Siskel & Ebert - Rain Man

[@zestydude87]

I miss watching Siskel and Ebert. Their banter back and forth was just plain fun to watch. Rain Man is easily in my top 10 favorite movies of all time.

[@TaraColquitt]

zestydude87 Me too! This is why I am watching clips from 20 years ago of movies I have seen. 🙄

[@bobbeaumont324]

I was saddened when I heard Gene died in 1999. I liked Roger better at this time with these glasses and how his voice sounded and face looked before the cancer.

[@marioiacolucci]

Same here Hoffman did a great job

[@007Julie]

One of my favorite movies of all time, it's such a quiet and underrated masterpiece.

[@PunkSlapper123]

Yeah, I definitely miss these guys. I used to stay up late to watch them every Saturday night.

[@shotbro4998]

Let me just say that Dustin Hoffman’s performance is 1000% accurate. The “I’m an excellent driver” line that reoccurs in the most random places of conversation always makes me tear up, coz it’s exactly what my younger brother is like. I love this movie, one of the reasons being coz it’s like watching me and my brother

[@avanishdutta2658]

He did the research too. Dustin hoffman to prepare for the role, lived with many autistic people. I will say the people are just different. Maybe many don't understand that, but god made them different and that is good. A Little difference matters in the world, even if people don't understand that.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

Yeah, same here man. A very emotional movie.

[@michaelsix9684]

Siskel and Ebert were incredible, miss them a lot

[@eddiecampion2410]

Personally for me I thought Hoffman was very good but cruise was even better.i think he didn't get enough praise at the time for this.he was brilliant and it was through his performance that Hoffman came across with a better performance. Cruise should at least been nominated for an Oscar in my opinion.

[@sha11235]

Eddie Campion Yeah, at the time Cruise wasn't taken seriously as an actor yet. The next year, he got a nod for Born on the Fourth of July and you see that he could move on beyond the pretty boy look.

[@citygirl5705]

The reason Cruise didn't get nominated is probably because they didn't want to nominate two people in the same category from the same movie. But he certainly deserved it.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

Agree. Cruise had the harder role, and he nailed it.

[@rekisrax7344]

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[@wildmercuryfilms]

amanda davis Well, that could be true. Another Dustin Hoffman movie, Midnight Cowboy, had 2 actors up for Best Actor. The real difference here is that Cruise wasn’t getting any respect from the Academy at the time. Hoffman was “the actor” and Cruise was “the movie star.” The truth is that both deserved a nomination because there wasn’t a female lead: They were the “co-stars.” Another movie that had the same problem was Ordinary People, but in that case, they submitted Donald Sutherland under the Best Actor category, and Timothy Hutton under the Best Supporting Actor category even though Timothy Hutton was clearly the “star” of the movie.

[@GreatMotorcycleRoads]

These guys were spot on. Excellent commentary on ‘one character who can’t change, and the other who doesn’t want to change’. Wish these guys were still alive doing this sort of show.

[@75aces97]

3:13 Oh, 1988. 😄 Siskel is so adorable thinking Hoffmans role was thankless, and only a few high caliber actors would do it. Then he won the Oscar, and every actor pushed to the front of the line for mental disability roles. It went from groundbreaking to cliche in 5 years.

[@andrewcutler1380]

Ugh... remember Cuba Gooding Jr's 'Radio.' Or Sean Penn in 'I Am Sam.' What cynical Oscar bait.... bleh.

[@75aces97]

@@andrewcutler1380 In a scene in the Score, Edward Norton revealed how easy it is for a competent actor to play disability. Maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe because the Other Sister, Nell, and other unwatchable performances turned it into an embarrassing cliche, but both I Am Sam and Radio came out after all that, and the codgers on academy didn't fall for it so easily anymore. By then, the awards switched to awarding noteworthy actors who played gay.

[@ResistanceQuest]

@@75aces97 yeah, what's next? Playing a helicopter?

[@ruly8153]

@@andrewcutler1380 Daniel Day Lewis in “my left foot” as well Pacino did Scent of a Woman of course but I think he’s in Hoffman’s class and would’ve done it anyway...

