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starring: Tom Cruise, Andrew Dougherty, Dolan Dougherty, John-Michael Dougherty, Marshall Dougherty directed by: Levinson, Barry See Larger Image List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $10.49 You Save: $4.49 (30%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $2.98 Collectible Price: $17.13 Third Party New Price: $3.55 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: HOFFMAN/CRUISE EAN: 9780792859673 Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792859677 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 03, 2004 Running Time: 134 minutes Sales Rank: 4799 Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: December 16, 1988 Related Items: Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) A Beautiful Mind (Widescreen Awards Edition) Good Will Hunting (Miramax Collector's Series) Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest see more Editorial Review: Description: Dustin Hoffman is a 'triumph (People) in an Oscar(r)-winning* role, and Tom Cruiseis '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 placesit's a connection between two vastly different people and a poignant, profound and powerful film (Joel Siegel, ABC-TV)! *1988: Actor Amazon.com essential video: Rain Man is the kind of touching drama that Oscars are made for--and, sure enough, the film took Academy honors for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor (Dustin Hoffman) in 1988. Hoffman plays Raymond, an autistic savant whose late father has left him $3 million in a trust. This gets the attention of his materialistic younger brother, a hot-shot LA car dealer named Charlie (Tom Cruise) who wasn't even aware of Raymond's existence until he read his estranged father's will. Charlie picks up Raymond and takes him on a cross-country journey that becomes a voyage of discovery for Charlie, and, perhaps, for Raymond, too. Rain Man will either captivate you or irritate you (Raymond's sputtering of repetitious phrases is enough to drive anyone crazy), but it is obviously a labor of love for those involved. Hoffman had been attached to the film for many years, as various directors and writers came and went, but his persistence eventually paid off--kind of like Raymond in Las Vegas. Look for director Barry Levinson in a cameo as a psychiatrist near the end of the film. --Jim Emerson Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Great Item I bought this DVD on Saterday & recieved it in the mail on Friday. I thought I was buying a used DVD but this one seemed New & still had the plastic over it like a new one usually does. This pleased me because I only paid close to three dollars plus shipping. I'm very pleased with this product. Rating: - Great Movie With A Decent Depiction Of A Person With A Disability RAIN MAN is an excellent film that came out in 1988 when autism was relatively unknown. Though no one person on the autism spectrum is likely to exhibit all the traits Raymond Babbitt does Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of him is humane and relatively accurate. Tom Cruise is also excellent as Raymond's handsome self absorbed brother, Charlie, and I had almost forgotten what an appealing actor Cruise was as a young man. The plot is not too realistic but the movie is so well acted and the setting as ... Read More Rating: - Rainman I'm a big fan of Dustin Hoffman and the part he played in this movie was one of his best characters. I can watch this movie over and over and it still brings tears to my eyes. Rating: - Questionable, potentially harmful The one star is provided for the portrayal of autism's essential awkwardness. However, it's only one star. The film exasperates me, disabled also, by perpetuating the syrupy sentimentality that disability carries some compensating ability - here (as usual) mathematical genius. Nature's not like that, sorry to say. What you're good at, you're good at, disabled or not. I specialised in languages because I love language, not because I have epilepsy. Yet, more and more this nonsense is ground ... Read More Rating: - Kmart sucks Ray.... I love this movie! I had bought this as a gift for a friend because I couldn't find it in any stores around here. I ordered it online and what do you know, they have it in the $5 bin at Target. I was a bit upset with the price, but I'll survive I guess. 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