"Rain Man" Trivia. My understanding is that the fart scene in the phone booth was entirely impromptu. After Hoffman accidentally cut one while they were filming he just stayed in character adlibbing what he thought Raymond might say and trying, i'd guess, to see if he could make Tom Cruise laugh and the director loved it.
_Rain Man_ was most people's introduction to the autism spectrum. Before that no one outside healthcare professionals really knew what it was. BTW, most autistic people do not have savant syndrome, but the one's who do make the news. _Rain Man_ won four Oscars: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Hoffman); Best Original Screenplay. Some great Hoffman films: _The Graduate_ (1967) his first leading role and the one that made him a star. With Anne Bancroft and Katherine Ross, directed by Mike Nichols. _Midnight Cowboy_ (1969) with John Voigt, directed by John Schlesinger. It won three Oscars: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay. It is one of the most important films of the 60s. _Little Big Man_ (1970) A sprawling Western, one of the first mainstream films to portray Native American life fairly accurately. With a great cast including Faye Dunaway and Chief Dan George. George was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, the first Native American to be nominated by the Academy. _Kramer vs Kramer_ (1979) with Meryl Streep, directed by Robert Benton. It tells the story of a couple's divorce and its effect on their son. It won five Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Streep), and Best Adapted Screenplay. _Tootsie_ (1982) with Jessica Lange, directed by Sydney Pollack. It is one of Hoffman's few romantic comedies. Jessica Lange won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. It is a very funny and touching film. I'm sure you will really enjoy _Tootsie._
Hey Dawn, this was one of the first big-budget movies to cover and explain in depth the condition of Autism. After this movie parents who didn't understand their children's disability finally had an answer to their dilemma. They could reach out to the correct professionals to get them help. What an amazing and groundbreaking story that the Rain Man covers.
YES! I wish more reaction channels would feature this lost gem of a classic film. Hoffman won an Oscar for this role as well as "Tootsie" and "Kramer VS Kramer". Tom Cruise is great in "Jerry McGuire".
I am nearly 50, and am starting to think that I maybe an un-diagnosed autistic, not a savant, and at the very mild end of the autistic spectrum, but so many things that happened in my life suddenly make sense. RUclips videos made by other autistic people, are helping me understand what I am for the first time.
Fun Fact: Raymond is based on a real-life man named Kim Peek. He is a savant, he has an entire library of books that he has memorized word for word and can quote back any page of them to you. When he reads a book, his left eye reads the left page and his right eye reads the right page at the same time. So he can read a book very quickly and has been through so many of them. There are some documentaries on youtube for anyone who wants to watch it.
Fun Fact: The fart in the phone box wasn't scripted. Hoffman had to fart, so he stayed in character to warn Cruise. Cruise picked up on it and stayed in character as well. If you want to see where Tom Cruise started, check Risky Business. That's where he got his start. Then there were some sort of memorable ones, then Top Gun made him a superstar. Dustin Hoffman has had a lot of iconic roles over the years, but the one I think you'd like best is Tootsie.
Dustin won best actor at the oscars for this movie, it also won best picture in 1988, infact it won 8 oscars in total, for a Tom Cruise movie I think you''ll like Jerry Maguire, or top gun but there are loads to choose from
Ya. Autism wasnt widely known about b4 this movie. U gotta understand, that graphical internet browsers were not available to homes until 1991/ 1992... and weren't common until about 1994... B4 1994, there was very little access to information. Just from books. And even the latest books were already one or two years out of date... I was 18 years old when this movie came out, and had only heard of autism once. Back in 5th grade ( or grade 5, for us Canadians), when in elementary school we were shown a movie called 'Sunrise'... Times were very different before the early 90's. When the only information we could look up were from books, newspapers, or magazines... TV fed us what THEY wanted us to know...
The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949) is what Raymond was watching on the portable TV and the music playing when he drove around Cesar's Palace. It's worth watching at least once.
"...You'll make it..." All the feels. One of my fave films of all-time. Cruise and Hoffman are a DynamicDuo and while the latter won a justifiable Oscar the former did not even get nominated. The film's director, Barry Levinson, plays the moderator at the end - the actor who was cast for the role dropped out at the last minute and he filled in. Barry Marrow - who co-wrote the film - also wrote a TV film BILL starring Mickey Rooney about a mentally challenged elderly man that you s/try to see. PS: Abbott & Costello - whose classic 'Who's on First?' routine is vital to the film is another comedy team you s/seek too Dawn.
Early TC: Risky Business, Best TC : The Last Samurai, Early Fun TC: Top Gun Early DH: The Graduate, Classic DH: Midnight Cowboy (also stars Angelina Jolie's Father), Fun DH: Tootsie, Political Intriguey DH: All the Presidents Men.
Absolutely loved watching this with you Miss Dawn.🥰 I agree with you about Dustin Hoffmans' performance. Just amazing 👏. One of his great movies is The Graduate from the early sixties and is a really good one. As for Tom Cruise, I would recommend one that came out back in the high school days for me called Risky Business. Can't wait to see your next one, Dawn Marie 😍
Hi Dawn. To see more of Dustin Hoffman's acting skills you should watch Tootsie (1982). Another Hoffman film to consider is, (as the movie poster says), 'Little Big Man: Was Either The Most Neglected Hero In History Or A Liar Of Insane Proportion!'. Little Big Man has also been described as a 'Western, Comedy, Drama, Adventure'. Are you excited to share your reactions to more movies in the Star Wars films? Looking forward to your next reaction video.
I first heard of Dustin Hoffman when I was a kid in a movie called "The Graduate", everyone at the time was talking about it. Years later when I was a teenager I got to see it, Hoffman is such a good actor. You should check out "The Last Samurai", I think it's Tom Cruise's best performance.
Tom Cruise movies worth watching: Risky Business, The Edge of Tomorrow, Jerry MacGuire, A Few Good Men, The Color Of Money, and the Mission Impossible movies. Movies where he didn't play the leading role worth watching are The Outsiders (original version) and Tropic Thunder. Dustin Hoffman movies worth watching: The Graduate, Tootsie, Kramer vs. Kramer, and All The President's Men, Hook, and Hero.
