Rain Man

Theatrical Release Date: 1988 12 16 (USA)

UPC: 883904232032

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Self-centered, avaricious Californian Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is informed that his long-estranged father has died. Expecting at least a portion of the elder Babbitt's $3 million estate, Charlie learns that all he's inherited is his dad's prize roses and a 1949 Buick Roadmaster. Discovering that the $3 million is being held in trust for an unidentified party, Charlie heads to his home town of Cincinnati to ascertain who that party is. It turns out that the beneficiary is Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman), the autistic-savant older brother that Charlie never knew he had. Able to memorize reams of trivia and add, subtract, multiply, and divide without a second's hesitation, Raymond is otherwise incapable of functioning as a normal human being. Aghast that Raymond is to receive his father's entire legacy, Charlie tries to cut a deal with Raymond's guardian. When this fails, Charlie "borrows" Raymond from the institution where he lives, hoping to use his brother as leverage to claim half the fortune. During their subsequent cross-country odyssey, Charlie is forced to accommodate Raymond's various autistic idiosyncracies, not the least of which is his insistence on adhering to a rigid daily schedule: he must, for example, watch People's Court and Jeopardy every day at the same time, no matter what. On hitting Las Vegas, Charlie hopes to harness Raymond's finely-honed mathematical skills to win big at the gaming tables; but this exploitation of his brother's affliction compels Charlie to reassess his own values, or lack thereof. A longtime pet project of star Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man was turned down by several high-profile directors before Barry Levinson took on the challenge of bringing Ronald Bass' screenplay to fruition (Levinson also appears in the film as a psychiatrist). All three men won Oscars, and the movie won Best Picture. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Screenplay – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Golden Bear – Berlin International Film Festival Best Cinematography – American Society of Cinematographers Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Picture - Drama – People's Choice Awards

Features: Audio commetnary by director Barry Levinson
Audio commentary by writer Barry Morrow
Commentary by writer Ronald Bass
The journey of Rain Man featurette
Lifting to fog: a look at the mysteries of autism featurette
Deleted scene
Original theatrical trailer

Rain Man

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 02/15/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono, DHMA null, DTS-ESM Digital Theater Pseudo 6.1 System

Runtime: 134 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish,French

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Richard Gilliam

Rain Man ranks among the most popular films of the late 1980s, owing to a fine screenplay by Ron Bass and a spectacular performance by Dustin Hoffman in the title role. The film combines two of Hollywood's most successful formulas -- the "fish-out-of-water" story and the "unlikely buddies" picture, and there's even a touch of the old "rotten guy learns to be unselfish" twist added for texture. While such a film could have been typical big studio product, director Barry Levinson managed to find depth in the developing relationship between Hoffman's autistic adult character and the selfish, greedy character played by co-star Tom Cruise. Hoffman, Levinson, and Bass took home Oscars for Rain Man, as did the film itself for Best Picture. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Beth Grant  Actor 
Bridget Sienna  Actor 
June Christopher  Actor 
Ralph Tabakin  Actor 
Chris Mulkey  Actor 
Royce D. Applegate  Actor 
Luisa Leschin  Actor 
Jonathan Stark  Actor 
Anna Mathias  Actor 
Bonnie Hunt  Actor 
Reni Santoni  Actor 
Barry Levinson  Actor 
Arnold Turner  Actor 
Ray Baker  Actor 
Lynne Stewart  Actor 
Ira Miller  Actor 
Jocko Marcellino  Actor 
Julie Payne  Actor 
Gigi Vorgan  Actor 
Tracy Newman  Actor 
Archie Hahn III  Actor 
Kim Robillard  Actor 
Ruth Silveira  Actor 
Ronald Bass  Screenwriter 
Peter Guber  Executive Producer 
Mark Johnson  Producer 
Barry Levinson  Director 
Barry Levinson  Screenwriter 
Barry Morrow  Screenwriter 
Jon Peters  Executive Producer 
David Rayfiel  Screenwriter 
Lee Rich  Producer 
Hans Zimmer  Composer (Music Score) 
Dustin Hoffman  Actor 
Tom Cruise  Actor 
Valeria Golino  Actor 
Jerry Molen  Actor 
Jack Murdock  Actor 
Michael D. Roberts  Actor 
Ralph Seymour  Actor 
Lucinda Jenney  Actor 

Country: USA