Rain Man (1988)
| Release Date | 12 December 1988 |
| Budget | $25,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $173,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Caesar's Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Road Movie, Family Drama, Melodrama |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Mental Illness, Sibling Relationships, Redemption, Haunted By the Past, Estrangement, Journey of Self-Discovery |
| Tones | Poignant, Compassionate, Heartwarming, Humorous, Warm, Sentimental |
| Tags | Autistic, Bankruptcy, Brother, Con/scam, Custody Battle, Gambling, Greed, Idiot Savant, Inheritance, Journey, Mental Institution, On The Road, Relationship, Self Discovery, Sibling |
Rain Man is a 1988 comedy-drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond, a man with autism of whose existence Charlie was unaware.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Gerald R. Molen
Dr. Bruner
Jack Murdock
John Mooney
Michael D. Roberts
Vern
Ralph Seymour
Lenny
Kim Robillard
Small Town Doctor
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
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
Royce D. Applegate
Voice-over Actor
June Christopher
Voice-over Actor
Anna Mathias
Voice-over Actor
Luisa Leschin
Voice-over Actor
Ira Miller
Voice-over Actor
Tracy Newman
Voice-over Actor
Julie Payne
Voice-over Actor
Bridget Sienna
Voice-over Actor
Ruth Silveira
Voice-over Actor
Arnold F. Turner
Voice-over Actor
Gigi Vorgan
Voice-over Actor
Richard A. Buswell
Car Driver
Matthew Mattingly
Autistic Pianist
Aaron Weiler
Airport Security Guard
Mark Winn
Restaurant Patron
Director
Writer
Ronald Bass
Barry Morrow
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Producer
Mark Johnson
producer
David McGiffert
associate producer
Gerald R. Molen
co-producer
Gail Mutrux
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Seale
Editor
Stu Linder
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Casting Director
Louis DiGiaimo
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Production Designer
Ida Random
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Art Director
William A. Elliott
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Set Decorator
Linda DeScenna
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Costume Designer
Bernie Pollack
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Makeup Department
Edwin Butterworth
makeup artist
Rick Sharp
key makeup artist
Joy Zapata
hair stylist
Production Manager
Gerald R. Molen
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cara Giallanza
second assistant director
Cherylanne Martin
second second assistant director
David McGiffert
first assistant director
B. Scott Senechal
dga trainee
Art Department
Edward Aiona
property master
James Hegedus
production illustrator
Tom McCown
set dresser
Ric McElvin
lead man
James F. Orendorff
construction foreman
George Stokes
construction coordinator
Nancy Gilmore
set dresser
Ron Yates
set designer
Sound Department
Richard Beggs
sound designer
Richard Bryce Goodman
sound mixer
Craig Harris
special sound processing
Pieter Hubbard
sound editor
David J. Hudson
sound re-recording mixer
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
Marian Wilde
assistant sound designer
Jeffrey Wilhoit
sound editor
Carl Fischer
boom operator
Jay Wilkinson
sound editor
Special Effects
Donald Myers
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Mark Sullivan
matte painting
Camera and Electrical Department
Brian W. Armstrong
first assistant camera
David Canestro
best boy
John J. Ellingwood
second assistant camera
Norman Harris
lighting technician
M. Todd Henry
camera operator
David Katz
video playback operator
Ron Kenyon
best boy
Robin P. Knight
key grip
Nicholas S. McLean
second assistant camera
Howard Rose
first assistant camera
Stephen Vaughan
still photographer
Kenneth Zunder
camera operator
Robert McCarthy
rigging gaffer
Randy Nolen
panaglide operator
Peter Van Eynde
dolly grip
Casting Department
Marie Rowe
additional casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sue Moore
costumer
James W. Tyson
costumer
Editorial Department
Blair Daily
assistant editor
Rhody Davis
post-production coordinator
Thomas R. Moore
additional editor
Dale E. Grahn
color timer
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
Steven R. Molen
transportation captain
Tim Abbatoye
second transportation captain
Maxwell R. Johnson II
transportation captain
Roger Wooge
transportation
Other Crew
Todd J. Adelman
first aid
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
Andrea Morse
assistant: Mr. Cruise
Ellen Pasternack
unit publicist
Bernard Rimland
consultant: autistic behavior
Arnold M. Rosen
consultant: autistic behavior
Ken Ryan
production accountant
Lata Ryan
production coordinator
Marshall Schlom
script supervisor
Bodil Sivertsen
consultant: autistic behavior
Ruth C. Sullivan
consultant: autistic behavior
Steven Talmy
production assistant
Peter E. Tanguay
consultant: autistic behavior
Darold A. Treffert
consultant: autistic behavior
Dara Weintraub
assistant production coordinator
Diane Bass
technical consultant
Matt Casella
talent scout
Jody Hummer
location assistant
Lee Lanier
production assistant
Richard Murken
production assistant
Lare Roberts
stand-in
Kas Self
stand-in: Mr. Hoffman
Neil Toussaint
production assistant
Thanks
Ted Bafaloukos
special thanks
Roger Birnbaum
special thanks
Ken Friedman
special thanks
Kim Peek
special thanks
Peggy Siegal
special thanks
Production Company
United Artists
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Guber-Peters Company, The
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Mirage Entertainment
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Star Partners II Ltd.
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Distributor
United Artists
MGM/UA Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Argentina Video Home
Chapel Distribution
MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)
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MGM Home Entertainment
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MGM Home Entertainment
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MGM Home Entertainment
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures (UIP)
Varus Video
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vidéo
Miscellaneous
Andrea Jaffe
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
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