Hey Dawn. You're meant to hate Tom Cruise (Charlie) at the start of the movie so when he goes through his character arc and learns to take of his brother you feel the weight of the story. Especially when Charlie finds out that Raymond is actually The Rain Man is the imaginary character from his childhood. Such a heartfelt moment, it breaks my heart every time I see it.
One of Dustin Hoffman's greatest performances! Another of his best films is "Tootsie" (1982) which you should also react to. I know that you will enjoy it!
Dustin Hoffman gave an amazing performance in this one, but I feel like Tom Cruise's performance often gets overlooked. He had to go from being a believable self absorbed jerk to being a believable man who cared about his special needs brother. And he did it. Flawlessly.
I hope you had plenty of tissues! 😭 Also, Tom Cruise was robbed of an Oscar for this movie. I don't even believe he was nominated. This was such a great movie and it was all because of Tom and Dustin and their chemistry.
Autism is really weird. It's not just one thing. There's lots of features and not everyone has all of them. It's literally a buffet and you don't know what you're gonna get. I love this movie so much, but I've apreciated it more after having a son who struggles with certain things. When I was a kid, there wasn't anything like a general awareness of this and I was kinda on the spectrum. But in the 70s & 80s, you were just a "problem" if you didn't totally fit in. I love that this movie really elevated awareness and sensitivity around what it's like to kinda experience the world differently. This was a great reaction. I'm glad you got to see it.
I read that Dustin Hoffman spent weeks in an institution interacting with autistic patients to prepare for this role. Remember back in 1988, hardly anyone knew anything about Autism.
Dustin Hoffman is an amazing Oscar-winning actor. Try some of his other films: "Tootsie" "Marathon Man" "The Graduate" "'Hook" "All the President's Men" "Kramer vs. Kramer" "Midnight Cowboy"
This was a lovely reaction Dawn. We have a 19 year old son who is on the autism spectrum. It is true that no two people on the spectrum are the same, but our son exhibits a number of behaviors depicted here in Rain Man. Some can be pretty frustrating to deal with from our perspective, but others are quite remarkable. So this movie makes me laugh and cry a bit at the same time as I see our son in it as well. He certainly has made us see the world in a different light. Regarding Tom Cruise films to react to, he has many excellent ones to choose from. I'd recommend something a little different from him - Interview With a Vampire. There was quite the uproar when he was cast as one of the main vampire characters, but he really did an excellent job with the role.
As far as Dustin Hoffman movies go, The Graduate is one that has been talked about and caused controversy for 5 and a half decades. One of my favorite all time movies though is Little Big Man. It is pure genius. Also the movie Tootsie is a comedy that again demonstrates his amazing acting skills. And yes he did win best actor for his role in Rain Man.
A very young Tom Cruise is in The Outsiders. One of the best movies in my opinion. Along with Patrick Swayze, C Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estivez, Ralph Machio and of course Diane Lane ❤️
I'm not trying to contradict necessarily, just do you have any other reason to think that, other than simply 'hearing' that in the audio? For example, is this first hand info from the script/writers etc? Or is it merely your opinion? Do you have sources?
@@carlhartwell7978 Because the CC read "Main Man", not "Rain Man" in that scene.. Plus early in the movie, Raymond would always spell Verns name before he said Main Man. So the first time he spelled out Charlie's name, it would make sense that he would follow with "Main Man", especially after he showed affection for Charlie for the first time.
@@lewis9702 The Closed Captions have told me that a Scottish person has said 'Hot fish love the sight of chairs' when the person said Hardly fucking sounds charitable' lol. So we can pretty quickly discount that. As far as the other point goes...I'm going to watch the film again right now, It's been a while and it's a good film so this is as good an excuse as any, but I can't believe Raymond is calling him Main Man, the films not called Main Man is it..any way, I want to watch it again. *edit* 1hr 12 mins in, the bathroom scene where Raymond is brushing his teeth. Raymond _Yeah, funny rain man, funny teeth._ Charlie _What'd you say?_ Raymond _Funny teeth_ ...eventually... Raymond _You said funny teeth, funny rain man._ I'm not exactly sure what else you're looking for Lewis, the films called Rain Man, he's called Raymond, it's not that difficult! It is SIMPLY a coincidence that the carer (who has only known him for 9 yrs btw) uses the euphemism 'main man' to calm him down, and it happens to sound (admittedly very much) like 'rain man'...but it makes no sense for the rest of the film, let alone with the title!
@@carlhartwell7978 Of course the film is called Rain Man. And obviously that's what Charlie called him when he was a small child. But at the end Raymond called Charlie his "Main Man" a sign that they'd bonded. It's not that difficult. Raymond never refers to himself as Rain Man throughout the entire movie. So why would he do so at the end? Don't be so dense! And if you'd bother to read my initial post, you would've seen that I WASN'T referring to the hotel room scene, but the next to last scene after they met with the Doctors. SMDH
Dustin Hoffman is Master Shifu in the "Kung Fu Panda" movies. The role which he became a star was "The Graduate" from 1967. One of my favorite and most overlooked rolls of Dustin Hoffman is his roll of Jack Crabb in "Little Big Man".
Great movie . You should see other great Hoffman movies like Marathon Man 1976 and Hero 1992 . Outbreak , Lenny , The Grudate. Tom Cruze need no introduction he has many great movies like A Few Good Man, Vanoila Sky, Cocktail, The Firm, Jack Reacher, Edge of Tommrow
Did anyone notice the peccadillos and mannerisms Charlie and Raymond share? Raymond fiddles with his pinkie finger. Charlie fiddles with his pinkie ring. Raymond repeats lines over and over. "This is not my room. This is definitely not my room." Charlie repeats lines over and over. "I got the rose bush. I definitely got the rose bushes." These types of examples were evident well before Charlie even knew that Raymond existed.
