Rain man / a Guber-Peters Company production ; directed by Barry Levinson ; produced by Mark Johnson ; screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow ; story by Barry Morrow.

Contributor(s): Publication details: United States : United Artists Pictures, 1988 ; United States : MGM/UA Home Video, Inc., 1989.Description: 2 videodiscs of 2 (laser) (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. viewing copyLOC classification:
  • DAA 0925 (viewing copy)
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, John Seale ; production designer, Ida Random ; music by Hans Zimmer.
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, Ralph Seymour, Luncinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt, Kim Robillard, Beth Grant.Summary: Charlie Babbit, a callous, self-centered young hustler feels he's been cheated out of his $3 million dollar inheritance. Left only with his late father's prize rose bushes and vintage '49 Buick convertible, Charlie soon uncovers yet another surprise--a brother he never knew he had. Discovering Raymond in an institution, Charlie abducts him in a last-ditch attempt to extort his 'fair share' of the family estate. What begins as an unsentimental journey across the country evolves into a mystical odyssey of love and self-revelation as Raymond forces Charlie to grow beyond the limits of his own handicapped heart.
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Videocassette Videocassette Strathmore University (Main Library) Open Shelf VID DAA 0925 (viewing copy) Available Movie in Spanish 55645
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Copyright: United Artists Pictures, Inc. DCR 1988; PUB16Dec88; REG26Jan89

Videodisc distribution date from copyright notice on disc label and jacket.

Summary taken from videodisc jacket.

On videodisc jacket: ML101648.

Two videodisc in one jacket.

Sources used: videodisc label and jacket ; copyright data base.

Director of photography, John Seale ; production designer, Ida Random ; music by Hans Zimmer.

Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, Ralph Seymour, Luncinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt, Kim Robillard, Beth Grant.

Charlie Babbit, a callous, self-centered young hustler feels he's been cheated out of his $3 million dollar inheritance. Left only with his late father's prize rose bushes and vintage '49 Buick convertible, Charlie soon uncovers yet another surprise--a brother he never knew he had. Discovering Raymond in an institution, Charlie abducts him in a last-ditch attempt to extort his 'fair share' of the family estate. What begins as an unsentimental journey across the country evolves into a mystical odyssey of love and self-revelation as Raymond forces Charlie to grow beyond the limits of his own handicapped heart.

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