RAIN MAN -- movie reaction -- FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@djquiz6425]

Before this movie came out.. 95% of people never heard of autism. This movie made autism awareness common knowledge

[@DaleKingProfile]

But it was a double edged sword that people then assumed autistic also meant savant when it was actually rare

[@davidmichaelson1092]

I have an autistic child. She is very high functioning and it took time to diagnose her. I appreciate this movie because it made people aware of the existence of neurodivergent people. Dustin Hoffman is such a great actor!

[@havok6280]

Hoffman won an Oscar for this role but I've always thought Cruise did the heavy lifting in this movie.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

The moderator at the end was Barry Levinson. The other movie he directed that he is probably most well-known is 'Good Morning, Vietnam!' with Robin Williams.

[@HSR107]

Back when Tom was still being typecast as a pretty-boy brat but was also starting to demonstrate his range as an actor, that he was more than just a pretty face. Same with Born on the Fourth of July. Then there was that string of amazing mid-budget dramas in the 90's.

[@richcarrCCC]

Born On The Fourth Of July, had to admit, Tom Cruise was well beyond what everyone or anyone had perceived as an actor. I was impressed to the point of having to face my own fault of being...well, pretty much a dickhead with immature opinions and in need of growth.

[@HSR107]

@@richcarrCCC I see myself in this. lol

[@TedLittle-yp7uj]

There is nothing illegal about counting cards. All you are doing is keeping track of what is happening in the game. But, as you noted, casinos hate to lose. Anyone who consistently wins at any game will be banned from all the casinos. They only want losers.

[@ckobo84]

You're paying for the entertainment of it all, because losing money is so entertaining 😂

[@deepermind4884]

"Counting cards isn't illegal, it's frowned upon, like masturbating on a plane." -Zach Galifinakis, The Hangover

[@jameseyman9078]

I was born in 1980 and as a result, there is a running list of songs in my brain that are categorized as great songs to rollerskate to. This movie also makes me really miss Kmart. Lol

[@jowbloe3673]

22:12 - "Fart" was an adlib by Dustin Hoffman.

[@williamjones6031]

Wrong

[@steve-eq8kx]

You had me at Skyline. I've lived in Cincy for 70 years. The diner was in Newport.

[@okchristina]

I prefer 3-way

[@michaelcoffey1991]

@Chrstina such a gem of a film both with such amazing performances. Terrific fun to see you fall in love with it

[@okchristina]

It was so good!

[@dtnetlurker]

Dustin was phenomenal and deserved his Oscar for Best Actor but Tom Cruise really was robbed that year. He definitely deserved a nomination at the very least. He was without a doubt, totally robbed for 1989s: "Born on the Fouth of July". He should have won best Actor for sure on that one. It is THE BEST performance of his ENTIRE career. That's saying a lot but it is so very true. I highly recommend it. You won't believe it's the same guy.

[@robertmaez6706]

Love your insightful observations> You seem so mature for one so young.😌

[@okchristina]

I might seem young for someone so, ahem, mature. ;) But thanks!! I'll take it!

[@arraymac227]

Opening song, also heard in _Mission: Impossible 2_ free climbing scene.

[@arraymac227]

'Just a doctor making a recommendation to the court.' and the director doing a cameo.

[@Lethgar_Smith]

Cool. Never knew that.

[@okchristina]

Those sneaky directors!

[@Drawkcabi]

It wasn't 1988 but 1991, so only 3 years later. I had a Turbo Grafx 16 portable. Basically like a super Gameboy. It was in color like the Sega Game Gear but it played the same games as the Turbo Grafx console you hooked up to your TV. There was a TV tuner accessory for it that I had that turned it into a TV. Got pretty good reception too for what it was. I went everywhere with that thing. There were actually a few tornado watches and warnings when our power went out that it kept us informed.

[@okchristina]

Cool!!

[@robertmaez6706]

I know of a young man who is only slightly autistic. He recently, as still a young man, retired from a job as a decoder and code writer for the armed forces. He now holds a job at a national laboratory.😐

[@raybernal6829]

Great reaction as always gorgeous 😊 and damn you for making me 🥲

[@okchristina]

Thanks and sorrryyyyy!!!

[@bobcobb3654]

This and Born on the Fourth of July are what I point to when folks say Tom Cruise can’t act. He crushes it when he wants to.

[@hypnotistraywilliams]

Technically, it's not illegal to count cards, but they will throw you out if they catch you doing it.

[@cog4life]

Yea it was a thing. But mostly too expensive for us regular folks. 😊😊

[@TD-mg6cd]

You can meet the real Rainman on KZbin.

[@ethanvilla4418]

I love how the Lamborghini Countach is a "squashy" car. Another great reaction Christina!

[@okchristina]

lol thanks! I didn't want to offend any car fans though! ;)

[@BigGator5]

"What you have to understand is, four days ago he was only my brother in name. And this morning we had pancakes." This is a great family movie about brothers, a rare subject matter for Hollywood. As much as I detest how they treat General Custer, I think Dustin Hoffman's performance in Little Big Man (1970) is his absolute best. If I wasn't a student of history, I'd buy that movie's revisionist agitprop. I still recommend that movie thoroughly. Fun Fact: The highest-grossing movie of 1988. Music Enthusiast Fact: Hans Zimmer's first score for a Hollywood production. Family Affair Fact: Jake Hoffman, the boy at the pancake counter, is Dustin Hoffman's son. The script was originally written with real-life brothers Randy and Dennis Quaid in mind. Best Ending Fact: Dustin Hoffman fought for the ending where Raymond goes back to Wallbrook, even though the screenwriters both wanted him to end up with Charlie (Tom Cruise). Hoffman thought it wouldn't be true to Raymond's character if they had him stay. Historical Fact: What Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman) says about Qantas was, and still is true. From 1921 to now, Qantas has never lost any jet airliners. For in-flight viewing, several airlines deleted the sequence in which Raymond Babbitt reels off statistics on airline accidents, except Qantas. They even promoted one of the movie's writers to first class once when he travelled on their airline. What Script Fact: The elderly man in the waiting room who talks on and on about the Pony Express is Byron P. Cavnar, an 89-year-old local who was in the waiting room when the crew arrived to film there. He got to talking on his favorite subject, the Pony Express, and director Barry Levinson got such a kick out of it that he let Cavnar keep on talking as the cameras rolled. All his dialogue was spontaneous and not scripted.

