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Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and five-time Golden Globe-winning American method actor. is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Early life

Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California to Lillian Gold, a jazz pianist, and Harry Hoffman, who worked as a prop supervisor/set decorator at Columbia Pictures before becoming a furniture salesman.^[1][2] His brother, Ronald, is a lawyer and economist. Hoffman's family was Jewish, although he did not have a religious upbringing.^[3] Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...

Acting beginnings

Hoffman performed at the Pasadena Playhouse for two years with fellow actor Gene Hackman, who were both voted notoriously by their class as "Least Likely To Succeed", as neither actor fit into the traditional norms of the blond, surf-tanned performers in demand at the time. Determined to prove his classmates wrong, Hackman headed for New York City and told Hoffman to call him if he were to come to there. Hoffman took Hackman up on his offer and soon after followed his friend to New York, where he worked a series of odd jobs, such as coat checking at restaurants, working in the typing department of the city Yellow Pages directory, or stringing Hawaiian leis, while getting the occasional bit television role. To support himself, he left acting briefly to teach. He also worked as a professional fragrance tester for Maxwell House. Dustin used to quip that if this acting thing didn't work out his proboscis-obnoxious would always find enough food for the table. In 1960, Hoffman landed a role in an off-Broadway production and followed with a walk-on role in a Broadway production in 1961. The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic theatre located in Pasadena, California. ... Eugene Allen Gene Hackman[1] (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For the use in computing, see Yellow Pages (computing). ... Lei is a Hawaiian word for a garland or wreath. ... Maxwell House is a brand of coffee. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He also did the occasional television commercial. An oft-replayed segment on programs that explore actors' early work is a clip showing a young Hoffman touting the Volkswagen Fastback. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Volkswagen Type 3, properly referred to as the Volkswagen 1500 and later the Volkswagen 1600, was a range of small cars from German manufacturer Volkswagen (VW). ...

Hoffman then studied at the famed Actors Studio and became a dedicated method actor. The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights located in the Old Labor Stage at 432 West 44th Street in the Hells Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

1960s: The breakthrough

Through the early and mid-1960s, Hoffman made appearances early in his career on many television shows and movies, including Naked City, The Defenders and Hallmark Hall of Fame. Hoffman made his theatrical film debut in The Tiger Makes Out in 1967, alongside Eli Wallach. Naked City was a television series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. ... The Defenders was an American television series, a courtroom drama which ran on CBS from 1961-1964. ... Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long running anthology program on American television. ... Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, TV and stage actor. ...

In 1966, young up-and-coming director Mike Nichols, fresh off a Best Director Oscar- nomination for his film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, began casting his next film The Graduate, an adaptation of author Charles Webb's little-known novel of the same name. The first choice for the role of Benjamin Braddock, Warren Beatty, soon dropped out. The second choice was Robert Redford, who also wanted the role, but agreed with Nichols that he was too charming and popular to play the role of a sweaty-palmed, sexually uncomfortable virgin. Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky) is an Academy Award winning movie director of films such as The Graduate and Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He was born on November 6, 1931 in Berlin, to a Jewish Russian family. ... Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1966 film adaptation of the play of the same name by Edward Albee. ... For the novel of the same name, see The Graduate (novel). ... Charles Webb (born on June 9, 1939 in San Francisco, California) is the author of several novels, the most famous being his first, The Graduate, which was made into an enormously successful film. ... Henry Warren Beatty (born March 30, 1937), better known as Warren Beatty, is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ...

Hoffman had been set to play the role of Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in Mel Brooks' 1968 movie The Producers. He awoke Brooks late one evening by throwing small rocks at his apartment window. Hoffman said his agent had gotten him an audition with Mike Nichols for the lead in The Graduate. Thinking he would never get the part because they would be looking for someone who was actually ugly, Brooks allowed Hoffman to go to Los Angeles. Hungry for a role, Hoffman auditioned for the film and, luckily, he came through with the exact amount of awkwardness necessary for the role. A day or two later, Brooks was informed of the news and Kenneth Mars was cast in the role of Liebkind instead. Hoffman was cast, and the film began production in March 1967. The cast included Anne Bancroft as the sexually promiscuous older woman, Mrs. Robinson. Though the age difference in their characters was intended to be 20-25 years, Hoffman and Bancroft were actually only 6 years apart in age difference. Hoffman was twenty-nine. The Producers may refer to one of the following: American actor and writer director Mel Brooks comedy about two con-men who attempt to cheat theatre investors out of their investment money. ... Kenneth Mars (born April 14, 1935[1] or 1936) is an American television, movie and voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several Mel Brooks films, the most memorable being the insane Nazi playwright of Springtime for Hitler, Franz Liebkind, in 1968s The Producers and the relentless... Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an iconic Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning American actress. ...

Hoffman received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in The Graduate. The film was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and Nichols took home the award for Best Director. The Graduate was also subsequently voted as the #7 Greatest American Movie of All-Time by the AFI. In the updated AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) of the list, The Graduate was knocked down 10 spots from #7 to #17. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... For the novel of the same name, see The Graduate (novel). ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with AFIs 100 Years. ...

After the success of this film, another Hoffman film, Madigan's Millions—shot before The Graduate—was released on the tail of the actor's newfound success. It was considered a failure at the box office. Madigans Millions (It: Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi, Sp: El Millón de Madigan, released in the UK as Madigans Million), is a 1969 Italian-Spanish movie directed by Giorgio Gentili and produced by Sidney W. Pink. ...

Hoffman was considered for the role of Ratso Rizzo in the film version of James Leo Herlihy's novel Midnight Cowboy after producer Jerome Hellman saw Hoffman in his one-man-show "Eh!". According to Hoffman, he thought he had proactively kinked the Ratso Rizzo chain by appearing in The Graduate, by now an international smash hit. He found his Strasberg training taking over when, to prove his dedication to the role, he asked the producer to meet him on a street corner in Manhattan. Without the producer's knowledge, Hoffman dressed up as a homeless man and begged for money on the streets. When the producer arrived, he took the man for an everyday beggar and paid no attention. Hoffman walked up to him several minutes later and introduced himself. Shocked, the producer questioned no further whether or not Hoffman could play Rizzo. In one scene Rizzo and Joe Buck (Jon Voight) are walking a street crossing in New York City when a car almost hits the two of them. "Hey, I'm walkin' here! I'm walkin' here!" Rizzo exclaims, feverishly smacking the hood of the car. The quote has become one of the most famous in film history, recently voted #27 on AFI's Top 100 Movie Quotes Of All Time. Hoffman claims that the incident with the car was totally unscripted and ad-libbed; producer Jerome Hellman refutes such a claim in a commentary track on the Midnight Cowboy DVD. Hoffman received his second Academy Award nomination for Midnight Cowboy. Ironically, both Hoffman and Jon Voight lost the award to John Wayne, for playing an actual cowboy character in True Grit. Directed by John Schlesinger, the film won the Best Picture honor at the ceremony, the only X-rated film ever to do so. The film also picked up honors for Best Direction (Schlesinger) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Cowboy was voted the 36th Greatest American Film by the AFI. In the updated AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) of the list, Midnight Cowboy dropped 7 spots from #36 to #43. James Leo Herlihy (27 February 1927-21 October 1993) was an American novelist and playwright, best known for his works Midnight Cowboy and Blue Denim. ... This article is about the 1969 film. ... Jerome Hellman is an American film producer who was born on 4 September 1928 in New York City. ... John Vincent Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... True Grit by Charles Portis first appeared as a 1968 short story in The Saturday Evening Post. ... John Richard Schlesinger CBE (February 16, 1926 – July 25, 2003) was an English film director. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with AFIs 100 Years. ...

1970s: Staying in the game

Hoffman could now get the parts he dreamed of ten years earlier. Instead of making large Hollywood films, however, Hoffman more often opted to take roles in smaller-scale, character-driven films.

