Rain Man is a 1988 American
comedy-drama film directed by
Barry Levinson and written by
Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass.
Morrow created the character of
Raymond after meeting Kim Peek,
a real-life savant. The film was very
successful. It won four Oscars at
the 61st Academy Awards in
March 1989. Its crew got another
four nominations. The film also
won the Golden Bear at the 39th
Berlin International Film Festival.
Questions
1. When was the film created?
2. Is the main character based on
a real person?
3. Was the film a big success?
Match the underlined words from the text with their meanings.
1.
2.
3.
4.
to direct
savant
successful
crew
a very intelligent and skilled person who is mentally ill
a group of people who work together
to control a film and tell the actors how to play their roles
became popular and made a lot of money
What is the meaning of highlighted words in the plot text?
Have a look at the picture on the right. Do you think the brothers have
a good relationship? Will Charlie get his money?
Plot
Charlie's father died. The son is sure that he
will receive all his money in inheritance. His
father is a millionaire and this money would
change the life of a young businessman. But
this does not happen. Charlie's brother gets
the money. It is unexpected because Charlie
did not even know about the existence of his
brother. It seems unfair to Charlie.
Charlie's brother is not like other people. He
has autism and lives in a hospital for the
mentally ill. The young man decides to take
his brother from the hospital and convince
to give half the money to him.
Charlie's brother is a brilliant mathematician.
At the same time, he has the mind of a small
child. He lives in his fictional world and is
terrified of flying airplanes. As a result, the
brothers make a car trip through the whole
country.