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Barry Levinson ( born April 6 , 1942 ) is an American filmmaker , screenwriter , and actor . Levinson ' s best - known works are comedy - drama and drama films such as " Diner " ( 1982 ), " The Natural " ( 1984 ), " Good Morning , Vietnam " ( 1987 ), " Rain Man " ( 1988 ), " Bugsy " ( 1991 ), and " Wag the Dog " ( 1997 ). He won the ___MASK68___ for his work on " Rain Man ", which also won the ___MASK77___ . Valeria Golino ( born 22 October 1965 ) is an Italian actress and director . She is best known to English - language audiences for her roles in " Rain Man ", " Big Top Pee - wee " and the " Hot Shots !" films . In addition to ___MASK99___ , Silver Ribbon , Golden Ciak and Italian Golden Globe awards , she is also one of the three actresses who has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival twice . The ___MASK13___ , or " Oscars ", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry as assessed by the Academy ' s voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the Academy Award of Merit , which has become commonly known by its nickname " Oscar ." The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . Mark Johnson ( born December 27 , 1945 ) is an American film producer . Johnson won the Best Picture Academy ___MASK23___ for producing the 1988 drama movie Rain Man , starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise . The film , winner of four Oscars , also captured a Golden Globe as Best Picture . 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 an abrasive and selfish young wheeler - dealer , Charlie Babbitt ( Tom Cruise ), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion - dollar estate to his other son , Raymond ( Dustin Hoffman ), an autistic savant , of whose existence Charlie was unaware . Charlie is left with only his father ' s car and collection of rose bushes . In addition to the two leads , Valeria Golino stars as Charlie ' s girlfriend , Susanna . Ronald Bass ( born March 26 , 1942 ), sometimes credited as Ron Bass , is an American screenwriter . Also a film producer , Bass ' s work is characterized as being highly in demand , and he is thought to be among the most highly paid writers in Hollywood . He is often called the " King of the Pitches ". In 1988 , he received the Academy ___MASK23___ for Best Original Screenplay for " Rain Man ", and films that Bass is associated with are regularly nominated for multiple motion picture awards . Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 , 1962 ), known professionally as Tom Cruise , is an American actor and producer . He has been nominated for three ___MASK13___ and has won three Golden Globe Awards . He started his career at age 19 in the film " Endless Love " ( 1981 ). After portraying supporting roles in " Taps " ( 1981 ) and " The Outsiders " ( 1983 ), his first leading role was in the romantic comedy " Risky Business ", released in August 1983 . Cruise became a full - fledged movie star after starring as Pete " Maverick " Mitchell in the action drama " Top Gun " ( 1986 ). One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood , Cruise starred in several more successful films in the 1980s , including the dramas " The Color of Money " ( 1986 ), " Cocktail " ( 1988 ), " Rain Man " ( 1988 ), and " Born on the Fourth of July " ( 1989 ).