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Rain Man (1988)

133 min  -  Drama  -   16 December 1988 (USA)
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Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers:

Barry Morrow (story), Ronald Bass (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman ...
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise ...
Valeria Golino Valeria Golino ...
Gerald R. Molen Gerald R. Molen ...
Dr. Bruner (as Jerry Molen)
Jack Murdock Jack Murdock ...
Michael D. Roberts Michael D. Roberts ...
Ralph Seymour Ralph Seymour ...
Lucinda Jenney Lucinda Jenney ...
Bonnie Hunt Bonnie Hunt ...
Kim Robillard Kim Robillard ...
Beth Grant Beth Grant ...
Dolan Dougherty Dolan Dougherty ...
Marshall Dougherty Marshall Dougherty ...
Patrick Dougherty Patrick Dougherty ...
John-Michael Dougherty John-Michael Dougherty ...
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Storyline

Charles Sanford "Charlie" Babbit is a self-centered Los Angeles-based automobile dealer/hustler/bookie who is at war with his own life. Charlie, as a young teenager, used his father's 1948 Buick convertible without permission and as a result, he went to jail for two days on account that his father reported it stolen. It is then that Charlie learns that his estranged father died and left him from his last will and testament a huge bed of roses and the car while the remainder will of $3 Million goes into a trust fund to be distributed to someone. Charlie seemed pretty angry by this and decides to look into this matter. It seems as if that "someone" is Raymond, Charlie's unknown brother, an autistic savant who lives in a world of his own, resides at the Walbrook Institute. Charlie then kidnaps Raymond and decides to take him on a lust for life trip to the west coast as a threat to get the $3 Million inheritance... Written by Christopher Howell (Ckhowell75360@aol.com)  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Savant | Convertible | Autistic Savant | Inheritance | Autism  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ο Άνθρωπος της Βροχής See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,005,719 (USA) (16 December 1988) (1248 Screens)

Gross:

$354,825,435 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

On "Oprah", Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman said the "farting in the phone booth" bit was improvised when Hoffman actually passed gas while the scene was being filmed. Hoffman said it was his favorite scene ever. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Charlie and Raymond are leaving Cincinnati the sun is still up. Later, when Raymond gets out of the car on the side of the highway, it appears that the sun has been down for a few hours. At this point, a sign for Interstate 275 is visible on the side of the road. I275 makes a large loop around Cincinnati area, which would suggest that they had been driving in a circle for a few hours. See more »

Quotes

[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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Crazy Credits

Throughout the movie, Raymond is taking pictures. The pictures that he takes
are shown as the background for the credits. See more »


Soundtracks

"At Last"
(1941)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Performed by Etta James
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »