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{{short description|1988 film directed by Barry Levinson}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Rain Man
| image          = Rain Man poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster by [[John Alvin]]
| director       = [[Barry Levinson]]
| producer       = [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]]
| screenplay     = {{plainlist|
* [[Barry Morrow]]
* [[Ronald Bass]]
}}
| story          = Barry Morrow
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Dustin Hoffman]]
* [[Tom Cruise]]
* [[Valeria Golino]]
}}
| music          = [[Hans Zimmer]]
| cinematography = [[John Seale]]
| editing        = [[Stu Linder]]
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[United Artists]]
* Guber-Peters Company<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55772|title=Rain Man (1988)|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=November 5, 2018|archive-date=November 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105160540/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55772|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Star Partners II, Ltd.<ref name=afi/>
}}
| distributor    = [[MGM/UA Communications Co.]]
| released       = {{Film date|1988|12|16}}
| runtime        = 134 minutes<ref name=afi/>
| country        = United States<ref name=afi/>
| language       = English
| budget         = $25{{nbsp}}million<ref name=bom/>
| gross          = $354.8–429.4{{nbsp}}million<ref name=bom/><ref name="numbers">{{cite web|title=Rain Man (1988) - Financial Information|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Rain-Man#tab=summary|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref><ref name=VarietyBO/>
}}

'''''Rain Man''''' is a 1988 American [[road movie|road]] [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Barry Levinson]] and written by [[Barry Morrow]] and [[Ronald Bass]]. It tells the story of abrasive and selfish [[wikt:wheeler-dealer|wheeler-dealer]] Charlie Babbitt ([[Tom Cruise]]), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond ([[Dustin Hoffman]]), an [[Autism|autistic]] [[Savant syndrome|savant]] whose existence Charlie was unaware of. Morrow created the character of Raymond after meeting real-life savant [[Kim Peek]]; his characterization was based on both Peek and [[Bill Sackter]], a good friend of Morrow who was the subject of ''[[Bill (1981 film)|Bill]]'', an earlier film that Morrow wrote.<ref name="DVD">Barry Morrow's [[audio commentary]] for ''Rain Man'' from the DVD release.</ref>

''Rain Man'' competed at the [[39th Berlin International Film Festival]], where it won the highest prize: the [[Golden Bear]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1989/03_preistr_ger_1989/03_Preistraeger_1989.html |title=Berlinale: 1989 Prize Winners |access-date=March 13, 2011 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609015427/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1989/03_preistr_ger_1989/03_Preistraeger_1989.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released theatrically by [[MGM/UA Communications Co.]] under the [[United Artists]] label in the United States on December 16, 1988, to critical and commercial success. Praise was given to Levinson's direction, the performances (particularly Cruise and Hoffman), the screenplay, the musical score, the cinematography, and the film's portrayal of autism. The film grossed $354–$429.4{{nbsp}}million on a $25 million budget, becoming [[1988 in film|the highest-grossing film of 1988]], and received a leading eight nominations at the [[61st Academy Awards]], winning four: [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (for Hoffman), and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].<ref name="Oscars1989"/>

{{As of|2025}}, ''Rain Man'' is the only film to win both the Berlin International Film Festival's highest award and the Academy Award for Best Picture in the same year. It was also the last film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to be nominated for Best Picture until ''[[Licorice Pizza]]'' in [[94th Academy Awards|2021]] was nominated 33 years later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=February 9, 2022 |title=MGM's Michael de Luca & Pam Abdy on Studio's First In-House Best Picture Oscar Nomination in 33 Years, Being "Mildly Psychotically Obsessive" About Movies & What's Ahead – Q&A |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/mgm-future-oscars-michael-de-luca-pam-abdy-interview-1234929534/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702212329/https://deadline.com/2022/02/mgm-future-oscars-michael-de-luca-pam-abdy-interview-1234929534/|archive-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

==Plot==
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Charlie Babbitt is an arrogant collectibles dealer in the middle of importing four [[Grey import vehicle|grey market]] [[Lamborghini]]s to [[Los Angeles]] for resale. He needs to deliver the cars to impatient buyers who have already made down payments to repay the loan he took out to buy them, but the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] is holding the cars at the port because they have failed [[Vehicle emission standard|emission tests]]. Charlie directs an employee to lie to the buyers while he stalls his creditor.

