Tom Cruise Day: Rain Man
15 133 mins
15 133 mins
A legendary figure in Hollywood, Tom Cruise has entertained audiences on the big screen for over forty years. This summer, Cruise is set to receive one of the BFI’s highest honours: a BFI Fellowship.
The rare star who’s equally at home in both a high-octane action franchise like Mission Impossible and critically-acclaimed auteur films like Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut. Cruise is also being deservedly recognised for his ‘dedication to reinventing cinematic spectacle and preserving the theatrical experience’ (BFI).
We’re dedicating a whole screen to Tom Cruise Day on May 18th - so join us for the ultimate Cruise movie marathon! Our Regal team have hand-picked four favourites to put back on the big screen: Top Gun, Rain Man, A Few Good Men & Jerry Maguire.
Cruise stars as Charlie Babbitt, a self-absorbed collectables dealer who learns he has been cut out of his late father’s $3 million fortune which is instead going to a mental institution. There, Charlie discovers he has an older brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant with extraordinary abilities. Motivated by his late father’s estate, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility and embarks on a cross-country road trip with his brother which ultimately changes both of their lives. Rain Man was awarded Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director at the 61st Academy Awards, and was the highest-grossing film of 1988. - Claire