Rain Man

Support a great podcast for the price of a candy bar or new car!

Support Now Playing Podcast and hear this show:

Get on Patreon

Podcast Series

Podcast Series

Tom Cruise '80s Star

Our Review Published May 15, 2020

Tom Cruise ’80s Movie Star Series Episode 7

Tom Cruise proves to be an excellent driver in Rain Man, navigating a classic tale of estranged brothers on a cross-country road trip that ended with co-star Dustin Hoffman bringing home his second Oscar. Who better to teach an autistic savant how to dress, dance, and turn his toothpick-counting skills into a profitable (though risky) business venture than the flashiest movie icon of the ‘80s? Find out if revisiting this beloved Best Picture Winner gets Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob into any hot water when you Donate for Now Playing Podcast’s Tom Cruise Retrospective.

Hear All Reviews of Films Featuring

Dustin Hoffman Tom Cruise Valeria Golino Gerald R. Molen Michael D. Roberts Ralph Seymour Lucinda Jenney Bonnie Hunt Kim Robillard Beth Grant Michael C. Hall Ray Baker Jake Hoffman Royce D. Applegate June Christopher Archie Hahn Luisa Leschin Chris Mulkey Julie Payne Reni Santoni Ruth Silveira Jonathan Stark Lynne Marie Stewart Arnold F. Turner Gigi Vorgan Jon Bielich Pui Fan Lee Billie Perkins Mark Winn Darryl Wooten

Rain Man

1988 R 2h 14m

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.

Release Date

December 12, 1988

Director

Barry Levinson

Writer

Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow, Barry Morrow

Stars

Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, Ralph Seymour, Lucinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt, Kim Robillard, Beth Grant, Dolan Dougherty, Marshall Dougherty, Patrick Dougherty, John-Michael Dougherty, Peter Dougherty, Andrew Dougherty, Loretta Wendt Jolivette, Donald E. Jones, Bryon P. Caunar, Donna J. Dickson, Earl Roat, William Montgomery Jr., Elizabeth Lower, Michael C. Hall, Robert W. Heckel, W. Todd Kenner, Kneeles Reeves, Jack W. Cope, Nick Mazzola, Ralph Tabakin, Ray Baker, Isadore Figler, Ralph M. Cardinale, Sam Roth, Nanci M. Harvey, Kenneth E. Lowden, Jocko Marcellino, John Thorstensen, Blanche Salter, Jake Hoffman, Royce D. Applegate, June Christopher, Anna Mathias, Archie Hahn, Luisa Leschin, Ira Miller, Chris Mulkey, Tracy Newman, Julie Payne, Reni Santoni, Bridget Sienna, Ruth Silveira, Jonathan Stark, Lynne Marie Stewart, Arnold F. Turner, Gigi Vorgan, Jon Bielich, Richard A. Buswell, Pui Fan Lee, Matt Mattingly, Billie Perkins, Jill Senter, Aaron Weiler, Mark Winn, Darryl Wooten, Fred Astaire

Producer

Mark Johnson

Cinematography

John Seale

Music

Hans Zimmer

Genre

Country

United States of America

Language

Italian, English

Budget

$25,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi

Qui-Gon but Not Forgotten

Reviewed Mar 24, 2026

Miracle Mile

The Date After

Reviewed Mar 20, 2026

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Raging Ghoul

Reviewed Feb 24, 2026

The Bride (1985)

Fleshdance

Reviewed Feb 17, 2026

Fatal Frame

Never Been Kissed

Reviewed Feb 3, 2026

The Fencer

Mr Stalin's Opus

Reviewed Jan 30, 2026

Scrooged

Yule Love It

Reviewed Dec 5, 2025

Frankenstein (2025)

Father Knows Beast

Reviewed Nov 25, 2025

Wicked: Part I

Thank U, Next

Reviewed Nov 21, 2025

Moneyball

Takes Me Out Of The Ballgame

Reviewed Nov 2, 2025

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

The Enemy of The Entity Is My Friend

Reviewed Oct 21, 2025

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

Window of Opportunity

Reviewed Sep 2, 2025