When Charlie learns that his estranged father Sanford Babbitt has died, he and his girlfriend Susanna travel to [[Cincinnati]] to settle the estate. He inherits only a group of rosebushes and a classic 1949 [[Buick Roadmaster#1949–1953|Buick Roadmaster]] convertible over which he and Sanford had clashed, while the remainder of the $3 million estate is going to an unnamed [[trustee]]. He learns that the money is being directed to a local [[Psychiatric hospital|mental institution]], where he meets his elder brother Raymond, of whom he was unaware.

Raymond is an [[Autism|autistic]] [[savant syndrome|savant]] and follows strict routines. He has [[Eidetic memory|superb recall]], but he shows little emotional expression, except when in distress. Charlie spirits Raymond out of the mental institution and into a hotel for the night. Disheartened with the way Charlie treats Raymond, Susanna leaves him. Charlie asks Raymond's doctor, Dr. Gerald Bruner, for half the estate in exchange for Raymond's return, but Dr. Bruner refuses. Charlie decides to attempt to gain custody of Raymond to get control of the money.

After Raymond [[Fear of flying|refuses to fly]] to Los Angeles, he and Charlie resort to driving there instead. They make slow progress because Raymond insists on following his routines, which include watching ''[[The People's Court]]'' on television every day, getting to bed by 11:00 p.m., and refusing to travel when it rains. He also objects to traveling on the [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate]] after they encounter a car accident.

During the course of the journey, Charlie learns more about Raymond, including his ability to instantly [[mental calculator|perform complex calculations]] and [[Subitizing|count hundreds of objects at once]], far beyond the typical range of human abilities. He also realizes that Raymond had lived with the family as a child and was the "Rain Man" (Charlie's infantile pronunciation of "Raymond"), a comforting figure Charlie had remembered as an imaginary friend. Raymond had saved an infant Charlie from being scalded by hot bathwater one day, but Sanford blamed Raymond for nearly injuring Charlie, and committed him to the institution, as he was unable to speak up for himself and correct the misunderstanding.

Charlie's creditor [[repossession|repossesses]] the Lamborghinis, forcing him to refund his buyers' down payments and leaving him deeply in debt. Having passed [[Las Vegas]], he and Raymond return to [[Caesars Palace]] and devise a plan to win the needed money by playing [[blackjack]] and [[card counting|counting cards]] with Raymond's abilities. Although the casino bosses obtain videotape evidence of the scheme and ask them to leave, Charlie successfully wins $86,000 to cover his debts. He also reconciles with Susanna, who has rejoined the brothers in Las Vegas.

Returning to Los Angeles, Charlie meets with Dr. Bruner, who offers him $250,000 to walk away from Raymond. Charlie refuses, saying he is no longer upset about being cut out of Sanford's will, but he wants to have a relationship with Raymond. At a meeting with a court-appointed psychiatrist, Raymond proves to be [[Conservatorship|unable to decide for himself what he wants]]. Charlie stops the questioning and tells Raymond he is happy to have him as his brother. As Raymond and Dr. Bruner board a train to return to the institution, Charlie promises to visit in two weeks.

==Cast==
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{{div col}}
* [[Dustin Hoffman]] as Raymond Babbitt
* [[Tom Cruise]] as Charlie Babbitt
* [[Valeria Golino]] as Susanna
* [[Gerald R. Molen|Jerry Molen]] as Dr. Gerald Bruner
* [[Ralph Seymour (actor)|Ralph Seymour]] as Lenny
* [[Michael D. Roberts]] as Vern
* [[Bonnie Hunt]] as Sally Dibbs (the waitress)
* [[Beth Grant]] as Mother at Farm House
* [[Lucinda Jenney]] as Iris
* [[Barry Levinson]] as Doctor
* Bob Heckel as Sheriff Deputy
{{div col end}}

==Production==
===Development===
[[File:Cogar Kelly.jpg|thumb|A now-abandoned gas station and [[general store]] in [[Cogar, Oklahoma]], was used in a scene from the film. The Colvert sign has since been removed, revealing the full name of the business.]]
In drafting the story for ''Rain Man'', Barry Morrow decided to base Raymond Babbitt on his experiences with both Kim Peek and Bill Sackter, two men who had gained notoriety and fame for their intellectual disabilities and, in Peek's case, for his abilities as a savant that were evident in high speed reading and extremely detailed memory. Prior to the conception of ''Rain Man'', Morrow had formed a friendship with the intellectually disabled Sackter, and, in doing so, ended up taking some situational aspects from his friendship and using them to help craft the relationship between Charlie and Raymond. Following the success of ''[[Bill (1981 film)|Bill]]'', the made-for-TV movie he had written about Sackter, Morrow met Kim Peek and was wildly intrigued by his savant syndrome. Going into the creation of the film, Morrow was still essentially unaware of the intricacies of the condition, as well as of autism itself; instead deciding that the movie was less about Raymond's intellectual disability, and more about the relationship formed between Raymond and Charlie.<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-13 |title=Rain Man at 30: damaging stereotype or 'the best thing that happened to autism'? |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/13/rain-man-at-30-autism-hoffman-cruise-levinson |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

