"Rain Man": Read The Screenplay By Ron Bass and Barry Morrow
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And, for your consideration, we offer the second draft script from March 1988. Free, of course, from 8FLiX and MGM.
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Take a look at the "Rain Man" synopsis.

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives. Amazon MGM
"Rain Man" Screenplay Details.
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Type | ... |
SCANNED
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Version | ... | Revised2nd Draft |
Date | ... | 03.07.1988 |
Pages | ... | 187 |
Genres | ... | Drama |
Screenplay | ... | Ron BassBarry Morrow |
IMDb ID | ... | 0095953 |
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