I really enjoy watching your reactions. Dustin is an incredible actor with many great movies Dog Day Afternoon, Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, The Graduate, Little Fockers, Tootsie, Papillon..
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I remember seeing this in the theaters and was amazed by the acting from both actors. Some movie with Dustin Hoffman recommendations would be "Kramer vs Kramer" and "Tootsie" and for Tom Cruise I would recommend " A Few Good Men" and "Collateral." I totally loved and enjoyed this reaction
Hey Hey, Dawn. Dustin Hoffman's acting was next level in this movie. I saw him in so many of his hits like, "Tootsie", "Midnight Cowboy", "Kramer vs KRamer", "Outbreak", "The Graduate" and on and on. Hoffman has maybe 10-15 top 200 movies ever made in his filmography. As I was saying, Dawn. I saw him act like a normal person. To see him become Rain Man show me what amazing acting could be. WOW. This is the type of acting transformation that will give you goosebumps.
Hoffman: The Graduate, All The President's Men, Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man, Wag The Dog Cruise: Minority Report, Risky Business, Valkyrie, Born on The Forth of July, A Few Good Men
Yeah, that is really an amazing performance of Dustin Hoffman. One of my other favorites with Dustin Hoffman is the Pekinpah movie Straw Dogs from 1971 (not the remake from 2011). A thriller which takes a brutal and violent turn. Really good, but with a very uncomfortable rape scene, not because it's graphic, but with a disturbing psychological ambiguoutiy. "Stay and have your drink. I'd like to know what you think of cats." (Having seen the other comments, there are a lot of great Dustin Hoffman movies suggested, but I can't believe I'm the only one thinking of Straw Dogs.)
So, for Dustin Hoffman, instead of suggesting one of the movies with one of his many iconic performances like most people are likely to do, I want to suggest a movie called "Hero (1992)", be careful there's lots of movies called Hero, or something like it. This one is also with Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, etc. It's kind of a forgotten and underappreciated movie, that I had kind of forgotten about it myself for a while, but I saw someone else mention it the other day. It's a very funny movie, and Dustin Hoffman's character and performance in it is hilarious. I think you'd like it. As far as Tom Cruise, uugghhh. I don't know how much you know, or even want to know about this, but he's unfortunately become a real wacked out Scientology nut, which is a whole nother thing. I have some things to suggest to watch if you want to learn more about that, but I grew up in the Tom Cruise era, and loved his films. It doesn't get anymore classic Tom Cruise than "Top Gun"!
Dawn's intro " how are you, what are your plans?" That's enough......lol I like your idea for RAINMAN defender of the innocent and all around good super hero.
You sweet lass, you had me smiling and in a good mood (which I always need) before you even started the movie. Thank you so much for being you and letting it shine. ;) Another great reaction. Looking forward to many more.
Tom Cruise movies that I recommend: Edge of Tomorrow (w/ Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton (R.I.P.)); Legend (w/ Tim Curry and Mia Sara); Interview with the Vampire (w/ Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst); A Few Good Men (w/ Jack Nicholson and many others); Minority Report (Steven Spielberg film); The Last Samurai (w/ Ken Watanabe and Billy Connolly); Rock of Ages (w/ many famous actors) and a few others .... Dustin Hoffman: Tootsie (w/ large ensemble); Family Business (w/ Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick); Hero (1992 w/ Geena Davis); Meet the Fockers (w/ Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller); Kung Fu Panda trilogy; and The Graduate (his first major film)
Dustin Hoffman is so amazing. Marathon Man is another good one...oddly he is the Rain Man and Marathon Man...never thought of that. And, of course, The Graduate.
'Been hoping to see this from you - And, of course, i really enjoyed your reaction. 'Think i just like how your heart works. There's another film i always think of as akin to RAIN MAN: AWAKENINGS (1990) Robin Williams, Robert De Niro. The year after this film, Tom Cruise would star in Oliver Stone's BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. Tom Cruise has acting chops. Most people know him from his action franchises MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and JACK REACHER. Another couple of films i liked him in are COLLATERAL (2004) best villain ever. With Jamie Fox. and H. G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005). I can't believe the level of genius of Dustin Hoffman's acting in this movie. I also liked him a lot in MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) opposite Jon Voight. and LITTLE BIG MAN (1970). 'Hope that helps -
Dustin Hoffman won the “Best Actor Oscar” for this role. I think Tom Cruise should have won “Best Supporting Actor”. The way he did a complete 180º in this movie was just great! He went from a Total Jerk to a very Caring Brother. One of Dustin Hoffman’s best movies is “Little Big Man”. You will love it, it has to do with the “American Indian”, it is so beautifully shot. Great Cinematography!….. SanJoséBob
Wellcome back Queen!!! Another vid, another classic with your unique touch and the best comments ever 🥰🥰🥰 btw are you feeling better now Dawn Marie⚘ hugs and keep shining gorgeous lady !!! Stay positive and get well soon!!!! Lysm!
You do a good job with these. I watch about 4 or 5 other practitioners of your type of content and you're definitely one of the better ones. Subscribed.
At the end of the custody hearing, Raymond was whispering to himself, "C-H-A-R-L-I-E, main man," not "Rain Man." African-American men refer to their closest friends as "my main man." Raymond picked up the term from Vern.
Recently discovered your channel. I've been watching your past reactions, especially the Monty Python movies. First off, just let me say that you are a lovely lady. You have a nice smile, great laugh and wonderful sense of humor. I love your accent (I know, you're thinking that you don't have the accent, we do). I'm a big Python fan and with all the Python stuff you've reacted to I wonder why you haven't reacted to Time Bandits yet. It was directed by Terry Gilliam, the guy who does the animation for Python. You also have been getting some requests for Hot Shots. That would be great but you should watchTop Gun first. Your channel is awesome. Kep up the good work.
My favorite Tom Cruise films are "A Few Good Men", "Vanilla Sky", and "Minority Report". On the next tier (some of these are niche) are "Legend", "Edge of Tomorrow", "Oblivion", and "Magnolia".
