Rain Man

Rain Man is a 1988 film which tells the story of a selfish yuppie named Charlie Babbitt who discovers that his father has left all of his estate to an autistic half brother Charlie Babbitt never knew he had. It stars Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt, Dustin Hoffman as his brother Raymond, and Valeria Golino as Charlie's girlfriend Susanna.

References on The Simpsons and Family Guy

Rain Man has been referenced on several episodes of The Simpsons, including:

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• "$pringfield" ? The Las Vegas Blackjack table scene in the casino is spoofed. Homer gets a job as a Blackjack dealer at Mr. Burns' casino, and is impressed by the abilities of a player who resembles Raymond Babbitt; a Tom Cruise lookalike is seated next to him. "Raymond" tries to leave the table ("Gotta watch Wapner!"), and screams when Homer tries to restrain him. Homer ends up screaming and beating the palm of his hand against his head, just like "Raymond."
• "Burns' Heir" ? Mr. Burns—who, following a near-deadly accident, is trying to adopt Bart as his heir—hires actors to portray Bart's family purporting to no longer love him. After the actor who plays Homer flubs a line, he complains to Burns that he cannot play the role credibly, and suggests Homer may suffer from at least a mild form of autism or other neurological disorder (such as the main characters in Rain Man or Awakenings).

Rain Man was also referenced on an episode of Family Guy. When Peter learns that he is mentally retarded, an African American man named Vern is assigned as his aide. Another episode has Tom Tucker purportedly interviewing Dustin Hoffman, however the footage shown is badly spiced clips of Dustin Hoffman taken from various movies. One clip shows a part of Rain Man.

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