[@okchristina]

The old guy certainly seemed genuine! First Class --- how nice! Who would have played which character if it was the Quaids??? ;) I love that pancake line. Aaaaaaand now I want pancakes again. Thanks as always!!

[@SubZeroCommander]

Not a car person either and certainly not a Tom Cruise fan but Dustin Hoffman steals the show! If you've never seen 'Little Big Man'(1970) with him, you should give it a go! Its a wee bit like 'Dancing with Wolves', just a bit more Dusty! 😀

[@guitarman8462]

I have another movie for you if you haven't seen it yet staring Robbin Williams & Robert De Niro " AWAKENINGS "

[@arraymac227]

Tom Cruise born 1062.07.03 in Canada: Baby boomer. Gen X started later in Canada.

[@alessiocapone9816]

A very touching film. I hope everyone that suffers from autism, whether severe or mild, can live the best possible lives as normal as possible...

[@havok6280]

Definitely a good movie... Definitely... doesn't suck like Kmart...

[@okchristina]

LOL

[@jindas4217]

Lamborghini Countach's. 😊

[@havok6280]

Raymond would still be considered high functioning. There are people on the spectrum that are completely non-verbal.

[@Zack-e4k]

It’s not illegal to count cards. It’s frowned upon, like masterbating in an airplane restroom.

[@rickardroach9075]

First reaction of yours I’ve seen: nice job! I’m a Gen-Xer too but I was born at the beginning of the range, unlike you who I suspect was born at the end.

[@okchristina]

Thanks! I am of the Grunge Gen-Xers.

[@frankrossi6972]

Counting cards is not illegal---but Vegas is a company town, and the casinos own it. Thus, the laws are such that a casino can toss you out for ANY reason, i.e., if they merely think you’re cheating, you’re out, and that’s it. Regardless of your skills, the odds remain, as always, with the house. The casinos also work together and share information on people, so you could wind up banned from all casinos eventually.

[@jowbloe3673]

The whole point of counting cards is to change the odds from favoring the house to favoring the player. That's why Raymond bet either one or two chips to let Charlie know when the odds had swung to the player's advantage.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

The fart in the phone booth was unscripted. Dustin Hoffman actually did fart, and he and Tom Cruise just went with it. Director Barry Levinson decided to keep it in the movie. Counting cards is not illegal per se. The casinos don't like it, though, and if they think you've been doing it they'll tell you to leave and not come back. If you return, it's trespassing, and you can be arrested for that. Not only that, but they'll tell all the other casinos as well. You hit on something when you asked "Who looks like the one who's not quite with it?" Charlie was a damaged person because of his bad relationship with his father. At the beginning of the movie he was selfish, cold, and lacked empathy. By the end of the story he was on his way to being able to have normal relationships.

[@okchristina]

They both needed sme healing!

[@tempsitch5632]

I have a copy of Iko Iko on 7inch record. Las Vegas (the song playing during the Las Vegas scenes) is on the flip side.

[@okchristina]

Cool

[@MKF30]

Great reaction Christina. Good movie for sure. A bit sad at times but good. You have the hair up I see, yeah its been hot out this summer 🥵 I forget youre an 80s kid, like me. Ahh I miss the 80s and 90s!

[@okchristina]

This one was full of nostalgia for sure!! And yes -- summer movies require hair up!!

[@MKF30]

@@okchristina Yep! HAHA Right on! I'm excited for your future reactions!😁👍🏼

[@okchristina]

Thanks! And it was nice to "see" you at the livestream too!

[@MKF30]

@@okchristina Oh you're welcome and thanks! 😊Anytime! Thats cool how you have a P.O. box too. Perhaps I'll surprise you sometime with something cool!😉

[@LazloHo]

I'm mixed on this one. On the one hand, I've heard complaints about the portrayal of autism in this. On the other hand, as you said, we didn't know anything at all about autism when this came out. Even if it was a little off, mixing in savant-like behaviors, it still tried to be a sensitive portrayal. All that aside, though, it's a great film with great performances. I like that it was a feature film, with big stars, that walked the indie line with an ambiguous ending.

[@thegorn68]

Dustin's portrayal is actually based on a real person named Kim Peek. There's a few documentaries of Peek you can find on KZbin.

[@LazloHo]

@@thegorn68 Yeah, I saw the short docu-segment on him. He's unusual, though, in that most autistic people are not also savants. The complaint, after this movie got popular, was upon meeting someone autistic people expected them to be great at math or have perfect memory or whatever. That just isn't that common.

[@bigboss-oz2vi]

good reaction.

[@okchristina]

Thanks!!

[@tempsitch5632]

@13:08 Ominor ?

[@okchristina]

?

[@tempsitch5632]

@@okchristina You asked what pitch her moans were. “O” minor.

[@okchristina]

LOL!!!!!!

[@ChefPatrickChase]

1988 Lamborghini Countach en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Countach

[@okchristina]

That is one fancy squashy car!!!