Rain man /
A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of...
| Uniform Title: | Rain man (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed captioned. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc,
[1988]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| Summary: | A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of his life. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (133 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Format: | System requirements: Microsoft Silverlight. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1988: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman); Best Director (Barry Levinson); Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) (Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow). Golden Globe Awards, 1989: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Dustin Hoffman). |
| Production Credits: | Executive producers, Peter Gruber and Jon Peters ; music by Hans Zimmer. |