[[Roger Birnbaum]] was the first studio executive to give the film a [[green-light|green light]]; he did so immediately after Barry Morrow pitched the story. Birnbaum received "special thanks" in the film's credits.<ref name="afi" />

Real-life brothers [[Dennis Quaid|Dennis]] and [[Randy Quaid]] were considered for the roles of Raymond Babbitt and Charles Babbitt.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SqXAAAAQBAJ&q=randy+quaid+rainman+dennis+quaid+google+books&pg=PA197|title = Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to Others|isbn = 9781476609768|last1 = Mell|first1 = Eila|date = January 24, 2015| publisher=McFarland }}</ref> Agents at [[Creative Artists Agency]] sent the script to Dustin Hoffman and [[Bill Murray]], envisioning Murray in the title role, and Hoffman in the role eventually portrayed by Tom Cruise.<ref name="DVD" /><ref name="Patches 2014">{{cite web |last=Patches |first=Matt |title=Remembering 'Rain Man': The $350 Million Movie That Hollywood Wouldn't Touch Today |website=Grantland |date=2014-01-09 |url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/remembering-rain-man-the-350-million-movie-that-hollywood-wouldnt-touch-today/ |access-date=2023-06-09}}</ref> [[Martin Brest]], [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Sydney Pollack]] were directors also involved in the film.<ref name="DVDBass">Bass' audio commentary for ''Rain Man'' from the DVD release.</ref> Spielberg was attached to the film for five months, until he left to direct ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'', and he would later regret the decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/watch-36-minute-1990-interview-with-steven-spielberg-regrets-passing-on-rain-man-for-indy-3-more-97112/|title=Watch: 36-Minute 1990 Interview With Steven Spielberg, Regrets Passing On 'Rain Man' For 'Indy 3' & More|first=Ken|last=Guidry|date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/old-interview-footage-shows-spielberg-regretted-skipping-rain-man-to-do-last-crusade/ | title=» Old Interview Footage Shows Spielberg Regretted Skipping Rain Man to do Last Crusade }}</ref> [[Mickey Rourke]] was also offered a role, but he turned it down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mickey Rourke: a life in film |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/mickey-rourke-a-life-in-film-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509151146/https://www.timeout.com/london/film/mickey-rourke-a-life-in-film-1 |archive-date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=10 September 2015 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]}}</ref> [[Mel Gibson]] was also offered the role of Raymond, but he turned it down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barfield |first=Charles |date=2018-06-29 |title=Mel Gibson Wishes He Would Have Said Yes To Dustin Hoffman's Role In 'Rain Man' |url=https://theplaylist.net/mel-gibson-rain-man-20180629/ |website=The Playlist}}</ref>

For a year prior to playing Raymond Babbitt, Hoffman prepared to portray Raymond's autism by seeking out and educating himself on other autistic people, particularly those with savant syndrome. Hoffman had some experience with disabled individuals prior to filming, having worked at the [[New York State Psychiatric Institute|New York Psychiatric Institute]] when he was younger. Inspiration for the portrayal of Raymond Babbitt's mannerisms was drawn from a multitude of sources, but he thanked three men in his Oscar acceptance speech.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/061-1#:~:text=I%20thank%20all%20the%20producers,doctors%20and%20all%20their%20help.|title=Dustin Hoffman acceptance speech for Actor in a Leading Role 1988 Academy Award|date=March 29, 1989|website=Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database|access-date=January 14, 2024}}</ref> One was Peter Guthrie, the autistic brother of Kevin Guthrie, a Princeton football player with whom Hoffman was in touch at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lamag.com/news/autism-d-u-s-t-i-n|title=Autism: D-U-S-T-I-N|date=September 1, 2010|website=Los Angeles Magazine|access-date=January 14, 2024}}</ref> Another was autistic savant Joseph Sullivan, who was the subject of two documentary films<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autismservicescenter.org/about/josephs_story|title=Joseph's Story|website=Autism Services Center|access-date=January 14, 2024}}</ref> and whose mother, Dr. [[Ruth Sullivan]], was the founding president of the Autism Society of America and served as a consultant on the film. The third was savant Kim Peek, with whom Hoffman met as part of his research of the role, wherein he would observe and mimic Peek's actions, attempting to give an accurate portrayal of what an individual with savant syndrome might act like. His mimicry of Peek's savant syndrome was deemed a poor fit for the character by Hoffman, resulting in Hoffman's decision to make Babbitt not only a man with savant syndrome, but also with autism.<ref name=":24"/>

