| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; dual layered; Dolby digital 5.1 in English, Dolby digital surround in French, or Dolby mono. in Spanish; widescreen 1.85:1. |
| Cast |
Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Seale ; film editor, Stu Linder ; music by Hans Zimmer. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. |
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Special features: deleted scenes; original featurette; audio commentaries by director Barry Levinson, screenwriter Ronald Bass, and screenwriter Barry Morrow; photo gallery; original theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
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CHV rating: PG. |
| Summary |
A self-involved young man is shocked to discover that his millionaire father left most of his estate to an unknown beneficiary. The man tracks down said beneficiary, who turns out to be his brother and an autistic savant. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1988): Best Picture (Johnson) ; Best Actor (Hoffman) ; Best Director (Levinson) ; Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Bass & Morrow) |
| Language |
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Brothers -- Drama.
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Autism -- Drama.
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Savants (Savant syndrome) -- Drama.
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Autism. (OCoLC)fst00822484
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Brothers. (OCoLC)fst00839665
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Savants (Savant syndrome) (OCoLC)fst01105950
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Road films. (OCoLC)fst01710329
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Road films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Morrow, Barry.
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Bass, Ronald.
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Johnson, Mark, 1945 December 27-
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Levinson, Barry.
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Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-
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Cruise, Tom, 1962-
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Golino, Valeria.
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Seale, John, 1942-
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Linder, Stu.
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Zimmer, Hans.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Guber-Peters Company.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| Added Title |
Rainman |
| Standard No. |
027616884169 |
| Music No. |
M132280 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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