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In Cincinnati local news in late November 2007 it was mentioned that the Oak trees that line the driveway of the Convent that was Raymond's institution, are diseased and will be taken down. They planted replacements 10 years ago but the big trees will be down by early 2008...  Raymond states that his underwear is from the K-Mart on Oak and Burnett. This address is actually for the Vernon Manor Hotel in Cincinnati, the hotel where Charlie, Raymond and Suzanna stay in the beginning of the movie. Barry Levinson cameos as the psychiatrist determining if Raymond should stay with Charlie or not. The waitress at the diner whose phone number Raymond memorized out of the phone book is played by Bonnie Hunt. She later had a more relevant role alongside Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire." -Thanks to Jonathan LimRaymond memorizes a phone book up to the names Marsha and William Gottsegen--Dustin Hoffman's real-life in-laws. Reportedly one of Princess Diana's favorite films. In the very beginning of the movie, a red sports car has MI 3762 4 written on its windshield. The numbers 3762 spell out Cruise's birthday: 3 July 1962. Throughout the movie, Raymond is taking pictures. The pictures that he takes are shown as the background for the credits. According to Barry Levinson, Raymond's saying that Qantas Airlines has never had a crash was pure fabrication. In reality, Qantas had eight crashes prior to the making of the film. -Thanks to Jonathan LimAllegedly, for airline screenings, the scene where Raymond blurts out statistics on air disasters was cut. -Thanks to Jonathan LimDuring the scene where Charlie and Raymond are traveling through Las Vegas while the song 'Stardust' by Aaron Neville and Rob Wasserman is playing, Raymond is watching his small television tuned to a baseball game. The audio of the game suggests that the game is between the Cincinatti Reds and San Francisco Giants as in 1988 Bob Brenly and Jeff Treadway, who in 1988 was a second baseman for the Cincinatti Reds are both mentioned in the audio by the broadcaster. Since I was trying to figure out what week of the year they were traveling in I decided to look at baseballreference.com to check all the box scores in 1988 between the Cincinatti Reds and San Francisco Giants. From the broadcaster we learn that Candy Maldanado is the one who singles and drives in a run moving Bob Brenly over to third base. After researching a great deal, no game in 1988 between those two teams involved such a situation as Bob Brenly always batted after Candy Maldanado. -Thanks to Dan Schudroff« Click here to add some Rain Man trivia  Find much more great trivia in the filmmaker's commentary on the Rain Man DVD.Rediscover your favorites! If you like Rain Man or 80's Drama / Historic classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Outsiders ..... Elephant Man ..... Drugstore Cowboy ..... Stand By Me ..... Wall Street ..... Mask ..... Amadeus ..... Full Metal Jacket ..... Witness ..... Breakfast Club ..... Glory ..... Platoon ..... Scarface ..... Six Weeks ..... Urban Cowboy .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: The 'Rain Man' MotelWanna see the real life filming location used for The 'Rain Man' Motel in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at Big 8$ Motel (room 117), located in El Reno, Oklahoma. [New! Show Google Map] This is the motel where Tom Cruise realises that Dustin is the Rain Man. The movie opens with scenes of Lambo's being unloaded at San Pedro's Terminal Island Shipping Docks. A vintage World War II Quonset hut somewhere in the Los Angeles are was used as Charlie's (tom Cruise's character) auto import operation. Can anyone help with the exact location? The script called for an Eastern city. Director Levinson suggested Cincinnati from memories of visiting there on a publicity tour. He was also drawn to the fact that Cincinnati is not often seen on the big screen. The Cincinnati Trust where Tom Cruise founds out about the 3 million dollar trust fund is the Dixie Terminal Lobby, 49 E 4th Street (4th and Walnut), in Cincinnati. [Thanks to Kevin McCarty] Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffmans childhood home: on Beechcrest Lane in Cincinnati (East Walnut Hills district) Dustin Hoffman decides they shouldn't travel by plane at the Greater Cincinnati International Airport and they start their trip on highway I-275 (the ring around Cincinnati). The filmakers also spent time at Cincinnati's downtown Dixie Terminal and the bridge Tom and Dustin cross is the John A Roebling Suspension Bridge. In total, the first 4 weeks of production were spent in the Cincinnati area. As Raymond keeps repeating "97 X, bammm, the future of rock and roll", the two are driving on US 50 Columbia Parkway just east of downtown Cincinnati, along the ohio river. 97 X is an actual radio station in Oxford Ohio, home of Miami University, maybe 30 miles away. [Thanks to Brian G] Tom and Dustin spent their first night away from Wallbrook at the The Vernon Manor Hotel at 400 Oak St Cincinnati, OH 45219 [Thanks to Mike Sweeney and Laura] The Vernon Manor Hotel hotel interiors were filmed on a set built for the movie in the studios of Cincinnati's WCET, the city's public broadcasting channel. It is located in downtown Cincy. [Thanks to George] On to Kentucky... And the father (of Tom and Dustin) was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Kentucky. The restaurant where Dustin shows what he can by counting the toothpicks is Pompilios bar and Restaurant, 600 Washington Avenue in Newport. Wallbrook is, in real life, St. Annes Convent, Melbourne, Kentucky. The institution is actually part of a convent in Melbourne KY. The bridge that Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman drive across from Cincinnati was the prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge. [Thanks to Jason] A further two weeks were spent filming at locations around Oklahoma City. The scene where Rain Main and Charlie are in a Hotel room in Amarilo Texas and the picture falls in the hot bathtub, was actually filmed in El Reno, Oklahoma. [Thanks to Becky] Tom takes Dustin to a doctor at the Guthrie Clinic, corner of Division Street and Oklahoma Street in Guthrie. The gas station where Dustin and Tom stop to make a phone-call is a stop at Cogar. Dustin Hoffman watches Judge Wapner on the farmhouse TV: Hinton. Battle for custody of Dustin Hoffman: Wattles Mansion, 1824 North Curson Avenue in Hollywood. The place where Tom turns down $250,000 is the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. The convenience store where Tom Cruise comes out and puts some sun block on Hoffmans nose is in Windy Point on Hwy 111 coming into Palm Springs, CA. [Thanks to Mike M] Other locations: Santa Ana Train Station, 2800 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA. Ceasars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South: The bar scene where raymond gets a "DATE" was filmed at the lounge next to the old sailing vessal inside the casino... often bands play on the ship, as seen in the film. "Nick", the dealer, is actually a dealer there in ceasars palace. He was also featured in "CASINO". A real nice guy. [Thanks to Derek Moore] The Location of the house Tom Cruise lives in and brings Dustin Hoffman back to in Los Angeles is located at 1599 Sunset Plaza Drive in the Hollywood Hills. 10 years later and a lithograph of Tom Cruise that some fan had given him while shooting still remains in the laundry room. [Thanks to Jay] Can you help? Do you know any of the (or any other) filming locations used for Rain Man ? [Please send them in] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The opening track (Iko Iko) was also used during Tom Cruise's mountain climbing sequence in the opening scene of Mission Impossible II 1. Iko Iko - The Belle Stars 2. Scatterlings Of Africa - Johnny Clegg & Savuka Clegg 3. Dry Bones - The Delta Rhythm 4. At Last - Etta 5. Lonely Avenue - Ian Gillan/Roger Glover 6. Nathan Jones - Bananarama 7. Leaving Wallbrook/On The Road - Hans Zimmer 8. Las Vegas/End Credits - Hans Zimmer 9. Stardust - Rob Wasserman 10. Beyond The Blue Horizon - Lou Christie « Click here to add new music trivia for Rain Man Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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