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Rain Man [DVD] [Special Edition]

1 disc
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

Theatrical release: December 16, 1988. Filmed on location in Cincinnati, Ohio; Oklahoma City, Hinto, El Reno, Guthrie, and Cogar, Oklahoma; Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and Southgate, Kentucky. Estimated budget: $25 million. Academy Awards (4): Best Actor (Hoffman), Best Director, Best Pictire, Best Writing-Original Screenplay. Additional Academy Award nominations (4) for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Music-Original Score. Richard Price, David Rayfiel and Kurt Luedtke were uncredited authors on the screenplay. Martin Brest was originally to direct, but he resigned over creative differences. Barry Levinson took over and shot the film in nine weeks. Autistic behavior consultants on the film were: Bernard Rinland of the Institute for Child Behavior Research, San Diego, California; Darold A. Treffert of Brookside Medical Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Ruth C. Sullivan of the Autism Services Center, Huntington, West Virginia; Bodil Sivertsen of the Jay Nolan Center, Los Angeles, California; Peter E. Tanguay of UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, California; and Arnold M. Rosen of Gracie Square Hospital, New York, New York. Began shooting May 2, 1988; completed shooting July 28, 1988. Shown at a benefit screening in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 13, 1988. Shown in competition at the 1989 Berlin Film Festival February 19-20 and the 1989 Panorama of World Cinema in Sofia, Bulgaria, November 20-30. Dustin Hoffman won the Italian David Award for Best Actor in a Foreign Film.
Academy Awards Best Picture 1988
Academy Awards Best Actor 1988 Dustin Hoffman American actor
Academy Awards Best Director 1988 Barry Levinson Director/Screenwriter/Producer, DINER (1982)
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay 1988 Ronald Bass Screenwriter
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay 1988 Barry Morrow Screenwriter (RAIN MAN)
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 1004334
Credits

Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Thomas Cruise Mapother, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molden, John M. Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, Ralph Seymour, Lucinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt, Kim Robillard
Critic Reviews

"...[For] Hoffman, RAIN MAN is a star's dream of a role....A becomingly modest, decently thought-out, sometimes funny film..."
New York Times
"...Hoffman makes all this hypnotically interesting..."
Los Angeles Times
"...Dustin Hoffman, unforgettable as an autistic savant, again makes you wonder how many milestones one actor can accrue in a career..."
USA Today
"...Hoffman steals the show..."
Total Film
"Fifteen years after it won Best Picture, Barry Levinson's fable still resonates."
Entertainment Weekly
"Cruise gets serious, showing a generous willingness to play straight man to a flashier performance."
Total Film