

isn't intended to be annoying.

If he's gettin' on your nerves,

take a break.

- Spend time away from him.

- I'll just send him back.

- Sorry?

- Nothing.

Inside joke. You're telling me

I just have to deal with this?

I just gotta deal with it.

Yeah, that's about it.

Out of curiosity, does he have

any special abilities?

Well, he's got

a pretty good memory.

He counts toothpicks.

They spilled a box of toothpicks

on the floor...

and he took one look and knew

exactly how many there were.

- He counted 'em in seconds.

- Ray.

- Raymond.

- Yeah.

Are you good with numbers?

- Yeah.

- I read about this.

- I wanna try somethin' here.

- Kmart, 400 Oak Street.

What'd I tell you?

After this.

- Ray, can we try somethin'?

- Yeah.

Do you know how much 312...

times 123 is?

He's right.

- What?

- He's right.

- He's right?

- Yeah. Ray.

How much is 4,343...

times 1,234?

- He's a genius.

- That's right.

- He's a genius.

- Ray.

Do you know how much

the square root of 2,130 is?

- 2304.

- That's amazing.

That is amazing. He should

work for NASA or something.

If you had a dollar,

and you spent 50 cents...

how much money

would you have left?

About 70.

- Seventy cents?

- Seventy cents.

- So much for NASA.

- We should go to Kmart.

After this, Ray.

Do you know how much

a candy bar costs?

- About $100.

- $100, huh?

You know how much one of those

new compact cars costs?

About $100.

In his case, he's pretty well off.

He's very high-functioning.

Most autistics can't speak

or communicate.

Do you know what 'autistic' is?

- Yeah.

- You know that word?

Are you autistic?

I don't think so.

No. Definitely not.

...problem with the Lamborghinis.

Let me see if I understand this.

It's gonna cost me

$10,000 additional for each car.

- It's very crowded in here.

- Ray, please, just one second, okay?

What?

They wanna take out the manifold

and the carburetors...

in order to put in

a fuel injection system now?

That is nonsense.

- What are you doing?

- Too crowded in here for a backpack.

Just Leave this on. It's gonna cost me

$40,000 just to meet E.P.A. now.

What? No.

You give me the number.

I'll call the conversion shop myself.

That's my pen.

That's definitely my book.

Taking your book

is not a serious injury.

For serious injury, look at

the red book. That book is blue.

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Ronald Bass

Ronald Bass (born March 26, 1942), sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter. Also a film producer, Bass's work is characterized as being highly in demand, and he is thought to be among the most highly paid writers in Hollywood. He is often called the "King of the Pitches".[citation needed] In 1988, he received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Rain Man, and films that Bass is associated with are regularly nominated for multiple motion picture awards. more…

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