Oscar bait Reader" (2008). In the film "Tropic Thunder" (2008), characters Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) and Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) discuss the concept regarding Speedman's former role in the fictional film "Simple Jack", in which Lazarus notes that "you never go full retard", contrasting the Oscar successes of Dustin Hoffman ("Rain Man", 1988) and Tom Hanks ("Forrest Gump", 1994) with Sean Penn's failure to win an award for his role in "I Am Sam" (2001). "Tropic Thunder" received protests from disability rights organisations due to its constant use of the word "retard"; Stiller defended the scene as being intended to lampoon
Who Let In the Rain 100 and reached only as high as number 33 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. Its release featured a B-side called "Cold", an up-beat track from the "Hat Full of Stars" sessions. Junior Vasquez produced the song with Lauper. He produced most of the rest of the album as well. Lauper wrote the song with Allee Willis. Lauper re-recorded "Who Let in the Rain" for her "Shine" album which was released in Japan in 2004. US CD Single / Europe 2-Track CD Single / Japan Mini CD Single UK CD1 / Europe CD Maxi-Single / Australian CD Single UK CD2