2007-02-04 17:36:26 · 8 answers · asked by Warrius Z 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is from the movie Rain Man (Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise) as other people have said, but is is the NON-autistic brother (tom cruise) who calls his older, autistic brother (dustin hoffman) "Rain Man" because he cannot pronounce his real name "Raymond" as a child. People use the term now as a reference to autism in association with this character.
2007-02-04 17:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the movie Rain Man, the autistic character says the name Raymond as Rain Man.
2007-02-05 01:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the movie, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) has a fit when Charlie (Cruise) turns on the hot water in the bathroom. This causes Charlie to remember that he used to call Raymond, "Rainman" presumably because he was so young and wasn't saying the name right. This would before he was sent to to an instituition and must have been early in the Charlie chararters life, because he eventually forgot he had a brother.
Now because of the film people use it to refer to an idiot suvant and/or autistic person.
2007-02-05 01:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by webogirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are taking about the movie then it was a true story. I saw the person it was really about on TV the other day as for " Rain Man" He said that because that is what he called his brother. He was really saying Raymon.
2007-02-05 01:47:33 · answer #4 · answered by CHAEI 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the movie Rainman (DUstin Hoffman, Tom Cruise) It was the name that the autistic brother called his brother Raymond.
2007-02-05 01:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by buckstopshere27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may pay tribute to old religions with Shamans and such whom would dance for their gods to send rain to bless the fields for crops and a good year all together.
2007-02-05 06:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by snowstormstarborn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's usually used as a reference to an idiot savant, as in: "go ahead ask me anyone's phone number - I'm a total rainman about telephone numbers"
2007-02-05 01:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by norcalirish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raymond,,,,,he pronounced it wrong as a child.
2007-02-05 01:49:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