[@dancepiglover]

I love listening to these two speak. They were so intelligent.

[@joshuahenry7965]

Absolutely. They were great.

[@thomaskemer8109]

I miss these guys!!😓

[@josephine1465]

@Chris durden talking about yourself?

[@kyliecoyne8399]

Thank you for your terse description.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@dancepiglover - superb statements! Cannot be stated any other way. Reading some of Roger Eberts movie review books are highly intellegent, as well.

[@LucyLioness100]

Rain Man really is a sweet story, Dustin Hoffman is kind-hearted and I can connect with his characer

[@milascave2]

Autism was poorly understood at this time. Raymond was by no means a high functioning autistic. High functioning autistics can live independently, and sometimes get high paying jobs. Some of the have families. And yet, they are still different. Raymond is not at the bottom of the spetcrum, but he is certainly not at the top of it.

[@andrelavandero3041]

Well, then, WHERE IS HE??

[@IvanKNIGHTFROGSROCK]

to be fair, outside of that, the film has aged well imo, a lot of the symptoms explored are very true and apparent in both high and low functioning.

[@RickDeckardMemories]

It is a movie. It's about acceptance. It's about family. It's about sacrifice and guilt. It is not about cars, counting cards, or autism. They are just props.

[@Dane_Youssef]

The real Rain Man? He died.

[@Dane_Youssef]

It's NOT just a fucking movie. Look up the real one online--Kim Peek.

[@PRR5406]

I love this film. I'm entirely in with Cruise's slow development into a human being. Tiny insights are only part of the enjoyment of the picture. Hoffman as Raymond is a once both frightening and funny - and only funny in that the character is both predictable and unpredictable. This is both entertainment and education, and full of heart for the three main characters as well as Raymond's doctor.

[@007Julie]

One of my favorite movies of all time. I own the DVD and the director's commentary is superb, highly recommended!!

[@theMstanglover]

I think the movie makes it pretty clear how unknown the disease was, and I think it would have been a challenge to tackle such a complex disease that people hardly know anything about, and I think like you said that was considered high functioning at the time. It was done well in my opinion and avoided being over-the-top, and I liked how they didn't make the original man in custody a villain. It usually comes down to something petty like that, but the movie thankfully avoided that.

[@Logan_Zimmerman]

Thing is, Autism is not a disease. It's a neurological and developmental disorder.

[@GamingSaturnMoonManBoy]

This one of my favorite movies and I'm glad Siskel and Ebert liked it and this is my favorite Dustin Hoffman movie

[@andymilligan1000]

I liked it a lot too!

[@offspringfan1288]

One of the top 5 best films of the 80s

[@BadBob18]

I’ve been watching a lot of Sisley and Ebert. They are great because it is clear they “care” about film, and are excited to talk about it. They are also open to other people’s opinions. They never fight, even though they clearly disagree. Miss these guys.

[@sas6561]

Roberto ... If you liked Sisley and Ebert, I guarantee you will LOVE Siskel and Ebert too!!!.

[@jedijones]

@@sas6561 Love those Eberly brothers.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@Roberto Sanchez - "Sisley and Ebert" is it?!? Do you have "sissies" on your mind much in daily life, too??

[@andreasfinke9312]

I loved this movie!

[@emmaduncan2991]

"He's a hard driving, high living fly by nighter, who's never paused to care much about other people." in other words, It's just your typical Tom Cruise character.

[@tiaaaron3278]

Rain Man and what else? When did he ever play such character?

[@75aces97]

Throw in daddy issues and yes, this sounds a lot like a Tom Cruise character. 😄

[@EmileJoulbert]

You should check out Rich Hall's stand-up routine on Tom Cruise movies.

