Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
The Amarillo, Texas motel scene was actually filmed at the Big 8 Motel in El Reno, Oklahoma. The motel maintained the sign used in the film that read: "Amarillo's Finest." Before the motel closed down, guests sometimes requested to stay in the same ...
Charlie:
Now it's five and a half weeks and I'm still sitting on four Lamborghinis that can't meet spot emissions standards. Now, how many times you wash out with EPA?
Lenny:
Uh, yes sir, they're finally, uh, clearing EPA; uh, just one or two more days.
Charlie:
Three times...
While Raymond and Charlie are seated in the 'toothpick' restaurant scene, the salt and pepper pots change position several times.
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