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] included nine weeks of [[filming location|filming on location]] in [[Cincinnati]] and throughout northern [[Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/rain-man-then-and-now-a-look-back-at-rain-man-in-cincinnati-and-northern-kentucky |title= Then and Now: A look back at 'Rain Man' in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky |author1=Alter, Maxim |author2=Maxwell, Emily |work=WCPO |date=February 28, 2014 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> Other portions were shot in the desert near [[Palm Springs, California]].<ref name="Niemann">{{Cite book| last = Niemann| first = Greg| title = Palm Springs Legends: creation of a desert oasis| publisher = [[Sunbelt Publications]]| year = 2006| location = San Diego, CA| pages = 286| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RwXQGTuL1M0C&q=palm+springs+film+locations&pg=PA169| isbn = 978-0-932653-74-1| oclc = 61211290}}<!-- {{LCC|F869 P18 N45 2006}} {{ASIN|093265374X}}--> ([http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021837.html here for Table of Contents] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111950/http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021837.html |date=March 4, 2016 }})</ref>{{rp|168–71}} There was originally a different ending to the movie drafted by Morrow that differed from Raymond's going back to the institution. Morrow ultimately decided to drop this ending in favor of Raymond's returning to the institution, as he felt the original ending would not have stuck with the viewers as effectively as the revised ending did.<ref name=":24"/> Almost all of the principal photography occurred during the [[1988 Writers Guild of America strike]]; one key scene that was affected by the lack of writers was the film's final scene.<ref name="DVD" /> Bass delivered his last draft of the script only hours before the strike started and spent no time on the set.<ref name="DVDBass" />

=== Music ===
{{Main|Rain Man (soundtrack)}}


The original motion picture soundtrack of Rain Man was composed by [[Hans Zimmer]] for his first music debut since 1982 and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] at the [[61st Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rain Man |url=https://www.allmusic.com/archive/album/rain-man-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0000198927 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rain-man-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0000198927 |archive-date=November 2, 2025 |access-date=November 9, 2025 |website=Allmusic}}</ref> Hans had worked with both [[Barry Levinson]] and [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]] on [[The Natural (film)|The Natural]] and [[Good Morning, Vietnam]] before filming began in 1988. The songs include the hit single "[[Iko Iko]]" by [[The Belle Stars]], which includes for the TV spots, the classics songs "[[Dem Dry Bones]]" by [[the Delta Rhythm Boys]] for the movie, which includes the original theatrical trailer, and "[[At Last]]" by [[Etta James]]. Other music includes "[[Scatterlings of Africa]]" by [[Johnny Clegg]] and [[Savuka]], "[[Lonely Avenue]]" by [[Ian Gillan]] and [[Roger Glover]], "[[Nathan Jones (song)|Nathan Jones]]" by [[Bananarama]], and "[[Beyond the Blue Horizon (song)|Beyond the Blue Horizon]]" by [[Lou Christie]].

The newly remastered and expanded limited edition soundtrack was released on February 11, 2025 by La La Land Records. The music was originally scored by Hans Zimmer who composed his film version score for the music and its entire sound for the music "Leaving Wallbrook" as it would have seen so many that Barry had hired Zimmer for his work. Within it, Hans performed the music live for Hollywood Rebel since 2022.

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Rain Man'' debuted December 16, 1988, and was the second highest-grossing film at the weekend [[box office]] (behind ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]''), with $7{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1988&wknd=51&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office: December 16–18, 1988|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909174907/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1988&wknd=51&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached the first spot the weekend of December 30 – January 2, finishing 1988 with $42{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1988&wknd=53a&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office: December 30 – January 2, 1988|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924105806/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1988&wknd=53a&p=.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film would become the highest-grossing U.S. film of 1988 by earning more than $172{{nbsp}}million. Worldwide figures vary, though. [[Box Office Mojo]] claims that the film grossed over $354{{nbsp}}million worldwide,<ref name=bom>{{Mojo title|id=rainman|title=Rain Man}}</ref> while [[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] reported that the film grossed $412.8{{nbsp}}million worldwide.<ref name=numbers/> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' listed the overseas total at $256.6{{nbsp}}million, for a $429.4{{nbsp}}million worldwide total.<ref name="VarietyBO">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 11, 1995|page=92|title=UIP's $25M-Plus Club}}</ref>

