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Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. [1] Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His other best-known works are Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997).
Rain Man is a 1988 American road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass.It tells the story of abrasive and selfish wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant whose existence Charlie was unaware of.
Barry Levinson is a writer, director and producer. He is known for his work in film and television. He has received various awards and nominations including six Academy Award nominations winning for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). He also received nominations for ...And Justice for All (1979), Diner (1982), Avalon (1990), and Bugsy (1991).
Director Executive Producer Writer Notes 1970 The Tim Conway Show: Yes The Tim Conway Comedy Hour: Yes 1 episode 1971–1972 The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine: Yes 1973–1976 The Carol Burnett Show: Yes 72 episodes 1975 Hot l Baltimore: Yes Episode: "Millie's Beau" 1976 The Rich Little Show: Yes Episode: "#1.1" 1978 Peeping Times: Yes Yes ...
Rain Man was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees, with $97 million in domestic box office receipts. [47] The film was followed by Working Girl ($42.1 million), The Accidental Tourist ($24.2 million), Mississippi Burning ($18.6 million), and finally Dangerous Liaisons ($6.69 million).
Barry Levinson won for Rain Man (1988). Kevin Costner won for Dances with Wolves (1990). Jonathan Demme won for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Clint Eastwood won twice, for Unforgiven (1992) & Million Dollar Baby (2004)—latter, at 74, rendered him the oldest winner. Steven Spielberg won twice, for Schindler's List (1993) & Saving Private ...
A turning point in Zimmer's career occurred with the 1988 film Rain Man. [19] Hollywood director Barry Levinson was looking for someone to score Rain Man, and his wife heard the soundtrack CD of the anti-apartheid drama A World Apart, for which Zimmer had composed the music. Levinson was impressed by Zimmer's work and hired him to score Rain ...
December 16 – Rain Man is released to critical and commercial success and becomes the highest grossing film of 1988 worldwide with a gross of $355 million. Winning four Academy Awards including Best Picture , it is the last MGM title to be nominated for Best Picture until Licorice Pizza (2021) 33 years later.