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16 December 1988 (USA) morePlot:
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Best acting performance I have ever seen more (229 total)US TV Schedule:
| Mon. Nov. 23 | 2:30 PM | AMC |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Raymond Babbitt | |
| Tom Cruise | ... | Charlie Babbitt | |
| Valeria Golino | ... | Susanna | |
| Gerald R. Molen | ... | Dr. Bruner (as Jerry Molen) | |
| Jack Murdock | ... | John Mooney | |
| Michael D. Roberts | ... | Vern | |
| Ralph Seymour | ... | Lenny | |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Iris | |
| Bonnie Hunt | ... | Sally Dibbs | |
| Kim Robillard | ... | Small Town Doctor | |
| Beth Grant | ... | Mother at Farm House | |
| Dolan Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid | |
| Marshall Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid | |
| Patrick Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid | |
| John-Michael Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
133 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Brazil:Livre | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:10 (original rating) | Norway:11 (re-rating) | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Warner Brothers had, at one point, the opportunity to make both "Rain Man" and Forrest Gump (1994)_ but ended up with neither because of concerns they were too similar. Peter Guber and Jon Peters' production company, which had picked up the script for "Rain Man", had a first look deal with the studio. However, Roger Birnbaum, an executive with the production company, felt that because Warner Brothers was also developing Forrest Gump (1994)_, they would likely let "Rain Man" die if they were to pick it up, because of the script's perceived similarity. So, reportedly, he purposely gave a weak pitch to the studio in the hopes that they would reject it and allow it to be pitched to another studio. This did in fact occur and United Artists ended up making the film. After the movie's enormous success, Warner Brothers decided to pass on Forrest Gump (1994)_ because they felt that audiences would be unlikely to go to a movie with such a similar theme as "Rain Man". Forrest Gump (1994)_, which most people would consider to be an entirely different type of film than "Rain Man", ended up being made by Paramount and became one of the most successful movies of all time, grossing almost $330 Million in U.S. theaters. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: Laundromat scene was supposed to be in Tucumcari, N.M. The town of Tucumcari is larger and has no tall, red-rock mountains in the background. It's on the edge of the high plains, but does have some small mesas west of town. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Charlie: [on telephone] 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: [on a separate line] Uh, yes sir, they're finally, uh, clearing EPA; uh, just one or two more days.
Charlie: Three times? You're really on a roll here, my friend; four cars, three times each - that's zip for twelve. What are you, a... mechanic, or a NASA engineer? Now listen, now, I told you I've never dealt with these Lamborghinis before, and yet you assured me that you can deliver these cars within that time frame. Don't, don't tell me that, 'cause I - I'm not even listening.
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Dustin Hoffman's performance as Raymond Babbitt is,bar none,the best acting performance I have ever seen.I have never seen an actor get so deeply immersed in a character than Hoffman does in this film.He is excellent here,and he deserved nothing less than the Oscar he won for it.As for Tom Cruise,his performance as Raymond's childish and hotheaded brother is also worthy of note.To watch his character slowly shed his ignorance throughout the course of the film was indeed a delight.If you have not seen it,don't deprive yourself any longer.Buy it.It's a keeper.