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The Real Rain Man, a Discovery Health Channel documentary premiered on November 26, 2006; Ripley's Believe It or Not! CNN interview by Richard Quest; Focus Productions. "The Real Rain Man". Extraordinary People. Season 2006-07. RTL Group. Five. Archived from the original on March 1, 2006. World's Smartest People on The Learning Channel
Rain Man is a 1988 American road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass.It tells the story of abrasive and selfish wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant whose existence Charlie was unaware of.
Several of Morrow's scripts are inspired by real people, especially people with disabilities and/or extraordinary talents. These include the savant played by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man, inspired by the real savant Kim Peek; and mentally disabled Bill Sackter, played by Mickey Rooney in the TV movie Bill. Both works received writing ...
Cruise's "Rain Man" co-star Valeria Golino told People that the actor's most mesmerizing attribute was his eyes. "Not their color. His regard — the way he looks with them. They’re very alive ...
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and Hot Shots!, where she performed the "olive-in-the-belly-button" scene.
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The distinctive Buick car driven by Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise in the multi-award winning 1988 film Rain Man is to go up for auction. The 1949 Roadmaster Convertible, which was acquired by US ...
Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. [1] Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). [2] [3] [4] His other best-known works are Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997).