Rain Man

Charlie: When I was a little kid and I got scared, the Rain Man would come and sing to me. Susanna: Rain what? Charlie: Oh, you know, one of those imaginary childhood friends. Susanna: What happened to him? Charlie: Nothing, I just grew up. Susanna: Not so much.

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Charlie: Hey, who is this guy? Susanna: He just jumped in the car. Charlie: Yeah, well, he can jump out. Come on! Raymond: I'm an excellent driver. Charlie: That's good. Come on! Susanna, why'd you let him get in this car? It's not a toy. Susanna: He says he drives this car. Raymond: Dad lets me drive slow on the driveway every Saturday. Course, the seats were originally brown leather. Now they're a pitiful red. Charlie: [surprised] Hey, these seats were brown leather. You know this car? Raymond: I know this car. Charlie: How do you know this car? Raymond: It's a 1949 Buick Roadmaster, Straight 8, Fireball 8, only 8,985 production models. Dad lets me drive slow on the driveway, but not on Monday. Definitely not on Monday. Charlie: Who's your dad? Raymond: Sanford Babbitt. 10961 Beachcrest Street, Cincinnati Ohio. Charlie: That's my address. Hey, who's your mother? Raymond: Eleanor Babbitt. Died January 5, 1965 after short and sudden illness. Charlie: Who the hell are you? Raymond: Uh o

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Charlie: He's not crazy, he's not retarded, but he's here. Dr. Bruner: He's an autistic savant. People like him used to be called idiot savants. There's certain deficiencies, certain abilities that impairs him. Charlie: So he's retarded. Dr. Bruner: Autistic. There's certain routines, rituals that he follows. Charlie: Rituals, I like that. Dr. Bruner: The way he eats, sleeps, walks, talks, uses the bathroom. It's all he has to protect himself. Any break from this routine leaves him terrified.

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Susanna: You use me, you use Raymond, you use everybody. Charlie: Using Raymond? Hey, Raymond, am I using you? Am I using you, Raymond? Raymond: [absentmindedly] Yeah. Charlie: Shut up! He's answering a question from a half hour ago!

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Charlie: All airlines have crashed at one time or another. That doesn't mean that they are not safe. Raymond: Qantas. Charlie: Qantas? Raymond: Qantas never crashed. Charlie: Qantas?! Raymond: Never crashed. Charlie: Well, that's- Raymond: Never crashed. Charlie: I mean, that's gonna do me a lot of good, Ray. Raymond: Yeah. Charlie: You see, Qantas doesn't fly to L.A. out of Cincinnati. You have to get to Melbourne. Raymond: Australia. Charlie: Melbourne, Australia, in order to get the plane that flies to Los Angeles. Do you hear me?

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Raymond: Gotta get my boxer shorts at K-Mart. Charlie: [pulls over and gets out of the car] I'm going out of my mind! Outta 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! Raymond: K-Mart. Charlie: You know what I think, Ray? I think this autism is a bunch of shit! Because you can't tell me that you're not in there somewhere! Raymond: Boxer shorts. K-Mart.

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