Rain Man (1988)

Réalisateur:

Barry Levinson

Writers (WGA):

Barry Morrow (story)
Ronald Bass (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

16 décembre 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Plot Keywords:

Antique Car | Film With Ambiguous Title | Kidnapping | Female Nudity | Road Movie

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 13 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A timeless classic

Ensemble

Dustin Hoffman	...	Raymond Babbitt
Tom Cruise	...	Charlie Babbitt
Valeria Golino	...	Susanna
Gerald R. Molen	...	Dr. Bruner (as Jerry Molen)
Jack Murdock	...	John Mooney
Michael D. Roberts	...	Vern
Ralph Seymour	...	Lenny
Lucinda Jenney	...	Iris
Bonnie Hunt	...	Sally Dibbs
Kim Robillard	...	Small Town Doctor
Beth Grant	...	Mother at Farm House
Dolan Dougherty	...	Farm House Kid
Marshall Dougherty	...	Farm House Kid
Patrick Dougherty	...	Farm House Kid
John-Michael Dougherty	...	Farm House Kid
Peter Dougherty	...	Farm House Kid
Andrew Dougherty	...	Farm House Kid
Loretta Wendt Jolivette	...	Dr. Bruner's Secretary
Donald E. Jones	...	Minister at Funeral
Bryon P. Caunar	...	Man in Waiting Room
Donna J. Dickson	...	Nurse
Earl Roat	...	Man on Wallbrook Road
William Montgomery Jr.	...	Wallbrook Patient Entering TV Room
Elizabeth Lower	...	Bank Officer
Michael C. Hall	...	Police Officer at Accident
Robert W. Heckel	...	Police Officer at Accident
W. Todd Kenner	...	Police Officer at Accident
Kneeles Reeves	...	Amarillo Hotel Owner
Jack W. Cope	...	Irate Driver
Nick Mazzola	...	Blackjack Dealer
Ralph Tabakin	...	Shift Boss
Ray Baker	...	Mr. Kelso
Isadore Figler	...	Pit Boss
Ralph M. Cardinale	...	Pit Boss
Sam Roth	...	Floorman
Nanci M. Harvey	...	Lady at Blackjack Table
Kenneth E. Lowden	...	Guard in Video Room
Jocko Marcellino	...	Las Vegas Crooner
John Thorstensen	...	Train Conductor
Blanche Salter	...	Woman at Pancake Counter
Jake Hoffman	...	Boy at Pancake Counter
Royce D. Applegate	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
June Christopher	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Anna Mathias	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Archie Hahn	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Luisa Leschin	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Ira Miller	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Chris Mulkey	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Tracy Newman	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Julie Payne	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Reni Santoni	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Bridget Sienna	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Ruth Silveira	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Jonathan Stark	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Lynne Marie Stewart	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Arnold F. Turner	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
Gigi Vorgan	...	Voice-over Actor (voice)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Richard A. Buswell	...	Car Driver (uncredited)
Barry Levinson	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Matthew Mattingly	...	Autistic Pianist (uncredited)
Aaron Weiler	...	Airport Security Guard (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Barry Levinson

Scénaristes (WGA)
Barry Morrow		(story)
Ronald Bass		(screenplay) and
Barry Morrow		(screenplay)

Produit par
Peter Guber	....	executive producer
Mark Johnson	....	producer
David McGiffert	....	associate producer
Gerald R. Molen	....	co-producer
Gail Mutrux	....	associate producer
Jon Peters	....	executive producer

Musique originale
Hans Zimmer

Image
John Seale		(director of photography)

Montage
Stu Linder

Distribution des rôles
Louis DiGiaimo

Création des décors
Ida Random

Direction artistique
William A. Elliott

Décorateur de plateau
Linda DeScenna

Création des costumes
Bernie Pollack

Maquillage
Edwin Butterworth	....	makeup artist (as Ed Butterworth)
Rick Sharp	....	key makeup artist
Joy Zapata	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
Gerald R. Molen	....	unit production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Cara Giallanza	....	second assistant director
Cherylanne Martin	....	second second assistant director
David McGiffert	....	first assistant director
B. Scott Senechal	....	dga trainee (as Scott Senechal)