Under Arthur Penn's direction, Hoffman plays the character Jack Crabb from teenager to the age of 121 years (an acting world record, says Guinness World Records) in the film Little Big Man (1970). Crabb is a man who, on his death bed, recalls his life of struggle and adventure. A precursor to films like Forrest Gump, the film found Crabb in the middle of historical events, such as the battle at Little Big Horn alongside General Custer. Mostly comedic, the film was widely praised by critics, but was overlooked for an award except for a supporting nomination for Chief Dan George. Arthur Penn (born September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a film director of thoughtful films that dont always find an audience. ... Guinness World Records 2008 edition. ... Little Big Man is a 1970 film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel by Thomas Berger. ... For the main character of the same name, see Forrest Gump (character) Forrest Gump is a 1994 drama film based on a 1986 novel by Winston Groom and the name of the title character of both. ... The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custers Last Stand, was an engagement between a Lakota-Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army that took place on June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. ... George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 - June 25, 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes, led by... Chief Dan George (July 24, 1899–September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Burrard Band, a Salish First Nations people located in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. ...

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) featured yet another Hoffman role completely different from the rest. In the film—a dark human drama comedy directed by Ulu Grosbard—Hoffman plays a sleep-deprived and highly successful rock, pop, commercial jingle, and musical composer who finds himself in a life-crisis when reflecting on his love relationships. An anonymous man named Harry Kellerman begins to spread ridiculous lies about him. Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? is a movie released in 1971 starring Dustin Hoffman. ...

Next was Straw Dogs. In his second film since The Wild Bunch, director Sam Peckinpah created one of the most startling depictions of societal violence ever on film. Hoffman (against his will, committed by contract) portrayed David, an American who moves with his wife (Susan George) to her home village in rural England, surrounded by violent men with lustful intentions. The film depicts graphically the primality of physical and sexual violence to a shocking degree, a quality that polarized audiences and critics alike. The film has found a cult audience since the acceptance of Peckinpah as a revolutionary of film directing. Straw Dogs is a 1971 film directed by Sam Peckinpah. ... The Wild Bunch is a 1969 English language western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, in which an aging group of outlaws hope to have one final score while the West is turning into a modern society. ... David Samuel Sam Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director who achieved iconic status following the release of his 1969 Western epic The Wild Bunch. ... Susan Margaret George was born on July 26, 1950, in London, England, UK. // Susan George has been acting since the age of four, appearing on both television and film. ...

Alongside Steve McQueen and under the direction of Patton director Franklin J. Schaffner, Hoffman made his largest film to date. Papillon told the story of inmates on an island prison who plot their escape. Domestically, the film brought in more than four times its budget. In director Bob Fosse's highly experimental Lenny, Hoffman portrayed pioneering stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce in a jarring performance, covering Bruce's onstage charisma and his tragic fall from grace. Hoffman was able to mirror Lenny Bruce so closely thanks to archived audio and extremely candid video recordings. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Hoffman). This would mark Hoffman's third nomination in seven years. Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an Academy Award-nominated American movie actor, nicknamed The King of Cool.[1] He was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a popular anti-hero persona. ... Patton is a 1970 epic biographical film which tells the story of General George S. Pattons commands during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler. ... Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 - July 2, 1989) was an American film director. ... Papillon is a French word for butterfly. The term may also refer to Papillon (autobiography), a memoir written by Henri Charrière about his imprisonment at a penal colony in French Guiana. ... Bob Fosse, early promotional image Bob Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was a musical theater choreographer and director. ... Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. ...

Hoffman with Robert Redford in All the President's Men

Less than two years after Watergate ended with the resignation of Richard Nixon, director Alan J. Pakula put to celluloid the story of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's investigation and ultimate unveiling of the truth behind the Watergate scandal, All the President's Men. Hoffman portrayed Carl Bernstein and Robert Redford portrayed Bob Woodward in the film, which garnered eight Oscar nominations, though none for Hoffman or Redford. Image File history File links All_the_President_Men. ... Image File history File links All_the_President_Men. ... Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ... This article is about the 1976 film. ... “Watergate” redirects here. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Alan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 - November 19, 1998) was an American film producer, writer and director noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre. ... Bob Woodward signs his book State of Denial after a talk in March 2007. ... Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward (right)This image is pending deletion. ... All the Presidents Men is a 1974 non-fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the Watergate first break-in and ensuing Watergate scandal for the Washington Post. ... Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ...