And, oh yeah, "All the President's Men" and "Born on the Fourth of July" (starring Hoffman and Cruise, respectively), are great too. But both movies may be a little too steeped in US history to have the same impact on you as they did on American audiences.
So many pretentious, over-blown, over-rated Hollywood wannabe-a-blockbusters. But now and then comes a devastating, yet uplifting and sweet, sweet film. Folks like to make fun of Tom Cruise, but this earns him a pretty bulletproof clinch on my respect. Hoffman was very good, of course, but Cruise was the MVP. And the story could not have been sweeter and, ultimately, more tender and moving. I know you covered this a year ago but it only just came up in my feed, and I'm really glad you covered it with a sweet reaction. Thank you.
Don't know if you caught it or not, when the credits start to roll and we see these abstract photos, they are supposed to be the photos Raymond took throughout the movie....
Two classic and iconic movies that you might like to cover, if you haven't watched them already, are The Terminator (the first one is still the best) and Die Hard (ditto).
I have this little mental game that I play called "Who Would I Cast?" Basically, you take some movie you like, like this one, but you imagine making it 30-40 (or however many years) earlier. So in this case, instead of it being made in 1988, I imagine making it in, say, 1953, 35 years earlier. Okay, so I'm going to make the movie Rainman in 1953. Who do I cast? As Charlie Babbitt... James Dean. And as Raymond... [drum roll]... Lou Costello. Yeah, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 Lou Costello, of 'Abbott and Costello.' Now, to my admittedly limited knowledge, Lou Costello never in his life played any sort of serious dramatic role on film, and I have no idea if he had anything like the chops that would be needed to pull this off... but in my mind's eye, I like to imagine he did, and then he suddenly wins the Oscar™ for best actor, and then for the rest of his life, he gets to throw that shit in Bud Abbott's face, because fuck that guy.
I saw this movie in the theater and it quickly became one of my favorites. Good Dustin Hoffman movies (or movies with Dustin Hoffman) The Graduate Tootsie Kramer vs. Kramer Sleepers Runaway Jury Good movies with Tom Cruise: Risky Business Top Gun Days of Thunder The Firm Jerry Maguire Magnolia Edge of Tomorrow Minority Report Mission Immpossible series Best Regards!
My favorite Dustin Hoffman movie is Kramer vs. Kramer about a divorced father fighting for custody of his son. It might not be the best movie to react to. But a great movie you should see none the less. For Tom Cruise, Minority Report might be a great movie to react to if you haven't seen it already. It's the futuristic tale that asks the age old question of are we in charge of creating our destiny? Or is our future already predetermined and unchangeable?
Would you believe an 11-year old kid watching this at the theatre? Well, I did, and I loved it! Somehow I haven´t seen it again since then, so now I was like "hey, it's that chick from Hot Shots!!". xD 'Twas nice to have this little re-watch with you. :)
HEy Dawn for Tom CRusie movies, check out, "Interview with a Vampire", Top Gun, Mission Impossible, A few Good Men, Far and Away (it's about Irish Immigrants coming to America), Days of thunder (Car Racing and Romance), Jerry McGuire. YOu'll love them all.
I remember enjoying Dustin Hoffman in Hero (1992), but apparently that films's not terribly well liked by critics, so you'll want to get a second opinion.
"Rain Man" Trivia. My understanding is that the fart scene in the phone booth was entirely impromptu. After Hoffman accidentally cut one while they were filming he just stayed in character adlibbing what he thought Raymond might say and trying, i'd guess, to see if he could make Tom Cruise laugh and the director loved it.
_Rain Man_ was most people's introduction to the autism spectrum. Before that no one outside healthcare professionals really knew what it was. BTW, most autistic people do not have savant syndrome, but the one's who do make the news. _Rain Man_ won four Oscars: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Hoffman); Best Original Screenplay.
Some great Hoffman films:
_The Graduate_ (1967) his first leading role and the one that made him a star. With Anne Bancroft and Katherine Ross, directed by Mike Nichols.
_Midnight Cowboy_ (1969) with John Voigt, directed by John Schlesinger. It won three Oscars: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay. It is one of the most important films of the 60s.
_Little Big Man_ (1970) A sprawling Western, one of the first mainstream films to portray Native American life fairly accurately. With a great cast including Faye Dunaway and Chief Dan George. George was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, the first Native American to be nominated by the Academy.
_Kramer vs Kramer_ (1979) with Meryl Streep, directed by Robert Benton. It tells the story of a couple's divorce and its effect on their son. It won five Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Streep), and Best Adapted Screenplay.
_Tootsie_ (1982) with Jessica Lange, directed by Sydney Pollack. It is one of Hoffman's few romantic comedies. Jessica Lange won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. It is a very funny and touching film. I'm sure you will really enjoy _Tootsie._
Hey Dawn, this was one of the first big-budget movies to cover and explain in depth the condition of Autism.
After this movie parents who didn't understand their children's disability finally had an answer to their dilemma.
They could reach out to the correct professionals to get them help. What an amazing and groundbreaking story that the Rain Man covers.
Ultimately, yes, but it was a long road to get there. I don't think they even knew it as a spectrum back then.
YES! I wish more reaction channels would feature this lost gem of a classic film. Hoffman won an Oscar for this role as well as "Tootsie" and "Kramer VS Kramer". Tom Cruise is great in "Jerry McGuire".
The Graduate
Knight and Day
Hoffman didn't win for Tootsie. Ben Kingsley beat him for Gandhi. But he did win for this & Kramer vs Kramer
I am nearly 50, and am starting to think that I maybe an un-diagnosed autistic, not a savant, and at the very mild end of the autistic spectrum, but so many things that happened in my life suddenly make sense. RUclips videos made by other autistic people, are helping me understand what I am for the first time.
