Rain Man of wet kitsch. Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four. "Rain Man" debuted on December 16, 1988, and was the second highest-grossing film at the weekend box office (behind "Twins"), with $7 million. It reached the first spot on the December 30 – January 2 weekend, finishing 1988 with $42 million. The film would end up as the highest-grossing U.S. film of 1988 by earning over $172 million. The film grossed over $354 million worldwide. "Rain Man" won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Director and
The Man Who Died in His Boat The Man Who Died in His Boat The Man Who Died in His Boat is the ninth studio album by Grouper, the stage name of American musician Liz Harris. It was released on February 4, 2013 on Kranky. The album consists of outtakes from the previous several years, when she was in the process of recording "Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill". A photograph of Harris' mother is featured on the cover art. In a press release, Harris explained the title "The Man Who Died in His Boat": Speaking of the main protagonist implied in the title of the