
Rain Man is a movie novelization written by Leonore Fleischer in 1989 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson in 1988. The movie features Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, and others.
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Storyline
Charlie Babbitt is in the middle of importing four grey market Lamborghinis to Los Angeles for resale. Through social engineering, he learns the money is being directed to a mental institution, where he meets his elder brother, Raymond Babbitt, of whom he was previously unaware.
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Movie vs Book

Year
1988
Minutes
133
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb

Year
1989
Pages
41
Book Rate
8.66
S: Goodreads
Book
Rain Man
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“I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn't thinking about them being movies.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)

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