Fun Fact: Raymond is based on a real-life man named Kim Peek. He is a savant, he has an entire library of books that he has memorized word for word and can quote back any page of them to you. When he reads a book, his left eye reads the left page and his right eye reads the right page at the same time. So he can read a book very quickly and has been through so many of them. There are some documentaries on youtube for anyone who wants to watch it.
Wow! That is a tremendous talent to have!
Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen are both excellent in "Papillon" from 1973. It's quite long but you wont get bored.
I love that the end credits show all of Raymond’s photos that he took throughout their adventures.
Fun Fact: The fart in the phone box wasn't scripted. Hoffman had to fart, so he stayed in character to warn Cruise. Cruise picked up on it and stayed in character as well.
If you want to see where Tom Cruise started, check Risky Business. That's where he got his start. Then there were some sort of memorable ones, then Top Gun made him a superstar.
Dustin Hoffman has had a lot of iconic roles over the years, but the one I think you'd like best is Tootsie.
Dustin won best actor at the oscars for this movie, it also won best picture in 1988, infact it won 8 oscars in total, for a Tom Cruise movie I think you''ll like Jerry Maguire, or top gun but there are loads to choose from
Ya. Autism wasnt widely known about b4 this movie. U gotta understand, that graphical internet browsers were not available to homes until 1991/ 1992... and weren't common until about 1994... B4 1994, there was very little access to information. Just from books. And even the latest books were already one or two years out of date... I was 18 years old when this movie came out, and had only heard of autism once. Back in 5th grade ( or grade 5, for us Canadians), when in elementary school we were shown a movie called 'Sunrise'... Times were very different before the early 90's. When the only information we could look up were from books, newspapers, or magazines... TV fed us what THEY wanted us to know...
The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949) is what Raymond was watching on the portable TV and the music playing when he drove around Cesar's Palace. It's worth watching at least once.
"...You'll make it..." All the feels. One of my fave films of all-time. Cruise and Hoffman are a DynamicDuo and while the latter won a justifiable Oscar the former did not even get nominated. The film's director, Barry Levinson, plays the moderator at the end - the actor who was cast for the role dropped out at the last minute and he filled in. Barry Marrow - who co-wrote the film - also wrote a TV film BILL starring Mickey Rooney about a mentally challenged elderly man that you s/try to see. PS: Abbott & Costello - whose classic 'Who's on First?' routine is vital to the film is another comedy team you s/seek too Dawn.
her: 1:08 "I really do hope he's got super powers."
me: wait for it...
Early TC: Risky Business, Best TC : The Last Samurai, Early Fun TC: Top Gun
Early DH: The Graduate, Classic DH: Midnight Cowboy (also stars Angelina Jolie's Father), Fun DH: Tootsie, Political Intriguey DH: All the Presidents Men.
Absolutely loved watching this with you Miss Dawn.🥰 I agree with you about Dustin Hoffmans' performance. Just amazing 👏. One of his great movies is The Graduate from the early sixties and is a really good one. As for Tom Cruise, I would recommend one that came out back in the high school days for me called Risky Business. Can't wait to see your next one, Dawn Marie 😍
Hi Dawn. To see more of Dustin Hoffman's acting skills you should watch Tootsie (1982). Another Hoffman film to consider is, (as the movie poster says), 'Little Big Man: Was Either The Most Neglected Hero In History Or A Liar Of Insane Proportion!'. Little Big Man has also been described as a 'Western, Comedy, Drama, Adventure'. Are you excited to share your reactions to more movies in the Star Wars films? Looking forward to your next reaction video.
I first heard of Dustin Hoffman when I was a kid in a movie called "The Graduate", everyone at the time was talking about it. Years later when I was a teenager I got to see it, Hoffman is such a good actor. You should check out "The Last Samurai", I think it's Tom Cruise's best performance.
"Collateral" was a phenomenal performance by Cruise.
There was a story about this the other day. Dustin cleared only 5,000 for that movie role.
Tom Cruise movies worth watching: Risky Business, The Edge of Tomorrow, Jerry MacGuire, A Few Good Men, The Color Of Money, and the Mission Impossible movies. Movies where he didn't play the leading role worth watching are The Outsiders (original version) and Tropic Thunder.
Dustin Hoffman movies worth watching: The Graduate, Tootsie, Kramer vs. Kramer, and All The President's Men, Hook, and Hero.
Hey Dawn. You're meant to hate Tom Cruise (Charlie) at the start of the movie so when he goes through his character arc and learns to take of his brother you feel the weight of the story. Especially when Charlie finds out that Raymond is actually The Rain Man is the imaginary character from his childhood. Such a heartfelt moment, it breaks my heart every time I see it.
Pity she doesn’t understand it!
Its more like the Rainman, was Charlie's "imaginary" HERO when he was a child... Makes it even more powerful...
@@glenmcdonald375 All big brothers are heroes to thier younger siblings. Then Raymond went away and the father never told Charlie. Truly messed up.
One of Dustin Hoffman's greatest performances! Another of his best films is "Tootsie" (1982) which you should also react to. I know that you will enjoy it!
Yes! I don't know why more RUclipsrs aren't reacting to Tootsie. It's a fantastic film.
I recommend watching Dustin Hoffman in his first starring role that was his breakthrough film, "The Graduate."
Dustin Hoffman gave an amazing performance in this one, but I feel like Tom Cruise's performance often gets overlooked. He had to go from being a believable self absorbed jerk to being a believable man who cared about his special needs brother. And he did it. Flawlessly.
I hope you had plenty of tissues! 😭
Also, Tom Cruise was robbed of an Oscar for this movie. I don't even believe he was nominated. This was such a great movie and it was all because of Tom and Dustin and their chemistry.
I swear to God, if the same thing happens to the *new Top Gun movie* - I'll be pissed! 😤
Autism is really weird. It's not just one thing. There's lots of features and not everyone has all of them. It's literally a buffet and you don't know what you're gonna get. I love this movie so much, but I've apreciated it more after having a son who struggles with certain things. When I was a kid, there wasn't anything like a general awareness of this and I was kinda on the spectrum. But in the 70s & 80s, you were just a "problem" if you didn't totally fit in. I love that this movie really elevated awareness and sensitivity around what it's like to kinda experience the world differently. This was a great reaction. I'm glad you got to see it.