Reteaming with John Schlesinger, the director of Midnight Cowboy, Hoffman starred in Marathon Man, a film about the human psyche under the stress of confusion, torment and torture. The film was based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, which he adapted into a screenplay himself. Marathon Man found Hoffman re-facing the themes of distress and anger that he encountered on Straw Dogs, though this film was more conventional. Laurence Olivier co-starred in the film as the Josef Mengele-inspired Dr. Christian Szell (AKA "The White Angel"), a sadistic Nazi who tortured countless Jews in Auschwitz. Hoffman's character finds himself in the middle of Szell's plans to smuggle diamonds out of America. William Goldman (born August 12, 1931) is an American novelist, playwright and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, (IPA: ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Mengele in uniform Dr. Josef Mengele (March 16, 1911– February 7, 1979), was a German SS officer and a physician in the German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. ...

In the film's most famous scene, Olivier tortures Hoffman while repeating the seemingly non-sequitur question: "Is it safe?" The quote was voted as the 70th greatest quote in the history of film by AFI. To achieve his character's exhausted look in this scene, Hoffman deprived himself of sleep for two days. During the filming Olivier famously said to Hoffman "Try acting. . . It's much easier!" While this is widely believed to have been a joke about Hoffman's Strasbergian method, Hoffman himself, who for many years denied the story altogether, now claims that Olivier had been referring to how Hoffman had been partying too hard (the real reason he had deprived himself of sleep) as a way of coping with his depression and the pain of his divorce. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American director, actor, producer, and acting teacher. ...

For scenes in which Hoffman was to appear breathless, he would run a half mile until the moment Schlesinger called "action". After this film, Hoffman said that he would no longer play "young" roles like being a college student in Marathon Man (he was 40 at the time of its release).

Originally to be his directorial debut, Straight Time was a pet project of Hoffman's ever since he read Edward Bunker's source novel. Hoffman opted out of directing the picture and instead handed it over to Harry Kellerman director Ulu Grosbard. Hoffman starred as a thief who, upon being released from prison, decides to go straight. His plans are thwarted by a parole officer who causes Hoffman to revert to a life of crime. The film was based on Bunker's experiences. Straight Time: 1978 When his efforts at rehabilitation are futile, a paroled Los Angeles ex-con named Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) becomes destined to repeat his criminal past, bedeviled by Earl Frank, his self-serving and venal parole officer played by M. Emmet Walsh. ... For the founder of Bunkerville, Nevada, see Edward Bunker (Mormon pioneer). ...

In his first true failure, Hoffman found himself in Michael Apted's Agatha. The film tagline describes it as "a fictional solution to the real mystery of Agatha Christie's disappearance." Vanessa Redgrave starred as Agatha Christie. Controversy arose when the script was adjusted to accommodate Dustin Hoffman's starpower. Agatha producer David Puttnam left the production and swore he would never again work with Dustin Hoffman. Michael Apted (born 10 February 1941;) is an English director, producer, writer and actor. ... Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an Academy Award winning English actress and member of the Redgrave family, one of the enduring theatrical dynasties. ... Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), mainly known as Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ... David Puttnam receiving his BAFTA Fellowship, 19 February 2006 David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam of Queensgate, CBE is a film producer and politician. ...

Directed by Robert Benton, Kramer Vs. Kramer featured Hoffman as workaholic Ted Kramer whose wife unexpectedly leaves him, and he has to raise their son alone. Hurt and stunned, Ted is forced to juggle his priorities: success in advertising and single parenthood. In traditional feel-good fashion, he comes to see what's truly important and finds himself growing up far too late. When his ex-wife returns to reclaim their child, he finds everything he's fixed breaking all over again. Hoffman starred alongside Meryl Streep in the film, which earned Hoffman his first Academy Award. The film also received the Best Picture honor, as well as Supporting Actress (Streep) and Director. Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... Kramer vs. ... Mary Louise Streep, mostly known as Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ...