===Critical response===
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Rain Man'' holds an approval rating of 88%, based on 136 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10/10. The website's critical consensus states: "This road-trip movie about an autistic savant and his callow brother is far from seamless, but Barry Levinson's direction is impressive, and strong performances from Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman add to its appeal."<ref>{{cite web |title = ''Rain Man'' (1988) |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rain_man/ |work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date = August 3, 2022 |publisher = [[Fandango Media]] |archive-date = June 24, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220624032441/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rain_man |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigned the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/rain-man |title=''Rain Man'' Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=March 1, 2018 |archive-date=March 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311190043/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/rain-man |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A", on a scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-20|title=Cinemascore :: Movie Title Search|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|access-date=2020-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|archive-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>

[[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called ''Rain Man'': {{cquote|becomingly modest, decently thought-out, sometimes funny film"; Hoffman's performance was a "display of sustained virtuosity ... [that] makes no lasting connections with the emotions. Its end effect depends largely on one's susceptibility to the sight of an actor acting nonstop and extremely well, but to no particularly urgent dramatic purpose.<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite web |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=December 16, 1988 |title=Review/Film; Brotherly Love, of Sorts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/16/movies/review-film-brotherly-love-of-sorts.html |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>}} Canby considered the "film's true central character" to be "the confused, economically and emotionally desperate Charlie, beautifully played by Mr. Cruise."<ref name="nytimes" />

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three and a half stars out of four. He wrote: {{cquote|Hoffman proves again that he almost seems to thrive on impossible acting challenges. ... I felt a certain love for Raymond, the Hoffman character. I don't know quite how Hoffman got me to do it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=December 16, 1988 |title=Rain Man movie review & film summary (1988) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rain-man-1988 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206023522/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rain-man-1988 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=RogerEbert.com |language=en}}</ref>
}}<nowiki> </nowiki>[[Gene Siskel]] also gave the film three and a half stars out of four, singling out Cruise for praise: "The strength of the film is really that of Cruise's performance...the combination of two superior performances makes the movie worth watching."<ref>{{cite web |last=Siskel |first=Gene |date=December 16, 1988 |title=Cruise's Performance Gives 'Rain Man' Strength |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-12-16-8802250650-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230227181315/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-12-16-8802250650-story.html |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2021 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

Amy Dawes of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that "one of the year's most intriguing film premises ... is given uneven, slightly off-target treatment"; she called the road scenes "hastily, loosely written, with much extraneous screen time", but admired the last third of the film, calling it a depiction of "two very isolated beings" who "discover a common history and deep attachment".<ref name="variety">{{Cite news |last=Dawes |first=Amy |date=December 14, 1988 |title=Rain Man |work=Variety |url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=Variety100&reviewid=VE1117488019&content=jump&jump=review&category=1935&cs=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228072537/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=Variety100&reviewid=VE1117488019&content=jump&jump=review&category=1935&cs=1 |archive-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref>

One of the film's harshest reviews came from ''[[The New Yorker]]'' magazine critic [[Pauline Kael]], who said, "Everything in this movie is fudged ever so humanistically, in a perfunctory, low-pressure way. And the picture has its effectiveness: people are crying at it. Of course they're crying at it—it's a piece of wet [[kitsch]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kael |first=Pauline |title=Stunt |date=February 6, 1989 |url=https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/rain-man-review-pauline-kael/ |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |via=Scraps From The Loft |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>

