Rain Man

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1988. Second Draft script for the 1988 film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the title page, noting copy No. 5.

A selfish yuppie learns that the inheritance he expected to gain after his father's passing has instead gone to his estranged brother, an autistic savant. Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning four, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Director.

Set in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Cincinnati, shot on location in various locations throughout Ohio, Nevada, Kentucky, Indiana, Oklahoma, and California.

Self wrappers. Title page present, noted as SECOND DRAFT on the front wrapper, dated March 7, 1988, with credit for screenwriter Ronald Bass. 186 leaves, with last page of text numbered 186. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with a single blue revision page dated 3-16-88. Pages Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

[Book #160144]