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TALES OF LOHR: "THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA"

TALES OF LOHR: "THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA"

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Apr 24, 2025
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The first R-rated movie I ever saw on the big screen, when I was all of 10 years old, was Rain Man, 1988’s Academy Award winner for Best Picture. Beyond the slightly transgressive thrill of being permitted to see a movie “for grown-ups” (my mother took my sister and I), and my generally positive reaction to the film and its Oscar-winning lead performanc…

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