''Rain Man'' was placed on 39 critics' "ten best" lists in 1988, based on a poll of the nation's top 100 critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-08-ca-257-story.html|title=100 Film Critics Can't Be Wrong, Can They? : The critics' consensus choice for the 'best' movie of '88 is . . . a documentary!|date=January 8, 1989|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 9, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308123835/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-08-ca-257-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[61st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref name="Oscars1989">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989 |title=The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners |access-date=July 31, 2011 |work=oscars.org |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001817/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Barry Levinson]]
| {{won}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Dustin Hoffman]]
| {{won}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| [[Ronald Bass]] and [[Barry Morrow]]
| {{won}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| [[Ida Random]] and [[Linda DeScenna]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[John Seale]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Stu Linder]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Hans Zimmer]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film]]
| Stu Linder
| {{won}}
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| [[American Society of Cinematographers|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |title=The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802060537/http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |archive-date=2011-08-02 }}</ref>
| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases]]
| John Seale
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="2"| [[39th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/1989/03_preistraeger_1989/03_preistraeger_1989.html |title=PRIZES & HONOURS 1989 |website=[[Berlin International Film Festival]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| [[Golden Bear]]
| rowspan="2"| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
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| Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
| {{won}}
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| [[BMI Film & TV Awards]]
| Film Music Award
| Hans Zimmer
| {{won}}
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| rowspan="3"| [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1990/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1990 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=1990 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1990}}}}</ref>
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Stu Linder
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[15th César Awards|César Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academie-cinema.org/evenements/ceremonie-des-cesar-1990/ |title=The 1990 Caesars Ceremony |publisher=[[César Awards]] |accessdate=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| [[César Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| Barry Levinson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1988|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/1988-97|title=Chicago Film Critics Awards – 1988–97|publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]]|accessdate=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422075211/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/1988-97|archivedate=22 April 2016}}</ref>
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| rowspan="2"| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director|Best Foreign Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor|Best Foreign Actor]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Foreign Producer
| Mark Johnson
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Foreign Screenplay
| Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[41st Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1988.aspx?value=1988|title=41st DGA Awards |website=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[46th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/rain-man |title=Rain Man – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 10, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1989}}}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Barry Levinson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Goldene Kamera]] {{small|(1989)}}
| colspan="2"| Golden Screen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goldene Kamera]] {{small|(1991)}}
| colspan="2"| Golden Screen with 1 Star
| {{won}}
|-
| Heartland Film
| Truly Moving Picture Award
| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize]]
| colspan="2"| [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film|Outstanding Foreign Language Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Jupiter Award (film award)#12th Jupiter Award / 1990|Jupiter Awards]]
| Best International Film
| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1980-89/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 1980-89 |date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Best Film
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Director
| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actor
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{won}}
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| Best Supporting Actor
| [[Tom Cruise]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Martin Landau]] for ''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' and [[Dean Stockwell]] for ''[[Married to the Mob]]''}}
|-
| [[Kinema Junpo|Kinema Junpo Awards]]
| Best Foreign Language Film
| rowspan="2"| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Mainichi Film Awards]]
| [[Mainichi Film Award for Foreign Film Best One Award|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1989 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film|Best Video from a Film]]
| "[[Iko Iko]]" – [[The Belle Stars]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Nastro d'Argento]]
| Best Foreign Director
| Barry Levinson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Valeria Golino]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[1988 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |website=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| rowspan="2"| Dustin Hoffman
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
|-
| [[1988 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/nyfccas?year=1988 |title=1988 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[Nikkan Sports Film Award]]s
| colspan="2"| [[Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[15th People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 1989 |title=People's Choice Awards honor public favorites - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/12/Peoples-Choice-Awards-honor-public-favorites/4676605682000/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Turkish Film Critics Association|Turkish Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[41st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551|title=Awards Winners|work=wga.org|publisher=Writers Guild of America|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551|archive-date=2012-12-05|access-date=2010-06-06}}</ref>
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
| {{nom}}
|-
| YoGa Awards
| Worst Foreign Actor
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{won}}
|}

== Legacy ==
The release of ''Rain Man'' in 1988 coincided with a tenfold increase in funding for medical research and diagnoses of individuals for autism. The latter is primarily due to autism's being more broadly defined in newer editions of the ''[[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]'', particularly versions [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders#DSM-III-R (1987)|III-R]] and [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders#DSM-IV (1994)|IV]].<ref name="silber">{{cite book |last1=Silberman |first1=Steve |title=NeuroTribes |date=2015 |publisher=Avery |location=New York |isbn=978-1-58333-467-6 }}</ref>{{rp|389–401}} The movie is credited, however, with significantly increasing awareness of autism among the general public.{{r|silber|p=354-380}}

