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16 December 1988 (USA)
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Plot:
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 synopsis
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 19 wins
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13 nominations
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One of my all-time faves; Levinson's masterpiece; superlative Hoffman & Cruise
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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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133 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
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:12
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The character of Raymond Babbitt was inspired by real-life American savant Kim Peek, born 1952, whom Rain Man writer Barry Morrow first met in 1986. When Barry Morrow won an Oscar for the screenplay of "Rain Man" in 1989, he gave his Oscar trophy to Kim Peek.
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Factual errors: While crossing the Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati (the 'singing bridge' that Raymond hums along to), the traffic in the background suggests that the bridge is either 4 lanes, or a one-way street. In fact, the bridge has only 2 lanes, one northbound and one southbound.
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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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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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Edited into "I Love the '80s" (2002)
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Soundtrack:
Shoes with Wings On
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RAIN MAN (1988) **** Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golina, Bonnie Hunt. My all time favorite contemporary film.
Brilliant Oscar-winning Best Picture film about quick-tempered exotic car salesman Charlie Babbitt (superlatively played by Cruise) who finds himself bilked out of his estranged father's inheritance and discovering an older brother, Raymond, (Hoffman flawlessly brilliant, Best Actor), an institutionalized autistic savant, and 'kidnaps' him in their dad's Buick Roadmaster for a cross-country odyssey of self-reflection and genuine sibling bonding. Poignant, funny, and moving character study with expert direction by Barry Levinson (Best Director and appears as a mental health envoy). Ethereally Oscar nominated haunting score by Hans Zimmer. Best scene: Cruise learning why Hoffman was "sent away." Life-affirming.