Art Department
Edward Aiona	....	property master (as Edward A. Aiona)
James Hegedus	....	production illustrator
Tom McCown	....	set dresser
Ric McElvin	....	lead man
James F. Orendorff	....	construction foreman (as Jamie Orendorff)
George Stokes	....	construction coordinator
Nancy Gilmore	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ron Yates	....	set designer (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Richard Beggs	....	sound designer
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	sound mixer
Craig Harris	....	special sound processing
Pieter Hubbard	....	sound editor (as Pieter S. Hubbard)
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Hudson)
Bruce Lacey	....	sound editor
John A. Larsen	....	sound editor
Jimmy Ling	....	sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Monat	....	foley effects
Bill Phillips	....	supervising sound editor
John Phillips	....	sound editor
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hal Sanders	....	sound editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley effects (as Edward Steidele)
Marian Wilde	....	assistant sound designer
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	sound editor (as Jeff Wilhoit)
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Donald Myers	....	special effects supervisor (as Don Myers)

Visual Effects
Mark Sullivan	....	matte painting

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian W. Armstrong	....	first assistant camera (as Brian Armstrong)
David Canestro	....	best boy (as David M. Canestro)
John J. Ellingwood	....	second assistant camera (as Jack Ellingwood)
Norman Harris	....	lighting technician (as Norm Harris)
M. Todd Henry	....	camera operator
David Katz	....	video playback operator
Ron Kenyon	....	best boy
Robin P. Knight	....	key grip (as Robin Knight)
Nicholas S. McLean	....	second assistant camera
Howard Rose	....	first assistant camera
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer
Kenneth D. Zunder	....	camera operator
Robert McCarthy	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Randy Nolen	....	panaglide operator (uncredited)
Peter Van Eynde	....	dolly grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Marie Rowe	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sue Moore	....	costumer
James W. Tyson	....	costumer (as James Tyson)

Editorial Department
Blair Daily	....	assistant editor
Rhody Davis	....	post-production coordinator
Tom Moore	....	additional editor (as Thomas R. Moore)
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Al Clay	....	music recordist
James Flamberg	....	music editor
Allan Mason	....	music supervisor
Jay Rifkin	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Bill Gray	....	transportation coordinator
Bob Johnson	....	picture car coordinator (as Bob Johnson Sr.)
Steven R. Molen	....	transportation captain (as Steven Molen)
Tim Abbatoye	....	second transportation captain (uncredited)
Maxwell R. Johnson II	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
Roger Wooge	....	transportation (uncredited)

Divers
Todd J. Adelman	....	first aid (as Todd Adelman)
Michael Frost Beckner	....	assistant: Mr. Levinson
Robin Citrin	....	location manager
Patricia Douglas	....	production assistant
Leigh French	....	adr group coordinator
Lee Gottsegen	....	production associate
Scott Harris	....	production assistant
Michael Helfand	....	production assistant
Keith Jones	....	production assistant
Jack Klette	....	production assistant
Bonnie Kurt	....	assistant: Mr. Hoffman
William Mapother	....	production assistant
Andrea Morse	....	assistant: Mr. Cruise
Ellen Pasternack	....	unit publicist
Bernard Rimland	....	consultant: autistic behavior (as Bernard Rimland Ph.D.)
Arnold M. Rosen	....	consultant: autistic behavior (as Arnold M. Rosen M.D.)
Ken Ryan	....	production accountant
Lata Ryan	....	production coordinator
Marshall Schlom	....	script supervisor
Bodil Sivertsen	....	consultant: autistic behavior (as Bodil Sivertsen Ph.D.)
Ruth C. Sullivan	....	consultant: autistic behavior (as Ruth C. Sullivan Ph.D.)
Steven Talmy	....	production assistant
Peter E. Tanguay	....	consultant: autistic behavior (as Peter E. Tanguay M.D.)
Darold A. Treffert	....	consultant: autistic behavior (as Darold A. Treffert M.D.)
Dara Weintraub	....	assistant production coordinator
Diane Bass	....	technical consultant (uncredited)
Matt Casella	....	talent scout (uncredited)
Jody Hummer	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Lee Lanier	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lance Mazmanian	....	assistant location scout: Las Vegas (uncredited)
Richard Murken	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lare Roberts	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kas Self	....	stand-in: Mr. Hoffman (uncredited)
Neil Toussaint	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Ted Bafaloukos	....	special thanks
Roger Birnbaum	....	special thanks
Ken Friedman	....	special thanks
Kim Peek	....	special thanks
Peggy Siegal	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• United Artists
• Guber-Peters Company, The
• Mirage Entertainment
• Star Partners II Ltd.