''Rain Man'' is known, in particular, for its portrayal of a man with both autism and savant skills, leading much of its viewing audience to incorrectly assume the intellectual capabilities of autistic people at large.<ref name=":24"/> Characters like Raymond Babbitt, whose characterization has been criticized for adhering to [[stereotype]]s, are portrayed as having an otherworldly intellectual ability that, rather than disable them from living a "normal" life, instead assists them in a nearly magical way. Although having savant abilities is certainly a possibility for autistic individuals, the combination is incredibly rare.<ref name="Prochnow 2014 133–149">{{Cite journal |last=Prochnow |first=Alexandria |date=2014 |title=An Analysis of Autism Through Media Representation |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24761922 |journal=ETC: A Review of General Semantics |volume=71 |issue=2 |pages=133–149 |issn=0014-164X |jstor=24761922}}</ref> Conversely, ''Rain Man'' has also been seen as dispelling a number of other misconceptions about autism, and improving public awareness of the failure of many agencies to accommodate autistic people and make use of the abilities they do have, regardless of whether they have savant skills or not.<ref>{{cite web |last=Treffert |first=Darold |title=Rain Man, the Movie/Rain Man, Real Life |url=https://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/professional/savant-syndrome/resources/articles/rain-man-the-movie-rain-man-real-life/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827173420/https://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/professional/savant-syndrome/resources/articles/rain-man-the-movie-rain-man-real-life/ |archive-date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=September 29, 2014 |website=Wisconsin Medical Society}}</ref>

Since Dustin Hoffman's 1989 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] win for his performance in ''Rain Man'', about half of all [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] trophies have been awarded for portrayals of characters who are disabled in some way; none of these recipients share their characters' disabilities in real life.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moyer |first=Justin Wm |date=2021-10-25 |title=Welcome, Eddie Redmayne: Since 'Rain Man,' majority of Best Actor Oscar winners played sick or disabled |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/23/since-rain-man-majority-of-best-actor-winners-played-sick-or-disabled/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Aaliya |date=2018-05-12 |title=Oscars so Abled? The Overwhelming Frequency of Non-disabled Actors Portraying Disabled Characters |url=https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2018/05/12/oscars-so-abled-the-overwhelming-frequency-of-non-disabled-actors-portraying-disabled-characters/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Oxford Student |language=en-GB}}</ref> Just one year after Hoffman's win, [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] (thus far the [[List of Academy Award records#Acting records|only actor to have won three awards]] in the category) garnered his first Best Actor win for his portrayal of [[cerebral palsy]] patient [[Christy Brown]] in ''[[My Left Foot]]''. The [[Oscar bait|Academy's incentivizing]] of such casting practices has drawn criticism from disabled actors and [[Self-advocacy|self-advocates]], who argue that these decisions sideline more authentic stories about disabled characters, in favor of leveraging already-established actors' prestige.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yates |first=Jessy |date=2019-02-22 |title=Dreaming of a Hollywood Ending for Actors With Disabilities (Guest Column) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/opinion/actors-with-disabilities-opinion-1203146408/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Sophia |date=2018-01-30 |title=The Oscars Love Movies About Disability, Not Disabled Actors |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/oscars-love-movies-disability-not-disabled-actors/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Film School Rejects |language=en-US}}</ref> This pattern has even been satirized by the 2008 film ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' (in which Tom Cruise also appears), wherein [[Robert Downey Jr.]]'s character, Kirk Lazarus, chastises a fellow actor for portraying a character whose developmental disability is deemed too alienating for a mainstream audience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Kristen |date=2018-11-02 |title=Ten Years Of Missing The Point of 'Tropic Thunder's' Thoughts On Mental Disability |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenlopez/2018/11/02/ten-years-of-missing-the-point-of-tropic-thunders-thoughts-on-mental-disability/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref>

''Rain Man'' is also known for popularizing the misconception that [[card counting]] is illegal in the United States.<ref name="bjlaw">{{cite book |title=Blackjack and the Law |last1=Rose |first1=I. Nelson |last2=Loeb |first2=Robert A. |isbn=978-0-910575-08-9 |year=1999 |publisher=Rge Pub}}</ref>

In 2006, the film was recognized by the [[American Film Institute]] in their list of [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers|100 Years...100 Cheers]] at #63.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI's 100 Years…100 Cheers |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-cheers/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=American Film Institute |language=en}}</ref>

===Stage play===
In 2008, a stage adaptation of the film by [[Dan Gordon (screenwriter)|Dan Gordon]] premiered at the [[West End theatre|West End]]'s [[Apollo Theatre]] in a production starring [[Josh Hartnett]] and [[Adam Godley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shenton |first=Mark |date=September 19, 2008 |title=Rain Man, with Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley, Opens in London Sept. 19 |url=https://playbill.com/article/rain-man-with-josh-hartnett-and-adam-godley-opens-in-london-sept-19-com-153453 |access-date=June 28, 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==<!-- Two or three prominent examples are enough to illustrate the film's role in popular culture. Popular culture sections are *not* exhaustive lists of every single reference to the subject of the article. -->
The [[cold open]] [[Sketch comedy|sketch]] in the April 1, 1989, installment of [[Saturday Night Live (season 14)|''Saturday Night Live'']] spoofed both the film and the [[Pete Rose]] gambling scandal at the time. Charlie and Raymond Babbitt were played by [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Dana Carvey]], respectively, with [[Phil Hartman]] as Rose.<ref>[https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/episode-16-pictured-kevin-nealon-as-caretaker-ben-stiller-news-photo/138422157 NBC photograph of the ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch spoofing ''Rain Man'' and the Pete Rose gambling scandal from April 1, 1989.] Retrieved May 26, 2023.</ref> 

