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Rain+man

RainMan

1story

MainCharacters:

1Charlie（TomCruise）

Self-centered,avariciousCalifornianCharlieBabbittisayoungandstrugglingLosAngelesbusinessmanwhosellsexpensivecarsforaliving.

2Raymond（DustinHoffman）

Heisaautistic-savantmanwhoisabletomemorizereamsoftriviaandadd,subtract,multiply,anddividewithoutasecond'shesitation,Raymondisotherwiseincapableoffunctioningasanormalhumanbeing.

Story:

OnedayCharliereceiveswordthathisfather,amanwithwhomhehadnotspokeninyears,haddiedbackinCincinnati,Ohio.

Charliereturnstohischildhoodhometotakecareofhisfather'sproperty,onlytofindoutthatvirtuallyallofhisdad's$3,000,000estatewaslefttoanunnamedpersonina'trust'（Alegaldocumentgivingpropertytoanotherperson）.WhathegetfromhisfatherisonlytheBuickconvertible,theverycarthatbroughttheirrelationshiptoanend,alongwiththerosebushes.

Whileexploringthisinstitutionwithhisgirlfriend,Susanna,Charliemakesanearlyunbelievablediscovery:

ThepersontowhomthetrustwasgivenisanautisticmannamedRaymondBabbitt,whoitturnsoutisCharlie'solderbrother.

AghastthatRaymondistoreceivehisfather'sentirelegacy,CharlietriestocutadealwithRaymond'sguardian.Whenthisfails,CharlieborrowsRaymondfromtheinstitutionwherehelives,hopingtousehisbrotherasleveragetoclaimhalfthefortune.

HesoonrealizesthatlookingafterRaymondisverydifficult,becausehisbrothercan’tcopewithlifeoutsideWallbrook.

Problems:

1Refusetogobyplane

Attheairport,hesuddenlyshoutedoutofcontrol,asCharlestriedtoforcehimtofly.Becausehecanaccuratelyreportthehistoryofallmajorairdisasterflightflightsgenerated,time,location,notice.

2Refusetousethehighway

3Insistonwatchingspecificprogramatspecifictimewheneverorwhereverheis

OntheroadagainRaysuddenlywantstowatchaTV-report.Sotheystopatahouseandasktheoccupantiftheymaywatchit. 

4Onlyusespecificthingsfromhishabit

ForRaymond,eachmealshouldberequiredfixedrecipeaccordingtothetestimonyofnursinghome,healsowearstheboxershortsfromthesamestore.

Talents：

1Memorizephonebookforonesight

2Countstoothpickswithinseconds

3AtadoctorhefindsoutthatRayisexcellentindoingsums,buthecan’tcopewithmoney.

Gradually,RaymondhasaprofoundinfluenceonCharlie.AtamotelCharlyfindsoutthatRaymondhasbeenhisimaginaryfriend,theRainMan.

Somethingischanginggraduallybetweenthetwobrothers.

Afterthebusinessmanfindsoutthathisautisticbrotherisverygoodatcountingcards,theygotoLasVegasandwinalotofmoney.

RaymondmeetsawomanandfixesadatewithherandthereforeCharlieteachesRayhowtodance.ThisisthefirsttimewhenRayallowsCharlietotouchhim.Raymond’sdatedoesn’tcome,butintheelevatorSusannateacheshimhowtokiss.

ThesecurityofficersofthecasinowantthemtoleaveLasVegasandsotheydrivetoLAandliveinCharlie’shouseforashorttime.

Emergencyhappens,andRaymondisscaredandbehavesabnormal.CharlierealizeshowdifficultitwouldbetotakecareofRaymondallday.

Aftertalkingwiththedoctorandthelawyerherealizesto“gives”Raybackisbestforhim.RaymondhastogobacktoWallbrook,butCharliepromisestovisithimeverysecondweek.

TherehasachangeinCharlie’scharacter,becauseattheendhelovesRaymondandit’snotaquestionofmoneyanymore.Thereisastrongemotionallinkbetweenthetwomen.

Theybothgetbacktotheirformerlifeseparately,whatisdifferentfrombeforeisthattherehavebeenabigchangeintheirheartoflifeandlove.

2Thedirector

BarryLevinson

LevinsonwasborninBaltimore,Maryland,whosefamilyisofRussianJewishdescent.AftergrowingupinBaltimoreandgraduatingfromForestParkSeniorHighSchool,LevinsonattendedBaltimoreCityCommunityCollege,andAmericanUniversityinWashington,D.C.,beforemovingtoLosAngelestoworkasanactorandwriter.

HisfirstwritingworkwasforvarietyshowssuchasTheMartyFeldmanComedyMachine,theLohmanandBarkleyShow,TheTimConwayShow,andTheCarolBurnettShow.Aftersomesuccessasascreenwriter—notablytheMelBrookscomediesSilentMovie（1976）andHighAnxiety（1977）（inwhichheplayedabellboy）andtheOscar-nominatedscript（co-writtenbythen-wifeValerieCurtin）andJusticeforAll（1979）—LevinsonbeganhiscareerasadirectorwithDiner（1982）,forwhichhehadalsowrittenthescriptandwhichearnedhimaOscarnominationforBestScreenplay.

DinerwasthefirstofaseriesoffilmssetintheBaltimoreofLevinson'syouth.TheotherswereTinMen（1987）,astoryofaluminum-sidingsalesmeninthe1960sstarringRichardDreyfussandDannyDeVito;theimmigrantfamilysagaAvalon（whichfeaturedElijahWoodinoneofhisearliestscreenappearances）,andLibertyHeights（1999）.