I read that Dustin Hoffman spent weeks in an institution interacting with autistic patients to prepare for this role. Remember back in 1988, hardly anyone knew anything about Autism.
Dustin Hoffman is an amazing Oscar-winning actor. Try some of his other films:
"Tootsie"
"Marathon Man"
"The Graduate"
"'Hook"
"All the President's Men"
"Kramer vs. Kramer"
"Midnight Cowboy"
This was a lovely reaction Dawn. We have a 19 year old son who is on the autism spectrum. It is true that no two people on the spectrum are the same, but our son exhibits a number of behaviors depicted here in Rain Man. Some can be pretty frustrating to deal with from our perspective, but others are quite remarkable. So this movie makes me laugh and cry a bit at the same time as I see our son in it as well. He certainly has made us see the world in a different light. Regarding Tom Cruise films to react to, he has many excellent ones to choose from. I'd recommend something a little different from him - Interview With a Vampire. There was quite the uproar when he was cast as one of the main vampire characters, but he really did an excellent job with the role.
As far as Dustin Hoffman movies go, The Graduate is one that has been talked about and caused controversy for 5 and a half decades. One of my favorite all time movies though is Little Big Man. It is pure genius. Also the movie Tootsie is a comedy that again demonstrates his amazing acting skills. And yes he did win best actor for his role in Rain Man.
A very young Tom Cruise is in The Outsiders. One of the best movies in my opinion. Along with Patrick Swayze, C Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estivez, Ralph Machio and of course Diane Lane ❤️
Another really good movie like this was Benny and Joon with Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Aiden Quinn.
At 22:12 - Raymond doesn't say "Rain Man" he says "Main Man", which is how he used to address his best friend from the Institution, Vern.
I'm not trying to contradict necessarily, just do you have any other reason to think that, other than simply 'hearing' that in the audio? For example, is this first hand info from the script/writers etc? Or is it merely your opinion? Do you have sources?
@@carlhartwell7978 Because the CC read "Main Man", not "Rain Man" in that scene.. Plus early in the movie, Raymond would always spell Verns name before he said Main Man. So the first time he spelled out Charlie's name, it would make sense that he would follow with "Main Man", especially after he showed affection for Charlie for the first time.
@@lewis9702 The Closed Captions have told me that a Scottish person has said 'Hot fish love the sight of chairs' when the person said Hardly fucking sounds charitable' lol. So we can pretty quickly discount that.
As far as the other point goes...I'm going to watch the film again right now, It's been a while and it's a good film so this is as good an excuse as any, but I can't believe Raymond is calling him Main Man, the films not called Main Man is it..any way, I want to watch it again.
*edit*
1hr 12 mins in, the bathroom scene where Raymond is brushing his teeth.
Raymond _Yeah, funny rain man, funny teeth._
Charlie _What'd you say?_
Raymond _Funny teeth_
...eventually...
Raymond _You said funny teeth, funny rain man._
I'm not exactly sure what else you're looking for Lewis, the films called Rain Man, he's called Raymond, it's not that difficult!
It is SIMPLY a coincidence that the carer (who has only known him for 9 yrs btw) uses the euphemism 'main man' to calm him down, and it happens to sound (admittedly very much) like 'rain man'...but it makes no sense for the rest of the film, let alone with the title!
@@carlhartwell7978 Of course the film is called Rain Man. And obviously that's what Charlie called him when he was a small child. But at the end Raymond called Charlie his "Main Man" a sign that they'd bonded. It's not that difficult. Raymond never refers to himself as Rain Man throughout the entire movie. So why would he do so at the end? Don't be so dense! And if you'd bother to read my initial post, you would've seen that I WASN'T referring to the hotel room scene, but the next to last scene after they met with the Doctors. SMDH
@@lewis9702 You're correct, he does say Main Man in that scene, sorry.
The coming down the escalator and matching suits and then the counting cards is parodied in the movie The hangover
Dustin Hoffman is Master Shifu in the "Kung Fu Panda" movies. The role which he became a star was "The Graduate" from 1967. One of my favorite and most overlooked rolls of Dustin Hoffman is his roll of Jack Crabb in "Little Big Man".
That’s a great movie.
Great movie . You should see other great Hoffman movies like Marathon Man 1976 and Hero 1992 . Outbreak , Lenny , The Grudate. Tom Cruze need no introduction he has many great movies like A Few Good Man, Vanoila Sky, Cocktail, The Firm, Jack Reacher, Edge of Tommrow
Tom Cruise, "Tropic Thunder"! HIS VERY BEST!🤣🤣🤣 "Vanilla Sky" was amazing too!
My favorite Tom Cruise movies are "Top Gun", "A Few Good Men", "Interview with the Vampire", "Days of Thunder", and "The Color of Money"
Did anyone notice the peccadillos and mannerisms Charlie and Raymond share? Raymond fiddles with his pinkie finger. Charlie fiddles with his pinkie ring. Raymond repeats lines over and over. "This is not my room. This is definitely not my room."
Charlie repeats lines over and over. "I got the rose bush. I definitely got the rose bushes." These types of examples were evident well before Charlie even knew that Raymond existed.
I really enjoy watching your reactions. Dustin is an incredible actor with many great movies Dog Day Afternoon, Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, The Graduate, Little Fockers, Tootsie, Papillon..
Amazing films played by Dustin Hoffman that's right but Dog Day Afternoon was played by Al Pacino
@@PedroCastillo_1980 You're right. My mistake.
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I remember seeing this in the theaters and was amazed by the acting from both actors. Some movie with Dustin Hoffman recommendations would be "Kramer vs Kramer" and "Tootsie" and for Tom Cruise I would recommend " A Few Good Men" and "Collateral." I totally loved and enjoyed this reaction
"A Few Good Men" is one of my favorites!!
I've read that Hoffman improvised the fart in the phone booth scene & love the way Cruise reacted.