[@tiaaaron3278]

@@EmileJoulbert A protagnist who has to overcome obstacles and also has a love interest. This trope has been used in stories for hundreds of years. It has nothing to do with Tom Cruise.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

Or just Tom Cruise.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

The interesting thing about Charlie is his behaviour. Some are adapted and some are instinctual. Raymond constantly fiddles with his pinkie finger when he's anxious. At the Casino, Charlie is seen fiddling with his pinkie. At the end, Charlie is eating cheese balls with Raymond like it's the most natural thing in the world. A precursor of who Raymond is, is at the reading of the will, well before Raymond is introduced in the story. Charlie exhibits the exact speech pattern of repetition as Raymond--with Charlie saying, _"I got the rose bushes. I got the rose bushes. I definitely got the rose bushes."_

[@chuckstanley4744]

Cruise should have won the Oscar for playing Charlie Babbitt perfectly

[@Ringey247]

Amazing movie . Hoffman is great . That Italian chick is smoking hot.

[@thelordmemnoch]

+Charles Ringey Valeria Golino.

[@bryansarracino8623]

Smoking Hot! That accent she has

[@lizaestevez6928]

thelordmemnoch she is smoking hot

[@christianhafer9819]

Hot as hell.

[@dzanier]

@@lizaestevez6928 She's half-Greek.

[@artdeco64]

Jesus Christ, this movie is thirty years old? I was in high school when this came out. I remember taking a date to see it; feels no more than just a few years ago.

[@bigsonny45]

Me too, born in '73. Where has the time gone?

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Hey @art deco - re: "Jesus Christ..." 1. Do you often write to Jesus Christ via KZbin comments?!? 2. Had NO IDEA Jesus Christ was into Hollywood movies!! 3. Certainly not the "R" rated films! 4. Has Jesus Christ ever responded back? 5. Please advise.

[@artdeco64]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 Jesus Christ! What’a you giving me such a goddamn hard time, for Christ’s sake?

[@bryansarracino8623]

Dustin won the Oscar. Well deserved.

[@MAFion]

Cruise has the more impressive performance of the two really. It's his best work.

[@garichar]

Rain Man was based off of a real life savant named Kim Peek, who coincidentally bears a resemblance to Roger Ebert.

[@r5t6y7u8]

I miss Gene Siskel. His analysis is spot on: I certainly felt Cruise's frustration watching this, and wanted to "grab hold of" Hoffman because he was like a big baby. Living with someone like that must be impossible. One thing bothered me: If RainMan is so smart, why on earth did he want to hit on 18?

[@linkbiff1054]

Alan DeMoss Just a mistake from exhaustion. He could find a square-root of a big number.

[@sha11235]

Alan DeMoss I think he had been counting the cards and knew that the next card would not bust him.

[@robertbotelho9702]

sha11235 But it did bust him. He'd need an Ace, 2 or 3 to not bust. He knew what cards were out, he just didn't understand the object or rules of the game.

[@RetroBoyWontDie]

funny how in the final 10 seconds they're basically talking about their own relationship on the show.

[@jedijones]

Haha but which one can't change and which one doesn't want to change?

[@fuzzytabby4304]

One thing I just realized was Siskel and Ebert mastered the art of not giving away spoilers when talking about a movie. It's kind of hard to do.

[@jedijones]

He literally says the casino is a surprise plot twist though. 😂

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

incredible review and great video of one of my favourite movies

[@colinbaker3916]

Rain Man was the best performance I’ve seen from Tom Cruise. It’s unfortunate that the showy role got all the plaudits. Similarly, around five years later, Tom Hanks wowed the critics for looking more and more ill in Philadelphia, yet it was Denzel Washington who really shone in that film.

[@eduardobsn83]

Rain Man is a great movie. Dustin Hoffman was perfect in this movie. Cruise is also good. And Siskel and Ebert are the best movie critics of all time. I miss the both together. RIP Siskel. Good bless you Ebert, i pray for you full health back.

[@MAA8772]

My review "This was one of the best movies of the 1980's!!"

[@linkbiff1054]

This is a delightful-as-fuck movie. Both dudes gave it 3.5/4 stars, it should be 4/4

[@4seeableTV]

That's YOUR opinion. They were paid for THEIRS.

[@PunkSlapper123]

Charlie: Ray, what were you doing in my room? Ray: I heard noises. Charlie: You heard noises? Those noises are none of your business!!!!

