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Features: DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
Dustin Hoffman is a triumph (People) in an Oscar -winning* role and Tom Cruise is terrific (ABC Radio) in a film that s fascinating, touching and full of smart surprises (Newsweek)! Charlie Babbitt (Cruise) has just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond (Hoffman) and is now taking him on the ride of his life. Or is it the other way around From his refusal to drive on major highways to a four minutes to Wapner meltdown at an Oklahoma farmhouse, Raymond first pushes hot-headed Charlie to the limits of his patience and then pulls him completely out of his self-centered world! But what began as an unsentimental journey for the Babbitt brothers becomes much more than the distance between two places it s a connection between two vastly different people and a poignant, profound and powerful film (Joel Siegel, ABC-TV)!Special Features: Deleted SceneOriginal FeaturetteAudio Commentary by Director Barry LevinsonAudio Commentary by Screenwriters Ronald Bass Audio Commentary by Screenwriters Barry MorrowPhoto GalleryOriginal Theatrical TrailerSystem Requirements: Running Time 134MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
"One of the great ones. A poignant, profound and powerful film." Joel Siegel, ABC-TV
"...top-drawer performances from Hoffman, as the idiot savant, and Cruise, as his selfish sibling...make this a must-see..." Leonard Maltin
"...fascinating, touching and full of smart surprises..." Newsweek
"...dazzling tour-de-force performances by Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman..." Rex Reed, At The Movies
Editor's Note
Callous hustler Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is busy working on his next deal when he receives word that his estranged father has died. After traveling back to Ohio from Los Angeles for the funeral, Charlie is miffed to find that although he will receive a vintage Buick from his father's estate, he isn't getting a cent of the three-million-dollar fortune. Instead, Charlie finds that the money has been left to the caretakers of his institutionalized autistic brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman). Once he gets over the shock of the existence of a brother of whom he seems to have no recollection, Charlie kidnaps Raymond and heads cross-country in the Buick in an attempt to get a cut of the inheritance to pay off some of his failing deals. However, during their adventure, Charlie not only learns how to deal with Raymond's many idiosyncrasies, but he also actually begins to care about his older brother, surprising even himself with his ability to love and his realization that money isn't necessarily the most important thing. Barry Levinson directs Ron Bass's script with impeccable timing and a wonderful sense of humor.
Plot Summary
After their father dies, a smooth-talking businessman is reunited with his autistic older brother to whose caretakers his father left a fortune. Needing the money himself, he kidnaps him for a rocky cross-country drive only to discover the void his brother had filled in his empty childhood.
| Features | Languages: English, French, Spanish | | Three Audio Commentaries By Director Barry Levinson, Screenwriter Ronald Bass And Screenwriter Barry Marrow | | Photo Gallery | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | New Collectible Packaging | | Original Featurette | | Deleted Scene |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 1/11/2005 |
| Running Time: 134 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1988 | | Catalog ID: 1004334 | | UPC: 00027616884169 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1989) |  | Dustin Hoffman, Winner, Best Actor | | Barry Levinson, Winner, Best Director | | Mark Johnson, Winner, Best Picture | | Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow, Winner, Best Writing, Original Screenplay | |
Golden Globe (1989) | | Dustin Hoffman, Winner, Best Actor-Drama |
| Memorable Quotes| "Definitely not my underwear."----Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) | | "Gotta watch Wapner. Gotta watch Wapner."----Raymond |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...[For] Hoffman, RAIN MAN is a star's dream of a role....A becomingly modest, decently thought-out, sometimes funny film..." 12/16/1988 p.C12Los Angeles Times
"...Hoffman makes all this hypnotically interesting..." 12/16/1988 p.C1 USA Today
"...Dustin Hoffman, unforgettable as an autistic savant, again makes you wonder how many milestones one actor can accrue in a career..." 09/01/1989 p.3D Total Film
"...Hoffman steals the show..." 07/01/2000 p.110 Entertainment Weekly
"Fifteen years after it won Best Picture, Barry Levinson's fable still resonates." 02/13/2004 p.61 Total Film
"Cruise gets serious, showing a generous willingness to play straight man to a flashier performance." 07/01/2006 p.136 Chicago-Sun Times 8 of 10
At the end of "Rain Man," I felt a certain love for Raymond, the Hoffman character. I don't know qui - Roger Ebert
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