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Rain Man

Rain Man. Daniel Davis Isaac Gray. Historical Background. Character “Raymond Babbitt” was based off of Kim Peek Kim Peek “Mega-Savant” & “The Living Google” Reading rate: 2 pages/10seconds Left page with left eye; right page with right eye Memorized the bible and 12,000 other books

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Rain Man

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  1. Rain Man Daniel Davis Isaac Gray

  2. Historical Background • Character “Raymond Babbitt” was based off of Kim Peek • Kim Peek • “Mega-Savant” & “The Living Google” • Reading rate: 2 pages/10seconds • Left page with left eye; right page with right eye • Memorized the bible and 12,000 other books • Poor motor skills • Brushing teeth, dressing, etc. • Died in 2009 (Age 58)

  3. Accuracies • Sports facts from Raymond • Autistic tendencies • i.e. difficulty in: speech, communication, social interactions • Quantas Airline’s safety (no jet crashes) • Kim Peek did memorize phone books

  4. Inaccuracies • The plot itself • Stealing Raymond from the Institution • The Father’s money going to Raymond • Raymond was not autistic, but autistic with savant skills

  5. Interesting Fact • Pony Express guy • The elderly man in the waiting room who continuously talks about the Pony Express is Byron P. Cavnar, an 89-year-old local resident who was in the waiting room when the film crew arrived. • Director Barry Levinson was amused by Cavnar’s interest in the Pony Express, so he let Cavnar continue talking as the cameras rolled; all the dialog was spontaneous and unscripted.

  6. Works Cited • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095953/trivia • http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/22/kim-peek-rain-man-dies

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