[@marioiacolucci]

That's right nobody's business at all

[@Seantendo]

Ray's little moans in that seen crack me up every time.

[@jacobjones5269]

82, 82, 82... 246!.. There was 4 left in the box..

[@AA-sn9lz]

Goosebumps...

[@daustin8888]

A pretty badass scene

[@LucidDreamer54321]

Wrong. The waitress said she took out four of them.

[@kewlbreez77]

Correction: definitely a classic movie! This was truly incredible!

[@charleswinokoor6023]

It’s funny how Gene at one point refers to someone with autism as being mentally ill. If someone said that on TV nowadays they’d probably have to issue an official apology.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@Charles Winokoor - re: "It's funny ...." 1. Meaning laugh out loud funny or ... 2. a lazy form of speech.

[@samiam7342]

I love gene siskel..........only risky business was up there with rain man for cruise!!!!!

[@morgan8757]

this is # 1 on my top 10 movies of 1988

[@TheMidnightPhil]

Good lord, it's really something to see how mystifying autism was portrayed as back then. We now know that autism can mean a huge range of things, from "wow, okay, this person processes things very differently" to "oh huh, I just found out I'm autistic; that explains why I didn't have the same learning style as my classmates."

[@adamlossen1862]

Autism is not a disease but I'm happy of the positive response Siskel and Ebert gave

[@brianb.8295]

You are right that autism isn't a disease, but you have to realize that autism was poorly understood when this review came out. So for some people to say that it was a disease in the 1980's wasn't that far fetched.

[@adamlossen1862]

@@brianb.8295 I know that. I have Asperger's syndrome.

[@marcusmalone]

Cruise's best performance.

[@razorshark9320]

This movie was beautiful. I have autism also and my twin brother is a little like Tom Cruse's character.

[@ninademci1500]

Even when they weren’t filming Dustin Hoffman stayed in character.

[@cliffslatterly2893]

Great movie.

[@cliffslatterly2893]

Classic movie. Two Thumbs up!

[@marshmutt8975]

Was it just me or did Ebert's glasses looked so scratched up and/or foggy that it would be difficult to see out of them?

[@natalieps2387]

Tom cruise really deserved an oscar as well. I know hoffman had a tough role playing an autistic man but w/o cruises reactions & hoffman to playoff of so well theirs no oscar for him. They say the hardest & best part of acting is reacting. I was most touched by cruises reactions bc I know ray doesnt feel emotions like a typical person does. I think the academy doesnt like to reward young actors or something. Theyll reward a young actress everytime but not a man ( see: cruise pacino & brad pitt for 12 monkeys & dicaprio took 20 years )

[@rangers94ism]

It amazes me how this film really portrays a person with autism right down the middle. Someone with severe autism like Raymond will stay in their own head and have no social skills at all.

[@andrewjensen8128]

This is a great movie. I do not know anything about Autism outside of some articles and the movie Temple Grandin. I do not know how accurately Rain Man portrays Autism. The movie still works for me; it is about two brothers who have to learn to love and accept each other in spite of difficulties with communication and radically different perceptions of reality.

[@godzillavkk]

tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/HighFunctioningAutism

[@Neo5GT]

I love how they broke this one down

[@footloosefan26]

That's Anthony from Casino at the time this film was made he was a real black jack dealer.

[@doneliasson4672]

His actual name was Nick Mazzola and he was an actual dealer. I played at his table at Caesars one time. He was a real nice guy, who even allowed me to take a picture with him. I was very sad to learn on my next trip to Vegas that he passed away of a massive heart attack.

[@marioiacolucci]

He was in vegas vacation and casino

[@Nick64266]

The dealer was also a dealer in Casino. Concidence?

[@johnm3310]

Go home and get your shine box

[@harmonyjones8035]

01:37 -- Is that the card dealer from Scorcese's _Casino_ too? When Nicky is at the table and he starts being abusive, says "Look at this beauty now" xD

[@75aces97]

I think you're right, and he's a real life Vegas blackjack dealer.

