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.
Facts
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Bear, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Setting
Los Angeles, Missouri
Filming location
California, Las Vegas Valley
Production
Barris Industries, United Artists
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- BAFTA Awards 1990 generic
- Academy Awards 1989 academy_award
- Berlin International Film Festival 1989 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1989 generic