References to ''Rain Man'', Dustin Hoffman's performance in particular, have become a popular shorthand for autism and savantism. In the final episode of the [[Community (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', Pierce calls Abed "Rain Man" when listing members of the study group; Abed had been described previously as having [[Asperger's Syndrome]], which is now diagnosed as autism spectrum disorder.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/community-pascals-triangle-revisited-1798165056 |title=''Community'': "Pascal's Triangle Revisited" |last=VanDerWerff |first=Emily |date=May 21, 2010 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref>

===Qantas and airline controversy===
In June 1989, at least fifteen major airlines showed edited versions of ''Rain Man'' that omitted the scene involving Raymond's refusal to fly, mentioning the crashes of [[American Airlines Flight 625]], [[Delta Air Lines Flight 191]], and [[Continental Airlines Flight 1713]], except on Australia-based [[Qantas]]. Those criticizing this decision included film director Barry Levinson, co-screenwriter Ronald Bass, and [[George Kirgo]] (at the time, the President of the [[Writers Guild of America, West]]). "I think it's a key scene to the entire movie", Levinson said in a telephone interview. "That's why it's in there. It launches their entire odyssey across country – because they couldn't fly." Although some of those airlines cited as justification avoiding having airplane passengers feel uncomfortable in sympathy with Raymond during the in-flight entertainment, the scene was shown intact on flights of Qantas, and commentators noted that Raymond mentions ''it'' as the only airline whose planes have "never crashed".<ref name=ny>{{cite news|title=Airlines Cut Scene From 'Rain Man'|date=June 29, 1989|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/29/movies/airlines-cut-scene-from-rain-man.html|access-date=June 6, 2015|archive-date=June 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613035239/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/29/movies/airlines-cut-scene-from-rain-man.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=la>{{cite news|last=Weinstein|first=Steve|title=Uneasy Airlines Get Final Cut on 'Rain Man'|date=June 29, 1989|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-29-ca-3726-story.html|access-date=June 6, 2015|archive-date=June 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616024746/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-29/entertainment/ca-3726_1_airlines-plane-rain-man|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film is credited with introducing Qantas's safety record to U.S. consumers.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kamenev|first=Marina|title=Qantas: Airline Safety's Golden Child No More?|date=November 24, 2010|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2032492,00.html|access-date=June 6, 2015|archive-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524233906/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2032492,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 7, 2014 |title=Is Qantas still the world's safest airline? |url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/is-qantas-still-the-worlds-safest-airline/story-e6frfq80-1226796848267 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107130955/http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/is-qantas-still-the-worlds-safest-airline/story-e6frfq80-1226796848267 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2015 |publisher=[[News.com.au]]}}</ref> However, contrary to the claims made in the film, Qantas aircraft have been involved in [[List of Qantas fatal accidents|a number of fatal accidents]] since the airline's founding in 1920 (although none involving jet aircraft, with the last incident taking place in December 1951).<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Palmer|first=Brian|title=Is Qantas The World's Safest Airline?|date=1 November 2011|magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/11/airline_safety_does_qantas_airlines_crash_free_record_make_it_th.html|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524232929/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/11/airline_safety_does_qantas_airlines_crash_free_record_make_it_th.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===The Buick convertible===
Two 1949 Roadmaster convertibles were used in the filming, one of which had its rear suspension stiffened to bear the additional load of camera equipment and a cameraman. After filming completed, the unmodified car was acquired by Hoffman, who had it restored and added it to his collection. He kept it for 34 years. ''[[Hemmings Motor News]]'' reported that the car was auctioned in January 2022 by [[Bonhams]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], and sold for $335,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/rain-man-buick-roadmaster/ |title=Rain Man Buick Roadmaster Sells For $335,000 |last=Symes |first=Steven |website=motorious.com |date=31 January 2022 |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> The camera-carrying car was similarly acquired by Barry Levinson, who had it restored by [[Wayne Carini]] of the ''[[Chasing Classic Cars]]'' television series a few years later.

== See also ==
* [[List of films set in Las Vegas]]

==Notes==
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