Movie connections for
Rain Man (1988) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

"I Love the '80s" (2002)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini- series.

References

Ordinary People (1980)
Private Benjamin (1980)
 -  Refered to on a quiz show in the film
Paris, Texas (1984)
 -  Brother cares for mentally distraught brother
Long de xin (1985)
Twins (1988/I)

Referenced in

"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
 -  Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
'Rain Man' Featurette (1988) (TV)
 -  this is the making-of featurette.
Going Overboard (1989)
 -  The title is mentioned.
"The Golden Girls: We're Outta Here: Part 2 (#4.26)" (1989)
 -  When Rose asks Dorothy if she's upset because Blanche may sell the house, Dorothy responds she'll reallu upset because Joe Piscopo didn't get the lead in Rain Man.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye (#2.1)" (1989)
 -  Servo:I'm an excellent driver.
Du shen (1989)
"Charles in Charge: Brain Man (#5.13)" (1990)
 -  title reference
Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
Another You (1991)
"The Simpsons: Stark Raving Dad (#3.1)" (1991)
 -  Floyd, the idiot savant
Folks! (1992)
Freaked (1993)
 -  Stewie has a poster with Ricky Coogan's face over Dustin Hoffman
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
"The Critic: Eyes on the Prize (#1.6)" (1994)
 -  one of three Tom Cruise movies to which Jay gave identical reviews
"The Simpsons: Burns' Heir (#5.18)" (1994)
 -  A character says "Is he supposed to have some kind of neurological impairment like Rain Man or Awakenings?"
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
"The Critic: A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera (#1.11)" (1994)
 -  Jay and Marty wear identical suits like Raymond and Charlie in the film
"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Madame Ex (#2.1)" (1994)
 -  Stoke: I have this problem, it's kind of a "Rain Man" thing
"Saturday Night Live: Bob Saget/TLC (#20.19)" (1995)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
"NewsRadio: Goofy Ball (#2.2)" (1995)
 -  Lisa mentions this movie to Dave
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
 -  A videocassette is visible on a shelf in Video Planet.
Two If by Sea (1996)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
 -  Crow: I can drive. I'm an excellent driver. I'm not wearing my underwear.
Multiplicity (1996)
 -  Doug calls an imbecile "rain man".
Swingers (1996)
"The Nanny: Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will? (#4.12)" (1997)
 -  Fran mentions the movie by name.
VeggieTales: Very Silly Songs (1997) (V)
Cube (1997)
Tinseltown (1997)
 -  One of Cliff's many impersonations is from Rainman.
"The X Files: Bad Blood (#5.12)" (1998)
 -  Referenced in dialogue.
"Dawson's Creek: Road Trip (#1.9)" (1998)
 -  Nina: Dawson, are we doing something you don't want to do? Because you're giving a pretty convincing Rain Man.
Mercury Rising (1998)
The Big Hit (1998)
Body Count (1998)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place: Two Guys, a Girl and Someone Better (#2.1)" (1998)
 -  Pete is impersonating Raymond when serving chopped salad
"NewsRadio: Stinkbutt (#5.11)" (1999)
 -  referenced in dialogue: "guess which one is the smart brother?"
The Darwin Conspiracy (1999) (TV)
She's All That (1999)
Molly (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Wakko's Wish (1999) (V)
 -  Runt talks like Raymond Babbit
Being John Malkovich (1999)
"Charmed: The Painted World (#2.3)" (1999)
 -  You were like AskRainMan.com. "Rain Man" was a 1988 movie starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman as the title character. Hoffman's character suffered from autism, but was a savant with numbers and counting.
Three to Tango (1999)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
It Had to Be You (2000)
 -  "Did you count them?" "Who do you think I am, Rain Man?"
"Friends: The One Where Ross Dates a Student (#6.18)" (2000)
 -  Chandler says that when a hot chick is at stake joey becames rain man
Keeping the Faith (2000)
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)
 -  Referenced by title
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Aberdeen (2000)
"Family Guy: The Story on Page One (#2.19)" (2000)
 -  "I saw you in that movie where you where in that airport and that dumb guy was screaming" "That was Tom Cruise" -the movie being refered to is Rain Man where Tom Cruises character goes to an airport with Raymond who starts screaming.
The Replacements (2000)
Whipped (2000)
"3rd Rock from the Sun: InDickscretion (#6.3)" (2000)
 -  Tommy compares Harry's behavior with "Rain Main" .
Miss Congeniality (2000)
The Score (2001)
"Family Guy: The Kiss Seen Around the World (#3.8)" (2001)
 -  Dustin Hoffman interview
Joy Ride (2001/I)
Bones (2001)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Caged (#2.7)" (2001)
 -  Referenced in dialogue.
Il principe e il pirata (2001)
Film School Confidential (2002)
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
