Synopsis
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Barris Industries, United Artists
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Bear, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Setting
Los Angeles, Missouri
Filming locations
California, Las Vegas Valley
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BAFTA Awards 1990 generic
- Academy Awards 1989 academy_award
- Berlin International Film Festival 1989 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1989 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Rain Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1989) | 17 releases, 1989: Capitol Records |
| CD | Rain Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1989) | 20 releases, 1989-1993: Capitol Records |
| CD | Rain Man (Original MGM Motion Picture Score) - Hans Zimmer, Jim Flamberg, Laura Perlman (2010) | 3 releases, 2010-2025: La-La Land Records, Notefornote Music, Perseverance Records |
| Cassette | Rain Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1989) | 24 releases, 1989-1990: Capitol Records, Daily Music, DVC, Euro Star (+3 more) |
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