Rain Man
US (1988): Drama
Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is a hustler. He's been on his own long enough to know how to work people and situations. He finds that the father who threw him out as a teen ager has died. He's left him a now antique convertible and something more important, a previously unknown brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman). Raymond is autistic, but is able to calculate complicated mathematical problems in his head with great speed and accuracy. Their father has left his fortune to Raymond who doesn't even understand what money is for. Charley is enraged by what has happened and by his father keeping Raymond's existence from him for his entire life. He kidnaps Raymond from his residential home but then finds that Raymond will only fly Quantas. The two begin a long road trip that will lead them to an understanding of each other. (Jim Emerson, Amazon.com)
8 nominations, 4 Awards
· Best Picture of the Year 1988: Mark Johnson - Producer (Guber-Peters Co., United Artists)
· Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1988: Dustin Hoffman
· Best Achievement in Directing 1988: Barry Levinson
· Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1988: Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow
· Art Direction 1988: Ida Random - Art Direction, Linda DeScenna - Set Decoration
· Cinematography 1988: John Seale
· Film Editing 1988: Stu Linder
· Music (Original Score) 1988: Hans Zimmer