This DID have its own series..Animanics..and the fart influenced Ren and Stimpy..
You should see Hoffman in Tootsie. An Oscar winning performance 👏.
Tootsie ...starring Dustin Hoffman ..a quirky comedy that bring back memories of Ms. Doutfire before it was made
Hey Hey, Dawn. Dustin Hoffman's acting was next level in this movie. I saw him in so many of his hits like, "Tootsie", "Midnight Cowboy", "Kramer vs KRamer", "Outbreak", "The Graduate" and on and on. Hoffman has maybe 10-15 top 200 movies ever made in his filmography. As I was saying, Dawn. I saw him act like a normal person. To see him become Rain Man show me what amazing acting could be. WOW. This is the type of acting transformation that will give you goosebumps.
Urban Cowboy?
@@dalblack8712 Midnight Cowboy, sorry
Hilarious that she says “he hasn’t got a clue”…when she certainly hasn’t a clue either! 😂😂😂
Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy was great
Hoffman: The Graduate, All The President's Men, Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man, Wag The Dog
Cruise: Minority Report, Risky Business, Valkyrie, Born on The Forth of July, A Few Good Men
Those portable TVs were pretty common when this came out. They were expensive though so we never had one.
Yeah, that is really an amazing performance of Dustin Hoffman. One of my other favorites with Dustin Hoffman is the Pekinpah movie Straw Dogs from 1971 (not the remake from 2011). A thriller which takes a brutal and violent turn. Really good, but with a very uncomfortable rape scene, not because it's graphic, but with a disturbing psychological ambiguoutiy. "Stay and have your drink. I'd like to know what you think of cats."
(Having seen the other comments, there are a lot of great Dustin Hoffman movies suggested, but I can't believe I'm the only one thinking of Straw Dogs.)
So, for Dustin Hoffman, instead of suggesting one of the movies with one of his many iconic performances like most people are likely to do, I want to suggest a movie called "Hero (1992)", be careful there's lots of movies called Hero, or something like it. This one is also with Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, etc. It's kind of a forgotten and underappreciated movie, that I had kind of forgotten about it myself for a while, but I saw someone else mention it the other day. It's a very funny movie, and Dustin Hoffman's character and performance in it is hilarious. I think you'd like it.
As far as Tom Cruise, uugghhh. I don't know how much you know, or even want to know about this, but he's unfortunately become a real wacked out Scientology nut, which is a whole nother thing. I have some things to suggest to watch if you want to learn more about that, but I grew up in the Tom Cruise era, and loved his films. It doesn't get anymore classic Tom Cruise than "Top Gun"!
Going on the topic of Tom cruise and WW2 for hacksaw last time....Valkyrie 2008 all I gotta say is *chef's kiss*
Another Great movie along these lines is "Radio".. Makes me Cry every time !
Dawn's intro " how are you, what are your plans?" That's enough......lol
I like your idea for RAINMAN defender of the innocent and all around good super hero.
Some of the Tom Cruse movies I'd recommend are, "Oblivion", "Live, Die, Repeat", and his Jack Reacher movies.
You sweet lass, you had me smiling and in a good mood (which I always need) before you even started the movie. Thank you so much for being you and letting it shine. ;)
Another great reaction. Looking forward to many more.
Tom Cruise movies that I recommend: Edge of Tomorrow (w/ Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton (R.I.P.)); Legend (w/ Tim Curry and Mia Sara); Interview with the Vampire (w/ Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst); A Few Good Men (w/ Jack Nicholson and many others); Minority Report (Steven Spielberg film); The Last Samurai (w/ Ken Watanabe and Billy Connolly); Rock of Ages (w/ many famous actors) and a few others .... Dustin Hoffman: Tootsie (w/ large ensemble); Family Business (w/ Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick); Hero (1992 w/ Geena Davis); Meet the Fockers (w/ Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller); Kung Fu Panda trilogy; and The Graduate (his first major film)
Dustin Hoffman is so amazing. Marathon Man is another good one...oddly he is the Rain Man and Marathon Man...never thought of that.
And, of course, The Graduate.
Hoffman "Marathon Man" and "Kramer VS Kramer" - Cruise "Risky Business" and "Edge of Tomorrow"
As for me the best films with Tom Cruise are "The Last Samurai" and "Born on the 4-th of July".
'Been hoping to see this from you -
And, of course, i really enjoyed your reaction. 'Think i just like how your heart works.
There's another film i always think of as akin to RAIN MAN:
AWAKENINGS (1990) Robin Williams, Robert De Niro.
The year after this film, Tom Cruise would star in Oliver Stone's
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Tom Cruise has acting chops. Most people know him from his action franchises MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and JACK REACHER.
Another couple of films i liked him in are COLLATERAL (2004) best villain ever. With Jamie Fox. and
H. G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005).
I can't believe the level of genius of Dustin Hoffman's acting in this movie. I also liked him a lot in
MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) opposite Jon Voight. and
LITTLE BIG MAN (1970).
'Hope that helps -
A classic Hoffman is The Graduate from 1969, a very good film
Dustin Hoffman won the “Best Actor Oscar” for this role. I think Tom Cruise should have won “Best Supporting Actor”. The way he did a complete 180º in this movie was just great! He went from a Total Jerk to a very Caring Brother. One of Dustin Hoffman’s best movies is “Little Big Man”. You will love it, it has to do with the “American Indian”, it is so beautifully shot. Great Cinematography!….. SanJoséBob
Wellcome back Queen!!! Another vid, another classic with your unique touch and the best comments ever 🥰🥰🥰 btw are you feeling better now Dawn Marie⚘ hugs and keep shining gorgeous lady !!! Stay positive and get well soon!!!! Lysm!
Absolutely loved your reaction to this classic movie 😃
In the phone booth...."Uh oh fart.....uh oh fart......." LOL
You do a good job with these. I watch about 4 or 5 other practitioners of your type of content and you're definitely one of the better ones. Subscribed.
