| Rain Man (1988)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Dustin Hoffman |
Raymond Babbitt
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| Tom Cruise |
Charlie Babbitt
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| Valeria Golino |
Susanna
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| Gerald R. Molen |
Dr. Bruner (as Jerry Molen)
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| Jack Murdock |
John Mooney
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| Michael D. Roberts |
Vern
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| Ralph Seymour |
Lenny
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| Lucinda Jenney |
Iris
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| Bonnie Hunt |
Sally Gibbs
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| Kim Robillard |
Small Town Doctor
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| Andrew Dougherty |
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| Dolan Dougherty |
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| John-Michael Dougherty |
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| Plot |
| Rain Man is the kind of touching drama that Oscars are made for--and, sure enough, the film took Academy honors for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor (Dustin Hoffman) in 1988. Hoffman plays Raymond, an autistic savant whose late father has left him $3 million in a trust. This gets the attention of his materialistic younger brother, a hot-shot LA car dealer named Charlie (Tom Cruise) who wasn't even aware of Raymond's existence until he read his estranged father's will. Charlie picks up Raymond and takes him on a cross-country journey that becomes a voyage of discovery for Charlie, and, perhaps, for Raymond, too. Rain Man will either captivate you or irritate you (Raymond's sputtering of repetitious phrases is enough to drive anyone crazy), but it is obviously a labor of love for those involved. Hoffman had been attached to the film for many years, as various directors and writers came and went, but his persistence eventually paid off--kind of like Raymond in Las Vegas. Look for director Barry Levinson in a cameo as a psychiatrist near the end of the film. --Jim Emerson |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama |
| Director |
Barry Levinson |
| Producer |
Mark Johnson |
| Writer |
Barry Morrow; Ronald Bass |
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| Studio |
MGM |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
133 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
12/16/1988 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
488 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/22/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
027616604194 |
| Chapters |
40 |
| Release Date |
1/1/2000 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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