"Monk: Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1 (#1.1)" (2002)
"The Office: Appraisals (#2.2)" (2002)
 -  David refers to an autistic child as "like Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man"
I Spy (2002)
Orion's Cloud (2002)
 -  "K-Mart sucks" line and the movie poster
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) (V)
"Gilmore Girls: That'll Do, Pig (#3.10)" (2003)
 -  Rory calls herself, "the Rain Man of college applications."
House of the Dead (2003)
 -  one guy mentions another guy has the looks of tom cruise and the brain of rain man
Riding in Vans with Boys (2003) (V)
The Last Run (2004)
 -  "(she's) watching 'Rain Man' "
The Prince & Me (2004)
 -  Paige mentions the film in dialog, while talking to Eddie at the laundromat
"The King of Queens: Lost Vegas (#7.1)" (2004)
 -  Arthur tries to teach Spence to count cards and asks him why he can't be more like Rain Man.
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics (2004) (V)
 -  Ricky Gervais mentions Raymond from this film.
Film Geek (2005)
 -  "He's like Rain Man"
"Extras: Kate Winslet (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  Kate lists a series of films where people won Oscars for playing disabled people, this is one.
"Weeds: You Can't Miss the Bear (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  mentioned in episode
The Kid & I (2005)
 -  "Wait a minute...that's Rain Man!"
Eminem: Live from New York City (2005) (TV)
 -  Eminem performs his song "Rain Man" in which he imitates the character
The Ringer (2005)
 -  when steve and his uncle are researching on how to act mentaly handicapped, the box to this movie is sitting on top of the VCR
"Bones: The Woman at the Airport (#1.10)" (2006)
 -  Temperance says "I'm an excellent driver," prompting Booth to call her Rain Man
Funny Money (2006)
 -  Rain Man is mentioned
Cow Belles (2006) (TV)
 -  "She's like Rain Man with math."
"Numb3rs: All's Fair (#2.18)" (2006)
 -  Alan doesn't want Larry to help with his sudoku puzzle and tells him: "Back away, Rain Man!"
"Ideal: The Boss (#2.5)" (2006)
 -  Johnny calls someone stupid Rain Man.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
 -  More than one time, Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) ask to Harold (Will Ferrell) if he have counted particular object while they are talking, tiles of the bathroom floor for example. This references the autistic behaviour of Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man.
"Pastewka: Der Einzug (#2.3)" (2006)
 -  Pastewka and his father talk about the movie "Rain Man"
"Prison Break: Subdivision (#2.6)" (2006)
 -  T-Bag says he can't remember things like Rain Man
Black Rain: Post-Production (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Heroes: Chapter Four 'Collision' (#1.4)" (2006/II)
 -  Hiro and Ando re-enact a famous scene from the movie in the casino
"30 Rock: Blind Date (#1.3)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by Tracey
Big Nothing (2006)
 -  Gus to Charlie: "Thanks, Rain Man."
"Psych: American Duos (#2.1)" (2007)
 -  the main characters mention this movie in the show
"Saxondale: (#2.3)" (2007)
 -  One of Tommy's sex tapes named after a film.
"Heroes Unmasked: The Invisible Touch (#1.12)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"ER: Blackout (#14.7)" (2007)
 -  Dubenko pejoratively refers to Zelinsky as "Dr. Rain Man" because of his social ineptitude and ability to spout medical statistics
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame (2007) (V)
 -  Ricky repeatedly references this movie during the "autism" section.
"Women's Murder Club: Play Through the Pain (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  Twice during their conversation, Maurice Jackson asks Cindy whether she is Rainman.
"The Boondocks: Ballin' (#2.8)" (2007)
 -  Riley calls an autistic kid "Rain Man"
Václav (2007)
 -  autism
21 (2008)
 -  Before being kicked out of the group, Fisher insults Ben Campbell by comparing him to the autistic character played by Dustin Hoffman.
"Instant Star: Every Breath You Take (#4.10)" (2008)
 -  Jude refers to Sadie as "my own personal Rain Man" because she has talent at cards
"The Young and the Restless: (#1.8957)" (2008)
 -  Lauren: "Stephen Hawking?" Michael: "Or Rain Man."
Tropic Thunder (2008)
 -  Mentioned as example of actor winning Oscar playing handicapped
"Dancing with the Stars: (#8.7)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned by Daniel before he recaps the voting line numbers.
"Numb3rs: Scan Man (#5.5)" (2008)
 -  Ricci refers to Emerson Laidlaw as "Rain Man."
Killer Spirit (2009) (TV)
 -  David calls Jack "Rain man" when he stares at the house, not answering Kevin.
"Robot Chicken: Two Weeks Without Food (#4.8)" (2009)
 -  Spencer says, "Hot water burn, baby!"
"Entourage: Running on E (#6.4)" (2009)
 -  David Schwimmer says that the new series he is offered is like Rain Man meets The Love Boat
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.25)" (2009)
 -  Included in a $3,000 question
"Jeopardy!: (#26.22)" (2009)
 -  Subject of a $1,000 clue in the category "Name That Movie"