Hisbiggesthit,bothcriticallyandfinancially,wasRainMan（1988）,withDustinHoffmanandTomCruise.（Levinsonappearedinacameoasadoctor.）ThefilmwonfourAcademyAwards,includingBestPictureandBestDirector.Anotherofhisnotablefilmsisthe1984baseballdramaTheNaturalstarringRobertRedford,whowouldlaterdirectQuizShowandcastLevinsonastelevisionpersonalityDaveGarroway.LevinsonalsodirectedGoodMorning,Vietnam（1987）andToys（1992）,bothwithRobinWilliams,andthecriticallyacclaimedBugsy（1991）withWarrenBeatty.

HedirectedDustinHoffmanagaininWagtheDog（1997）,apoliticalcomedyco-starringRobertDeNiroaboutawarstagedinafilmstudio.（Levinsonhadbeenanuncreditedco-writeronHoffman's1982hitcomedyTootsie）.

LevinsonpartneredwithproducerMarkJohnsontoformthefilmproductioncompanyBaltimorePictures.Thetwopartedwaysin1994.LevinsonhasbeenaproducerorexecutiveproducerforsuchmajorproductionsasThePerfectStormdirectedbyWolfgangPetersen（2000）;AnalyzeThat（2002）,starringDeNiroasaneuroticmobbossandBillyCrystalashistherapist,andPossession（2002）,basedonthebest-sellingnovelbyA.S.Byatt.

HehasatelevisionproductioncompanywithTomFontana（TheLevinson/FontanaCompany）andservedasexecutiveproducerforanumberofseries,includingHomicide:

LifeontheStreet（whichranonNBCfrom1993–1999）andtheHBOprisondramaOz.Levinsonalsoplayedanuncreditedmainroleasajudgeintheshort-livedTVseriesTheJury.

Levinsonpublishedhisfirstnovel,Sixty-Six（ISBN0-7679-1533-X）,in2003.Likeseveralofhisfilms,itissemi-autobiographicalandsetinBaltimoreinthe1960s.HedirectedtwowebisodesoftheAmericanExpressads"TheAdventuresofSeinfeldandSuperman".

In2004,LevinsonwastherecipientoftheAustinFilmFestival'sDistinguishedScreenwriterAward.

LevinsondirectedadocumentaryPoliWoodaboutthe2008DemocraticandRepublicanNationalConventions.Thedocumentary,producedbyTimDaly,RobinBronkandRobertE.Baruc,haditspremiereatthe2009TribecaFilmFestival.

3Thecast

DustinHoffman

DustinLeeHoffman,isanAmericanactorwithacareerinfilm,television,andtheatresince1960.Hehasbeenknownforhisversatileportrayalsofantiheroesandvulnerabletypesofcharacters.

Hefirstdrewcriticalpraiseforthe1966Off-BroadwayplayforwhichhewonaTheatreWorldAwardandaDramaDeskAward.ThiswassoonfollowedbyhisbreakthroughmovieroleasBenjaminBraddockinTheGraduate（1967）.SincethenHoffman'scareerhaslargelybeenfocusedincinemawithonlysporadicreturnstotelevisionandthestage.SomeofhismostnotedfilmsarePapillon,MarathonMan,MidnightCowboy,Lenny,AllthePresident'sMen,Kramervs.Kramer,Tootsie,RainMan,andWagtheDog.

HoffmanhaswontwoAcademyAwards,fiveGoldenGlobes,threeBAFTAs,threeDramaDeskAwards,andanEmmyAward.DustinHoffmanreceivedtheAFILifeAchievementAwardin1999.

TomCruise

TomCruise,isanAmericanfilmactorandproducer.HehasbeennominatedforthreeAcademyAwardsandwonthreeGoldenGlobeAwards.Hisfirstleadingrolewasin1983filmRiskyBusiness,whichhasbeendescribedas"AGenerationXclassic,andacareer-maker"fortheactor.Afterplayingtheroleofaheroicnavalpilotinthepopularandfinanciallysuccessful1986filmTopGun,Cruisecontinuedinthisvein,playingasecretagentinaseriesofMission:

Impossibleactionfilmsinthe1990sand2000s.Inadditiontotheseheroicroles,hehasstarredinavarietyofothersuccessfulfilmssuchasDaysofThunder（1990）,JerryMaguire（1996）,Magnolia（1999）,VanillaSky（2001）,MinorityReport（2002）,TheLastSamurai（2003）,Collateral（2004）andWaroftheWorlds（2005）.

Since2005,CruiseandPaulaWagnerhavebeeninchargeoftheUnitedArtistsfilmstudio,withCruiseasproducerandstarandWagnerasthechiefexecutive.CruiseisalsoknownforhiscontroversialsupportofandadherencetotheChurchofScientology.

ValeriaGolino

ValeriaGolinoisanItalian-Greekfilmandtelevisionactress.Sheobtainedherfirststarringrolein1985'sLittleFiresandwontheBestActressAwardattheVeniceFilmFestivalforStoriad'amorein1986.ShebegantoworkinHollywoodin1988withthemovieBigTopPee-weeandreceivedrolesinprominentfilmssuchasRainMan,asthegirlfriendofTomCruise,andthecomedyfilmsHotShots!

co-starringwithCharlieSheen.ShehaswontheDaviddiDonatello,SilverRibbon,andCoppaVolpiawards

4Theaward

Festival

Year

Award

Awardcondition

Oscar

1989

BestActorinaLeadingRole

Won

BestArtDirection-SetDecoration

Nominated

BestCinematography

Nominated

Be