Movies
Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of an autistic character in the coming film “Rain Man” has prompted the Academy Award-winning actor to help raise funds to battle the behavior disorder.
Sept. 13, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
Look around at the audiences pouring into theaters to see “Rain Man,” Hollywood’s hottest film: If MGM/UA’s research results are on target, most of them will be women and a lot of those women will be over 25.
Feb. 10, 1989
“Rain Man,” which won best picture and three other Oscars this year, will debut on home video Aug. 30, accompanied by a torrential advertising campaign by MGM/UA Home Video and Buick valued at $5 million.
May 17, 1989
Dustin Hoffman shared the glory of the premiere of his new film, “Rain Man,” with an autistic man who served as a model for Hoffman’s character, an idiot savant who inherits $3 million from his father’s estate but has no concept of money.
Dec. 13, 1988
Legendary dance man Gene Kelly will be the 25th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild annual achievement award, it was announced Friday.
Nov. 14, 1988
The London premiere of “Rain Man” raised $87,500 on Wednesday for Britain’s National Assn. for Mental Health and the National Autistic Society.
Feb. 24, 1989
Dustin Hoffman, preparing for his role as a severely retarded man in the coming film “Rain Man,” brought co-star Tom Cruise along on a surprise visit Sunday night to a Connecticut school for the mentally retarded.
Feb. 25, 1987
So far, movies about the condition have been unoriginal and inept.
April 10, 2004
Over four years in development, the CBS movie “Behind the Mask” is based on a story that appeared in The Times in 1994, chronicling a difficult but ultimately rewarding relationship between Dr.
Feb. 27, 1999
“Heaven’s Rain” is a delicate, frequently profound drama based on the 1979 home invasion murders of an Oklahoma minister and his wife, whose two children were brutally shot and terrorized in the process.
March 11, 2014