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16 December 1988 (USA) morePlot:
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(71 articles)
John Goodman Boards Jack Kevorkian Biopic (From Worst Previews. 13 July 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
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(From The Cinema Post. 28 May 2009, 5:08 AM, PDT)
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My main man Charlie Babbitt. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Raymond Babbitt | |
| Tom Cruise | ... | Charlie Babbitt | |
| Valeria Golino | ... | Susanna | |
| Gerald R. Molen | ... | Dr. Bruner (as Jerry Molen) | |
| Jack Murdock | ... | John Mooney | |
| Michael D. Roberts | ... | Vern | |
| Ralph Seymour | ... | Lenny | |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Iris | |
| Bonnie Hunt | ... | Sally Dibbs | |
| Kim Robillard | ... | Small Town Doctor | |
| Beth Grant | ... | Mother at Farm House | |
| Dolan Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid | |
| Marshall Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid | |
| Patrick Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid | |
| John-Michael Dougherty | ... | Farm House Kid |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
133 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Brazil:Livre | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:10 (original rating) | Norway:11 (re-rating) | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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The part of Susanna had originally been written as a WASPish blonde woman. By having a foreigner play the role, whose native tongue wasn't English, it allowed for Tom Cruise's character to do a lot of exposition. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The card scheme with all the Queens is repeated several times during the course of Charlie's play. moreQuotes:
[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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It is something of a great cinematic achievement that Rain Man became the great film it clearly is because the story surrounding it is interestingly Hollywood in itself.
Four directors, six screenwriters, two cinematographers, eight producers, writers strikes, crew change, and a studio fighting for its life.
All of the above are common knowledge but it doesn't hurt to remember these facts when viewing the award wining triumph of a movie that stands the test of time today. The film is so simple in structure it really needed something special to pull it out of the prospective banality of being "just another road movie about finding oneself", Rain Man achieves something special by tackling its subjects with very sensitive hands and splicing a believable human concept into the story via the incredible shows from its two leading men.
Dustin Hoffman gives a magical moving performance as the Autistic Savant Raymond, the ultimate complement I can pay the performance is that it really is believable, both moving and clever rolled into one artistic result. Tom Cruise is equally as great in a role that called for drastic layer changes, a role that demanded much conviction from the actor taking it on, and Cruise gives the role much depth as he goes from shallow bastard to a very emotive and feeling human being, it's a great show that stands up to reevaluation these days.
With a film such as this you pray that the ending can do it justice, and I'm glad to say that there is no pandering here, it's an ending that says so much because it doesn't cop out, I thank god for those rewrites because the endings to the original scripts would of had me booting the TV set out of the window.
Essential cinema, 10/10.