RAINMAN

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Rain Man (1988) is/ has been the story of a young man who regains/ had regained his

humanity through the unexpected love of a brother he never knew/ has never known he had--

until now. Charlie Babbitt’s father passes/will pass away, leaving him only the car that caused/

causes their estrangement, and some prized rose bushes. Using his cunning, Charlie traces/

has traced the remainder of the inheritance, a trust fund, to an institution for the mentally

challenged--Wallbrook. There, Charlie discovers/ is discovering the existence of a brother

that he'd never known/ he’s never known. Charlie abducts/ is abducting Raymond, an

autistic savant, from the institute in the hopes of ransoming him for at least half of the

$3,000,000 trust fund. Raymond's fear of flying forces/ used to force a cross-country road trip,

during which the two brothers reconnect/ are reconnecting. Charlie learns/ learned that he'd

actually known his brother when he was young, mispronouncing his name as "rain man," but

Raymond had burned/ burnt young Charlie badly in hot water and, for this reason, was forced

to live at Wallbrook--all but forgotten. By the time the two reach/ are reaching Los Angeles,

Charlie's love for his brother has rekindled the humanity within himself. He's left mystified by the

enigma that is his brother and grows/ is growing from the experience, even turning down Dr.

Bruner’s offer to walk away for $250,000.

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