Q 01/05

Who plays Charlie Babbitt?

A) Tom Cruise

B) Dustin Hoffman

C) Bill Murray

D) Dennis Quaid

Answer · why

A) Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise plays Charlie Babbitt, the hustling younger brother; he was attached by 1986 and stayed on while three directors came and went before the c...

Q 02/05

Who plays Raymond Babbitt?

A) Tom Cruise

B) Dustin Hoffman

C) Randy Quaid

D) Mickey Rourke

Answer · why

B) Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman plays Raymond Babbitt after about a year of research: he met autistic people and their families and consulted specialists in San Diego ...

Q 03/05

Who directed Rain Man?

A) Sydney Pollack

B) Steven Spielberg

C) Barry Levinson

D) Martin Brest

Answer · why

C) Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson directed Rain Man after three other directors had left the project, and he put himself on screen, uncredited, as the doctor who questio...

Q 04/05

Whose comedy routine does Raymond recite whenever he gets anxious?

A) Laurel and Hardy

B) Martin and Lewis

C) The Marx Brothers

D) Abbott and Costello

Answer · why

D) Abbott and Costello

Abbott and Costello's 'Who's on First?' is Raymond's refuge: he recites it flatly, like a puzzle to be solved, until Charlie tells him it is a joke, n...

Q 05/05

What is Charlie Babbitt's business at the start of Rain Man?

A) Importing grey-market Lamborghinis

B) Selling Beverly Hills real estate

C) Running a chain of car washes

D) Dealing in Old Master paintings

Answer · why

A) Importing grey-market Lamborghinis

Charlie runs a business importing grey-market Lamborghinis into Los Angeles; the film opens with his cars held by the EPA over emissions while his buy...

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