Rain Man [Blu-ray]

Director: Barry Levinson Barry Levinson

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2023
UPC:	0760137110019
Original Release:	1988
Source:	Mvd Marquee Collect
Language:	English
Time:	2:14:00
Sales rank:	10,955

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.