Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), a Los Angeles car dealer in his mid-twenties, is in the middle of importing four grey market Lamborghinis. The deal is being threatened by the EPA, and if Charlie cannot meet its requirements he will lose a significant amount of money. After some quick subterfuge with an employee, Charlie leaves for a weekend trip to Palm Springs with his girlfriend, Susanna (Valeria Golino). Charlie’s trip is cancelled by news that his estranged father, Sanford Babbitt, has died. Charlie travels to Cincinnati, Ohio, to settle the estate, where he learns an undisclosed trustee is inheriting million on behalf of an unnamed beneficiary, while all he is to receive is a classic Buick Roadmaster convertible and several prize rose bushes. Eventually he learns the money is being directed to a mental institution, which is the home of his brother with autism, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), of whose existence Charlie was previously unaware. This leads Charlie to ask the question that permeates the movie: “Why didn’t somebody tell me I had a brother?” Although Raymond has autism, he also has superb recall, albeit usually with little understanding of the subject matter, and extreme skill in mathematics. He is said to be a savant by some doctors. He is frightened by change and adheres to strict routines (for example, his continual repetition of the “Who’s on First?” sketch). Except when he is in distress, he shows little emotional expression and avoids eye contact. Numbed …
Video Rating: 5 / 5
My favourite bit is when Charlie and the girl are getting it on in Charlie’s bedroom and Raymond hears the girl having an orgasm and grunts in response while walking down the hall to their room. LOL
Trivia: The song at the beginning is also the beginning song on Mission: Impossible II.
I love the Iko Iko song in the beginning. I listen to it on my iPod when having a walk
Wow! One movie on Youtube in one video!
No need to watch the film guys, just read the description 🙂
@Mikeytheoneyouknow make that 43,000+
HELL YEAH! no dislikes and I really hope it stays like that
Thnx for uploading
i heard too many times that this movie is about satan/illuminati so i just had to watch it….funny how satan’s movie is the only movie that is entirely on one link….XD
Always have loved this movie. Everyone talks about Hoffman’s great acting, and it’s true, but this time, I realized how wonderful Tom Cruise was…this is a film about the relationship between the two brothers, and it would not have worked without Cruise; also he shows how Charlie is opened up and transformed by trying so hard to understand and being in relationship with Ray. Cruise did deserve more recognition for this.
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love this movie! thnx for uploading!
I never saw a full movie on youtube before.
I had the chance to audition to double as Dustin Hoffman when they were shooting ‘Rainman’ near Oklahoma City (small town doctor scenes). I was too busy with work, but should have taken time off just to try. Word of advice: don’t let chances slip away, they will haunt you later. If you have a screenplay inside, write it; if you have acting inside you, act; if you have a song inside you, sing; if you want to play in band, practice. BTW I have wrote screenplay, acted, been in band(s) and sang.
This film made me laugh SO MUCH! Tom also deserved an Oscar for this.
Yes thanks indeed for posting this quality film with such a great performance from Dustin Hoffman. Nice summary you wrote up too:)
Thank you very much. And it’s beautiful quality to boot!
you sir are greatly appreciated
@YABooksROCKS Lol….could’nt get a better adjective
too bad the movie is polluted with the F word. Did you notice the ash tray with the burning cigarette in front of Tom Cruise in the restaurant? that means 10 million dollars to the producers of the movie and 2 million to Tom. Let’s get kids addicted say the Tobacco murderers, and they use Hollywood to do it. They have a lot of hollywood “stars” whoring for them.
@RimoltFreeGuy Nah…. it just sounds weird. O.O
@YABooksROCKS You don’t think so???
@RimoltFreeGuy Tom Cruise is suave?
Youtube please don’t remove this. This movie will help people to learn more about autism. These ppl need more love and acceptance from the society.
Yesterday I watched this fantastic film for the first time. All I can say is this is one of the best movie’s I have ever seen!!