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1. rain mannoun

   An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.

2. rain mannoun

   A non-autistic or impaired person whose mannerisms are similar to such people.

3. Etymology: From the 1988 film Rain Man, about an autistic man.

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1. Rain Man

   Rain Man is a 1988 American road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed virtually all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant, of whose existence Charlie was unaware. Charlie is left with only his father's beloved vintage car and rosebushes. Valeria Golino also stars as Charlie's girlfriend Susanna. Morrow created the character of Raymond after meeting Kim Peek, a real-life savant; his characterization was based on both Peek and Bill Sackter, a good friend of Morrow who was the subject of Bill (1981), an earlier film that Morrow wrote.Rain Man premiered at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear, the festival's highest prize. It was theatrically released by MGM/UA Communications Co. in the United States on December 16, 1988, to critical and commercial success, grossing $354.8-412.8 million, on a $25 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1988, and received a leading eight nominations at the 61st Academy Awards, winning four (more than any other film nominated); Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Hoffman), and Best Original Screenplay.As of 2022, Rain Man is the first and only film to win both the Berlin's highest achievement and Academy Award for Best Picture at the same year. It was also the last MGM title to be nominated for Best Picture until Licorice Pizza (2021) 33 years later.

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1. Rain Man

   Rain Man is a 1988 American drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond, an autistic savant of whose existence Charlie was unaware. The film stars Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt, Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt and Valeria Golino as Charlie's girlfriend, Susanna. Morrow created the character of Raymond after meeting Kim Peek, a real-life savant; his characterization was based on both Peek and Bill Sackter, a good friend of Morrow who was the subject of Bill, an earlier film that Morrow wrote. Rain Man received overwhelmingly positive reviews at the time of its release, praising Hoffman's role and the wit and sophistication of the screenplay. The film won four Oscars at the 61st Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Hoffman. Its crew received an additional four nominations. The film also won the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rain man in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rain man in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of rain man in a Sentence

1. Hero Debra Vines '':

   I had never heard of autism outside of Rain Man, i got books, I went to the library, but I still felt lost -- like I just wasn't a great mom.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rain_Man
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Man
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rain man