Rain Man

Rain Man is an Academy Award-winning 1988 film which tells the story of an abrasive, excentric guy. Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his father has left all of his property to an autistic brother, Raymond, whom he was not aware of. Rain Man stars Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt, Dustin Hoffman as his brother Raymond, and Valeria Golino as Charlie's girlfriend, Susanna. The character of Raymond was inspired by real-life Kim Peek

Released in 1988 Rain Man falls in the genre of “dramas”. Charley is a hustler and has been on his own long enough to know how to work people and situations. He finds out that his father who threw him out as a teenager has died and has left him an antique redeemable and most importantly, a previously unknown brother, Raymond. Raymond has Asperser’s Disorder, 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 in Qantas. The two begin a long road trip that will lead them to a better understanding of each other. ”Rain Man” won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography (John Seale), Best Film Editing, and Best Music, Original Score.The film also won the Golden Bear at the 1989 Berlin International Film Festival. To date, Rain Man is the only film to have had the distinction of winning both the Golden Bear and the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Barry Levinson's Rain Man was such an influential film that its character's nickname and dialogue have entered the vernacular. Tom Cruise’s adaptation of the character of Charlie Babbitt is the classic portrayal of a 80s swindler: cold, all business, seemingly without a care for anyone but himself. The question of walking into the journey came when Raymond, citing media reports of catastrophic airline crashes; he fears that he, too, will be a passenger on such a flight. An increasingly frustrated Charlie is determined to get Raymond on an airplane. However, Qantas airlines service flies California out of Melbourne, that meant that the had to fly to Australia. Losing his patience, Charlie tries to forcefully bring Raymond to the terminal for another airline. But as they approach it, Raymond begins to panic, creating a scene that is only resolved when Charlie promises they would not fly after all. Wikipedia

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