Rain Man [Special Edition]

Director: Barry Levinson Barry Levinson

Overview

"Barry Levinson's Academy Award-winning comedy drama about a callow young man who learns a great deal during a road trip with his autistic brother gets a top-flight presentation for this special-edition DVD release. Rain Man has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English soundtrack has been remixed for playback in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a dubbed French version appears in Dolby Digital Surround and a Spanish track is in Dolby Digital Mono. The feature also includes optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Headlining the list of bonus materials are no fewer than three commentary tracks from director Barry Levinson and screenwriters Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow. Also included is a deleted scene, a short feature on the making of Rain Man, a gallery of still photos, and the original theatrical trailer."

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2004
UPC:	0027616884169
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	R
Source:	Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:14:00
Sales rank:	2,805

Special Features

Closed Caption;Deleted scene; Original featurette; Audio commentary by director Barry Levinson; Audio commentary by screenwriter Ronald Bass; Audio commentary by screenwriter Barry Morrow; Photo gallery; Original theatrical trailer; English, French, and Spanish subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dustin Hoffman	Raymond Babbitt,Actor
Tom Cruise	Charlie Babbitt
Valeria Golino	Susanna
Michael D. Roberts	Vern
Jack Murdock	John Mooney,Actor
Ralph Seymour	Lenny
Lucinda Jenney	Iris
Bonnie Hunt	Sally Dibbs
Kim Robillard	Small Town Doctor
Beth Grant	Mother at Farm House
Barry Levinson	Dr. (uncredited)
Gerald R. Molen	Dr. Bruner
Margaret Colin	Actor
Dolan Dougherty	Actor,Actor,Actor,Actor,Farm House Kid,Farm House Kid
Loretta Wendt Jolivette	Dr. Bruner's Secretary
Donald Jones	Minister at Funeral
Byron P. Cavnar	Man in Waiting Room
Donna J. Dickson	Nurse
Earl Roat	Man on Wallbrook Road
William Montgomery Jr.	Wallbrook Patient Entering TV Room
Elizabeth Lower	Bank Officer
Michael C. Hall	Police Officer at Accident
Robert W. Heckel	Police Officer at Accident
Kneeles Reeves	Amarillo Hotel Owner
Jack Copeland	Irate Driver
Nick Mazzola	Blackjack Dealer
Barry Morrow	Actor
Ray Baker	Mr. Kelso
Jerry Molden	Actor
Louis DiGiaimo	Actor
Robert Heckel	Actor
Ralph Tabakin	Shift Boss
Jocko Marcellino	Las Vegas Crooner
Royce Applegate	Voices
June Christopher	Voices
Anna Mathias	Voices
Archie Hahn III	Voices
Luisa Leschin	Voices
Ira Miller	Voices
Chris Mulkey	Voices
Tracy Newman	Voices
Julie Payne	Voices
Reni Santoni	Voices
Bridget Sienna	Voices
Ruth Silveira	Voices
Jonathan Stark	Voices
Lynne Stewart	Voices
Arnold Turner	Voices
Gigi Vorgan	Voices
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Barry Levinson

Ronald Bass

Barry Morrow

David Rayfiel

Barry Levinson	Director,Screenwriter
Ronald Bass	Screenwriter
Barry Morrow	Screenwriter
Mark Johnson	Producer
Peter Guber	Executive Producer,Producer
Jon Peters	Executive Producer,Producer
Mark Sullivan	Special Effects
Richard Beggs	Sound Effects
Richard Bryce Goodman	Sound Effects
Craig Harris	Sound Effects
Pieter Hubbard	Sound Effects
David J. Hudson	Sound Effects
Frank Abel	Stunts
David McGiffert	Producer
Gail Mutrux	Producer
Lee Rich	Producer
Louis DiGiaimo	Casting
David Rayfiel	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

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.