Distributors

• United Artists (1988) (worldwide) (all media)
• MGM/UA Distribution Company (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2000) (UK) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (France) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (France) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (France) (theatrical)
• Varus Video
• Warner Home Video (1989) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Germany) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vidéo (1998) (France) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Andrea Jaffe Inc.  publicity
• Buena Vista Visual Effects  titles and opticals
• Caesar's Palace  special thanks
• California Film Commission  acknowledgements
• Capitol Records  soundtrack published by
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Indiana Film Commission  acknowledgements
• Kentucky Film Office  special thanks
• Major League Baseball  special thanks
• Nevada Motion Picture Division  acknowledgements
• Oklahoma Film Commission  acknowledgements
• The Ohio Film Bureau  special thanks
• Unique Movie Cars  picture cars

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Rain Man (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

Durée:

133 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Italien

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:12 | South Korea:12 | Ireland:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:10 (original rating) | Norway:11 (re-rating) | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Caesar's Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

United Artists

Anecdotes:

Hans Zimmer's first Hollywood score.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While watching Charlie play blackjack, one of the casino security officers says that "no one can count through a six deck shoe". In fact, this is quite possible for someone with just basic math skills to do using the "hi-lo" counting method. A security officer of any major casino should know this.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Charlie: [on telephone] Now it's five and a half weeks and I'm still sitting on four Lamborghinis that can't meet spot emissions standards. Now, how many times you wash out with EPA?
Lenny: [on a separate line] Uh, yes sir, they're finally, uh, clearing EPA; uh, just one or two more days.
Charlie: Three times? You're really on a roll here, my friend; four cars, three times each - that's zip for twelve. What are you, a... mechanic, or a NASA engineer? Now listen, now, I told you I've never dealt with these Lamborghinis before, and yet you assured me that you can deliver these cars within that time frame. Don't, don't tell me that, 'cause I - I'm not even listening.

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in Tinseltown (1997)

Soundtrack:

Dry Bones

A timeless classic

This is an excellent film. Rain Man incorporates moving drama, timeless scenery and unbelievable performances from Dustin Hoffman and even Tom Cruise who up to this point in film history was known for typical chick flicks or films in which his potential was not shown, even the color of money couldn't make him look like any kind of decent actor. Yet in Rain Man he isn't bad, but I suppose it is very clear and easy to say that Dustin acts him off the screen. The screen is a simple tale of brotherly love. Dustin plays Raymond "The Rain Man" Babbitt, the long lost, supposedly autistic brother of Charlie Babbitt (Cruise). As Charlie finds out he has a brother never revealed to him by his father he feels let down and betrayed, and even more so that now his father is dead and leaving his estate, to the value of $3.000.000 to his brother, and not to himself. So Charlie in his situation decides to take Raymond away from the medical institution he was left in, and goes on a huge road trip, not willing to give his brother up, unless the institutes settles his share of his father's assets. But as this slow but intriguing film goes on, the bonds get stronger, and you can see the devotion settling in around them as they establish some common ground. And so when the end of the film comes and the brothers are ripped apart, even though really you know they should be allowed to unite it is extremely saddening. The end scene is particularly good, and very emotional, and the fact Barry Levinson has made characters the audience can genuinely care for, it means that the overall effect on the viewers is elevated to a whole new and amazing degree. It is brilliant. Don't deny this film it's worth because of technicalities and the fact it doesn't relay the correct message, and praise the quality of its creation. Which is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best and most touching film productions to ever grace the screen.