[@Moviefan7359]

Wonderful movie. Cruise and Hoffman were both excellent.

[@tylertheguy3160]

Autism really isn't a disease. I'm not mad or anything, after all this was the 80's and most people really had no idea that autism existed, let alone what to classify it as. I have it, but I don't consider myself diseased. Some things are harder, sure, but I get by fine enough. But still, even the people who are more severely hindered by it I don't consider diseased. It's more about just seeing and feeling the world in a different way.

[@ninademci1500]

It’s a great movie and I’ll be damned because I haven’t found it on any apps, yet.

[@sainta2667]

Listen how hard they are on brilliant movies from the 80's and 90's . I wonder what they'll have to say about the shit we are offered today. Pathetic times

[@jennymacallan9071]

Most of what we get today isn't even worth reviewing.

[@MrThumbs63]

BINGO!!

[@jothishprabu8]

Too many block busters

[@PhoenixRiseinFlame]

This is an incredible movie

[@StevieG1103]

It's funny how Raymond wouldn't fly because he was afraid of crashing but he rode on Amtrak. I always thought Amtrak was actually the Latin word for train derailment.

[@ResistanceQuest]

I think the word your look for is ex-trackus

[@movieman104]

great film i just wish hhe had stayed with his brother at the end

[@scottclark3139]

Tom Cruise is excellent in Rain Man

[@xtraspecialmango]

That's the sequel right there!...Rainman get hit on the head....by a baseball?...at a game he is with Charlie...& high jinks ensue...Rainman 2

[@ddl74]

@Sleepingsparklegirl Cruise is just as good. He's an underrated actor.

[@davidhutchinson7888]

As good as dustin hoffman was, tom cruise turned in one of his best performances.

[@philiprobertson395]

Great stuff

[@andrewcutler1380]

This is NOT "high level autism." Our understanding of the spectrum has definitely improved in the thirty years since this film came out.

[@swrennie]

How times change...

[@elheadkickio]

I'm sure it does, since that's when people were able to easily create multiple accounts. I don't get the old shows thing at all. If you really want to hurt someone's feelings, you should think out your wording enough beforehand that it actually makes sense.

[@ericivory2606]

Siskel and Ebert put reviewing movies on the map. But they can be very hit or miss on their critiques. They do good on this one but they harshly criticize a lot of good movies too

[@justinplatt]

Did You Guys Know That The 1988 Barry Levinson Movie: Rain Man Was Inspired By The Real Rain Man & Savant Kim Peek

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@Justin Platt - No! Had no idea Kim Peek was the inspiration for the film!! What would we all do without you ?!?

[@justinplatt]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 What Are You Talking About What Would We All Do Without Me What Are You Saying Are You Talking About Me

[@toptenguy1]

If there were tons of queens left, why did Rainman insist on hitting on 18? It would make sense if he said there are a ton of 2's and 3's left, lol

[@smileybubbles9894]

He said he didn't understand the concept of gambling or 21

[@Dane_Youssef]

If they win every hand, it will be all the more obvious that the two are counting cards. If they intentionally miss a few, they won't get pinched sooner.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Hey @toptenguy - movie scripts often do not make sense. Are you indeed "laughing out loud" with your ... criticism?? Ehhh?

[@toptenguy1]

@@smileybubbles9894 Clearly :)

[@otisroseboro5613]

Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise Are The Best 💯

[@shack8110]

Wow! Rain Man says to double-down when you have 10 and the dealer shows a 4. I'm gonna go break Vegas.

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Lovely movie, and educational about autism too, so well before its time. It's not fully representative of autism and what these people genuinely suffer in today's world (they are not all 'gentle math geniuses' and have an over-represntation in random violence) but the movie was the first big one to show autism as part of a spectrum.

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

It is rare to hear anyone laud Cruise in this role. He was exceptional. Any reasonably good actor could have carried the Hoffman character.

[@markrush5013]

you cant be serious?

