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8:00 PM

American Masters "Mel Brooks: Make a Noise"

AMERICAN MASTERS

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners.

9:30 PM

American Public Television Special "MARK RUSSELL'S AMERICA"

AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION SPECIAL

MARK RUSSELL'S AMERICA

For three decades, humorist Mark Russell shared his insights on politics and society with public television audiences nationwide.

 

Hollywood Theatre

Hollywood Theatre

Rain Man

Hollywood Theatre "Rain Man"
Airs Sunday, October 28 at 4:00 PM

Rain Man is an Oscar-winning 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond, an autistic savant of whose existence Charlie was unaware.

The film stars Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt, Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt and Valeria Golino as Charlie's girlfriend, Susanna. Morrow created the character of Raymond after meeting Kim Peek, a real-life savant; his characterization was based on both Peek and Bill Sackter, a good friend of Morrow who was the subject of Bill, an earlier film that Morrow wrote. Rain Man received overwhelmingly positive reviews at the time of its release, praising Hoffman's role and the wit and sophistication of the screenplay.

The film won four Oscars at the 61st Academy Awards (March 1989), including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Actor in a leading role for Hoffman. Its crew received an additional four nominations. The film also won the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.