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Their age and who gets the money ?

posted 8 years ago by aimot
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Events in movie are in 1985.
Raymond was born in 1940-1942
Charlie was born in 1957.
( his doctor says Ray was 18 or 20 in 1960 when he was committed and Charlie was 3 y.o. in 1960 )

So, Ray is 43-45 y.o. and Charlie 28 y.o. during their road trip.
Autist person`s life expectancy is shorter than normal person`s,they are vulnerable to various serious diseases, so even if Ray lives another 20-30 years, there should be lot of money left in trust after his death . Doctor says he doesnt get a cent from trust and neither is mental institution.

How much does it cost to live in institution for 20-30 years ?

I guess lot less than 3 million dollars.This was not not very luxurious place .

Who gets the money after Ray dies eventually ( if there is any left ) ?

Charlie as his closest living relative ?

[–] ejd365 8 years ago

1985?? Where did you get that year from?? In the restaurant, where they got the Pancakes, Remember "Last serious injury was Charlie Babbitt in 1988!! Grab & Squeezed & Hurt my Neck, in 1988!"

[–] MeMyself_I 8 years ago

Raymond was sent away in 1965 at 18, Charlie was around 2. Charlie is supposed to be around Tom Cruise's age at the time, which was 25ish, which makes Raymond roughly 40ish.

Charlie would likely get nothing when Raymond dies in maybe 30-40 years, the money would probably be long gone.