Tom Cruise Reveals How His Sister Helped Him Land Rain Man Role Alongside Dustin Hoffman

Tom Cruise might never have landed his role in Rain Man, but his sister ended up helping boost his career. Cruise was still a rising star by the time he started working on Rain Man, and the Best Picture winner cemented his credentials as an actor worth paying close attention to. Dustin Hoffman stars as an autistic savant with exceptional memory and intellectual skills, but trouble with social situations. Cruise plays his career-driven brother, who conspires to use his familial connection to get access to his father's inheritance. The comedy-drama was met with positive reviews, and it scored four Oscars from eight nominations.