Features

The Naughty Nineties (1945)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
"The $10,000 Pyramid" (1973)
 -  hotel scene, playing in background
"Wheel of Fortune" (1975)
 -  seen on TV
"The People's Court" (1981)
"Sale of the Century" (1983)
"Jeopardy!" (1984)

Featured in

"The Directors: The Films of Barry Levinson (#2.11)" (????)
The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
Lifting the Fog: A Look Into the Mysteries of Autism (2004) (V)
 -  Documentary on autism illustrated by footage from this movie
The Journey of Rain Man (2004) (V)
 -  Documentary on the making of this film
"Family Guy: Petarded (#4.6)" (2005)
 -  Vern, Dustin Hoffman's Social Worker helps Peter.
"Quarks & Co.: Autismus - Wenn Denken einsam macht (#14.5)" (2006)
 -  The topic of this episode - several extracts and references
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #63 on the list.
Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips from Rain Man are shown.
"20 to 1: Memorable Movie Characters (#3.11)" (2006)
 -  Clips shown in a segment on Raymond Babbitt.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Airports (#1.7)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best airport scenes in movies
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Goodbyes (#1.18)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best "goodbye" scenes in movies
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Mel Gibson/Living Colour (#14.16)" (1989)
 -  Spoofed during the cold opening
Du shen (1989)
The Wizard (1989)
Folks! (1992)
"The Ben Stiller Show: With Bobcat Goldthwait (#1.2)" (1992)
 -  Spoofed as part of the comedy routine in "Tom Cruise: Dress Casual"
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
"Animaniacs: De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty Night Toons (#1.1)" (1993)
 -  Runt the dog who features in this episode is a parody of Raymond from this movie, he's essentially Raymond as a dog. He has the same manner of speech too.
"Animaniacs: Piano Rag/When Rita Met Runt (#1.7)" (1993)
 -  Runt who features in this episode is essentially Raymond from this movie as a dog. His voice and mannerisms are parodying those of Raymond.
"Animaniacs: No Pain, No Painting/Les Miseranimals (#1.11)" (1993)
 -  Runt is essentially Raymond from this movie in dog form, his voice, mannerisms and his appearence are all based on Raymond.
"Animaniacs: Roll Over, Beethoven/The Cat and the Fiddle (#1.17)" (1993)
 -  Runt is essentially Raymond from this film as a dog. He has the same voice, mannerisms and looks similar.
"Animaniacs: Distasterpiece Theatre/Hercule Yakko/Home on De-Nile/A Midsummer Night's Dream (#1.25)" (1993)
 -  Runt who features in this episode is essentially Raymond from this movie as a dog. His voice, appearance and mannerisms all parody those of Raymond's.
"The Simpsons: $pringfield (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) (#5.10)" (1993)
 -  When dealing at the casino, Homer speaks to Ray and Charlie from this movie who are gambling (just like when they went to a casino in the film).
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995) (V)
"The Critic: Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice (#2.2)" (1995)
 -  Siskel and Ebert watch the sequel "Snow Man"
"The Critic: All the Duke's Men (#2.6)" (1995)
 -  spoofed in the "Interview with the Vampire" sequel
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Lee Evans: Live in Scotland (1998) (V)
 -  Explicit spoof of Rain Man
"Spin City: Casino (#4.14)" (2000)
 -  Paul acts as Raymond, counting cards, also a spoof on the matches on the floor done with pretzels. Further more Mike and Paul are seen in the shot coming down the escalator, a spoof of the scene with Raymond and Charlie
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Miss Congeniality (2000)
Kate & Leopold (2001)
Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (2005) (TV)
 -  Direct spoof -- Greg taking the role of Raymond Babbitt and Warren taking the role of Charlie Babbitt; the shot of Greg and Warren coming down the escalator
"Drawn Together: Ghosteses in the Slot Machine (#2.6)" (2005)
 -  Spanky Ham and Captain Hero come off an escalator like Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in this movie
Fool's Gold (2008/I)
 -  Tess Finnegan mocks Benjamin Finnegan by saying, "And somewhere in there, I'm gonna meet myself an intelligent, successful man, who can get through an entire conversation without using the word, 'Def - def - definitely'," presumably because Benjamin Finnegan frequently spoofed Dustin Hoffman's character, Raymond Babbitt, in the past.
The Hangover (2009)
 -  Direct spoof of the "counting cards" scene in the Vegas casino.

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