[@aidenboomervideo]

I disagree with them in the way that they say raymond doesnt change at all i think he does develope some sort of love for charlie, definitely not in the "he's completely normal now" way but i do think he changes... you know what no, i dont think he changes i know he does they are wrong

[@janellekirkland3023]

Cool movie ... That was Tom cruise time .. He was in his prime... Man! Those days r gone .. Hope he enjoyed it!😎

[@knight4iam]

Wait. How did Gene know DENIRO AND NICHOLSON would eventually both play mentally challenged characters in the future. Gene said they would do it 3:15, and years later they do. AWAKENINGS and AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

[@stopmotionking49]

I want to play card like rain man

[@Sleepingsparklegirl]

@at1212b He did play a man with special needs. However his character seemed to be able to function more than Dustin's character and his character displayed his motions more. I wouldn't say Pean copied Hoffman.

[@johnconnors1112]

Woppner I want to see Judge Woppner.

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

RIP Siskel and Ebert

[@Frank00]

That’s the same dealer that was in casino

[@aaronjohnson4681]

rain man , to the younger viewer, is just really amusing and interesting to listen to, cause the comedy between cruise and hoffman ,to the younger viewer, is just as amusing as listening to other comedies that have a good warm feeling about the story and has a positive message despite its foul language , if rain man were a feel good odd couple movie on the level of a Rated pg story, much on the same level as a the claire danes tv movie , temple grandin, then the story would be More about thought provoking and more on getting people to laugh at the jokes that these two were doing and less about the foul language

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@Aaron Johnson - Did public school ever teach you to use "periods?"

[@PJVids83]

The strangest thing I've seen yet is the bizarrely passionate hatred Roger Ebert has inspired. I can only assume that most of the detractors in the comments are former filmmakers whose careers were destroyed because of underperforming box office and thumbs down from Ebert.

[@babybird871]

I don`t think any director`s career crashed because of Siskel or Ebert..but they did help boost some directors

[@jedijones]

Jackass fans go after him over something he said about a guy from those movies.

[@jamsid33]

they were gonna originally call this movie "Snow Man" but went with the rain

[@jedijones]

Iceman was already taken.

[@ResistanceQuest]

Sleetman has been in development hell since the mid-early-late Thousands

[@LeroyZeppeli_IV]

The director of the film gave kim peek his oscar

[@davidstowe5652]

Great job and good luck

[@carljcreighton]

I can't stop listening for when they breathe

[@elheadkickio]

I can't imagine why not. If you wanted to make your alternate account appear to be another person supporting your argument, you shouldn't have left a message with the same wording you used as TheBitchinbabs.

[@GetMeThere1]

Since 1910, when it was first medically described and named. Here's the first sentence from the wikipedia article on "disease" : "A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the body of an organism"

[@rasalghul9331]

Something tells me if this movie was made today, there would be hollows of protest about exploiting autism and a bunch of other nonsense when it is a film exploring the wonders of autism.

[@BudSchnelker]

He happens to carry the square root to exactly the same number of digits on the calculator. How convenient.

[@jedijones]

Maybe he learned the square roots by checking them on a calculator.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@maixiu - are you as critical in daily life of other people, as movie scripts ?!?

[@markrush5013]

that they thought that Rainman was unlikable is amazing....maybe lm autistic but Rainman is one of the most likeable characters in movie history...definitely.

[@georgemorley1029]

I think that they very neatly understand that the autism is merely a vehicle for the underlying theme to be explored, which is change, and both our inability to or our unwillingness to do it.

[@sha11235]

Great film that went on to win a bunch of Oscars. I was surprised that it did.

[@veinknamjenbi]

@Hellzyead Fluff? It was something more than fluff. BTW, "Hotaru no haka" would never win best picture in America. Put some thought into that.

[@TheBitchinbabs]

Wrong. But you are a James Holmes in Aurora Colorado...in a fantasy world of Hollywood

[@KaristaSwiss]

Classic movie..

[@elheadkickio]

No, he made a bunch of troll accounts ( kellygreen5556 is another) and spams these videos because of something Ebert wrote about Ryan Dunn, one of the "Jackass" guys who died in a car wreck. It's pretty pathetic that he's still trolling, since all that happened years ago.