Genre |
Drama |
Directed By |
Barry Levinson |
Cast |
Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock, Ralph Seymour |
Plot Summary |
Charley is a hustler. He's been on his own long enough to know how to work people and situations. He finds that the father who threw him out as a teen ager has died. He's left him a now antique convertible and something more important, a previously unknown brother, Raymond. Raymond is Autistic, but is able to calculate complicated mathematical problems in his head with great speed and accuracy. Their father has left his fortune to Raymond who doesn't even understand what money is for. Charley is enraged by what has happened and by his father keeping Raymond's existence from him for his entire life. He kidnaps Raymond from his residential home but then finds that Raymond will only fly Quantas. The two begin a long road trip that will lead them to an understanding of each other. |
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Awards Won |
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Oscars (1989) |
Best Actor - Dustin Hoffman |
Best Director - Barry Levinson |
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Best Writing, Original Screenplay - Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow |
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Berlin International Film Festival (1989) |
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Golden Berlin Award |
Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" |
Directors Guild of America (1989) |
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DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Barry Levinson |
Golden Globes (1989) |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Dustin Hoffman |
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