Jerry Maguire is a brilliant Tom Cruise film. The Last Samurai is also a great one.
At the end of the custody hearing, Raymond was whispering to himself, "C-H-A-R-L-I-E, main man," not "Rain Man." African-American men refer to their closest friends as "my main man." Raymond picked up the term from Vern.
great choice Miss Dawn Dustin Hoffman is brilliant in this film hope you have tissues handy.
Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Picture.
To dot his character, Dustin studied Kim Peak, worlds most famous savant.
You didn't cry, but you made me freaking cry!!!
Practically 26 minutes 'til Jeopardy.
Just enough time for this video. :)
Great job, Dawn Marie! 👏👏👏I hope you feel better, Michael
Recently discovered your channel. I've been watching your past reactions, especially the Monty Python movies. First off, just let me say that you are a lovely lady. You have a nice smile, great laugh and wonderful sense of humor. I love your accent (I know, you're thinking that you don't have the accent, we do).
I'm a big Python fan and with all the Python stuff you've reacted to I wonder why you haven't reacted to Time Bandits yet. It was directed by Terry Gilliam, the guy who does the animation for Python. You also have been getting some requests for Hot Shots. That would be great but you should watchTop Gun first.
Your channel is awesome. Kep up the good work.
My favorite Tom Cruise films are "A Few Good Men", "Vanilla Sky", and "Minority Report". On the next tier (some of these are niche) are "Legend", "Edge of Tomorrow", "Oblivion", and "Magnolia".
Swap Magnolia and Vanilla Sky and your list is spot on...
Favorite Tom Cruise movies: "War of the Worlds" (2005) & "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014).
Favorite Dustin Hoffman movies: "Papillon" (1973) & "Runaway Jury" (2003).
And, oh yeah, "All the President's Men" and "Born on the Fourth of July" (starring Hoffman and Cruise, respectively), are great too. But both movies may be a little too steeped in US history to have the same impact on you as they did on American audiences.
Haha, now contrast this Dustin Hoffman performance with the one in "Hook."
I met "Rainman" down in South Beach "partying"
Tom Cruise is great in "Magnolia". It's three hours, but worth it.
So many pretentious, over-blown, over-rated Hollywood wannabe-a-blockbusters. But now and then comes a devastating, yet uplifting and sweet, sweet film. Folks like to make fun of Tom Cruise, but this earns him a pretty bulletproof clinch on my respect. Hoffman was very good, of course, but Cruise was the MVP. And the story could not have been sweeter and, ultimately, more tender and moving. I know you covered this a year ago but it only just came up in my feed, and I'm really glad you covered it with a sweet reaction. Thank you.
Your my fav reaction channel , you have an incredible personality
1980s top to cruise movies: Taps, Risky Business, Top Gun.
Dawn you’re amazing at this! You’re really fantastic 🙂
You need to watch 'Risky Business'. It's the film that made Tom Cruise famous.
Don't know if you caught it or not, when the credits start to roll and we see these abstract photos, they are supposed to be the photos Raymond took throughout the movie....
Dawn has the best reactions of all so awsome
Cool!
TC: Mission Impossible
DH: The Graduate
Straw dogs (1971) is a good movie with young Dustin Hoffman
Two classic and iconic movies that you might like to cover, if you haven't watched them already, are The Terminator (the first one is still the best) and Die Hard (ditto).
I have this little mental game that I play called "Who Would I Cast?"
Basically, you take some movie you like, like this one, but you imagine making it 30-40 (or however many years) earlier. So in this case, instead of it being made in 1988, I imagine making it in, say, 1953, 35 years earlier.
Okay, so I'm going to make the movie Rainman in 1953. Who do I cast?
As Charlie Babbitt... James Dean.
And as Raymond... [drum roll]... Lou Costello.
Yeah, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 Lou Costello, of 'Abbott and Costello.'
Now, to my admittedly limited knowledge, Lou Costello never in his life played any sort of serious dramatic role on film, and I have no idea if he had anything like the chops that would be needed to pull this off... but in my mind's eye, I like to imagine he did, and then he suddenly wins the Oscar™ for best actor, and then for the rest of his life, he gets to throw that shit in Bud Abbott's face, because fuck that guy.
I saw this movie in the theater and it quickly became one of my favorites.
Good Dustin Hoffman movies (or movies with Dustin Hoffman)
The Graduate
Tootsie
Kramer vs. Kramer
Sleepers
Runaway Jury
Good movies with Tom Cruise:
Risky Business
Top Gun
Days of Thunder
The Firm
Jerry Maguire
Magnolia
Edge of Tomorrow
Minority Report
Mission Immpossible series
Best Regards!
He’s right, you know: K-mart sucks.
If you want to see another incredible acting job from Dustin Hoffman, See Straw Dogs. Amazing!
My favorite Dustin Hoffman movie is Kramer vs. Kramer about a divorced father fighting for custody of his son. It might not be the best movie to react to. But a great movie you should see none the less.
For Tom Cruise, Minority Report might be a great movie to react to if you haven't seen it already. It's the futuristic tale that asks the age old question of are we in charge of creating our destiny? Or is our future already predetermined and unchangeable?
Worthwhile movies by Tom Cruise are The Last Samurai, A Few Good Men and War of the Worlds.
Would you believe an 11-year old kid watching this at the theatre? Well, I did, and I loved it! Somehow I haven´t seen it again since then, so now I was like "hey, it's that chick from Hot Shots!!". xD
'Twas nice to have this little re-watch with you. :)
HEy Dawn for Tom CRusie movies, check out, "Interview with a Vampire", Top Gun, Mission Impossible, A few Good Men, Far and Away (it's about Irish Immigrants coming to America), Days of thunder (Car Racing and Romance), Jerry McGuire. YOu'll love them all.
I remember enjoying Dustin Hoffman in Hero (1992), but apparently that films's not terribly well liked by critics, so you'll want to get a second opinion.
Favorite Hoffman film: Kramer vs Kramer
Favorite Cruise film: All the Right Moves