1980s

Hoffman with Sydney Pollack in Tootsie, 1982

In Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, Hoffman portrays Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who finds himself unable to land a job due to his stigma of being a "difficult actor" (a title to which Hoffman wasn't a stranger). Amidst the threat of ultimate failure and poverty, Michael comes up with a plan: Dress up as a woman (Dorothy Michaels) and land a role on a soap opera. Not only does he get the job, he also becomes an extremely popular character on the show. To make things worse, he develops a crush on a co-worker (Jessica Lange) who unfortunately doesn't know that Dorothy Michaels is Michael Dorsey. Image File history File links Tootsie_at_the_Russian_Tea_Room. ... Image File history File links Tootsie_at_the_Russian_Tea_Room. ... Sydney Pollack (born July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... George Fields and Dorothy Michaels at the Russian Tea Room Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film, which tells the story of a talented, but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult makes him unemployable. ... Sydney Pollack (born July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

Tootsie earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Actor (Hoffman), Picture and Director. The film would only win one, for Supporting Actress (Lange). The film is particularly notorious for the on-set battles between director Pollack and Hoffman, which was later translated onscreen when Hoffman persisted that Pollack should play Dorsey's agent. Pollack credited both Hoffman and this film for building a second career as an actor.

Hoffman then turned to television in the role of Willy Lohman in Death of a Salesman, for which he was awarded the 1985 Emmy Award for Outstanding lead actor in a TV movie or miniseries. He would also go on to win a Golden Globe for the same performance.

In Elaine May's Ishtar, Hoffman and Warren Beatty play two lounge singers booked at the Ishtar Hilton who find themselves tangled in a web of espionage. The film received largely negative reviews from critics and was nominated for three Razzie awards, though they spared Hoffman. James House, who later became a country music artist, served as Hoffman's vocal coach in the film.^[4] Elaine May (b. ... Ishtar is a 1987 motion picture comedy, directed by Elaine May and starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty as Rogers and Clarke, a duo of incredibly untalented lounge singers who stumble into a political conflict in the fictional North African nation of Ishtar. ... Henry Warren Beatty (born March 30, 1937), better known as Warren Beatty, is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... James House (born James Andrew House on March 21, 1955 in Sacramento, California[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ...

Director Barry Levinson's Rain Man chronicles the reunion of two brothers after the death of their estranged father. One, Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), is an indebted car salesman while the other, Raymond Babbitt (Hoffman), is an institutionalized autistic savant. Never knowing of any brother, and upon finding out that Raymond is to receive his father's fortune, Charlie takes Raymond away from the institution. Because Raymond refuses to fly, they are forced to drive back to California. During the course of this trip, Charlie finds himself forever transformed. Barry Levinson Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Jewish-American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... An autistic savant (historically described as idiot savant) is a person with both autism and Savant Syndrome. ...

Because Hoffman shows no emotion throughout the entire film, it took careful crafting to make sure that Cruise's transformation was noticeable to audiences. So Levinson, Hoffman and Cruise worked for two years on this film. In that time, they decided that Hoffman's role in the film was simply Cruise's divine intervention. Because Hoffman's blankness is so strong, the audience shapes him into whatever they want him to be, and feel sympathy. Hoffman's nuanced performance has been hailed by many as the greatest of all time. The performance earned Hoffman his second Oscar, and the film took home three more, for Picture, Director and Screenplay. Upon accepting his second Oscar, Hoffman stated softly to his fellow nominees that it was okay if they didn't vote for him because "I didn't vote for you guys either."

After the heaviness of Rain Man, Hoffman took it down a notch with legendary director Sydney Lumet's crime comedy Family Business, alongside castmates Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick. The film did relatively poorly with the critics and at the box office. Portrait of Sidney Lumet, May 7, 1939. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is a Tony Award-winning American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off. ...

1990s: The commercial decade

Throughout the 1990s, Hoffman would appear in many large, studio films. Warren Beatty directed and starred as the title character in the film adaptation of Dick Tracy. Hoffman would do his Ishtar co-star a friendly favor by playing a small role in the film under heavy make-up. He played Mumbles, a hesitant squealer who speaks extremely fast. The character of Mumbles was supposedly based on producer Robert Evans. The film flopped at the box office and was critically panned, though has recently reached cult status. ^[5] Henry Warren Beatty (born March 30, 1937), better known as Warren Beatty, is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... Dick Tracy is a 1990 film based upon the Dick Tracy comic strip character created by Chester Gould. ... There have been several well-known people named Robert Evans, including: Robert Evans (author) Robert_Evans_(film_producer) Robert Evans (politician) Robert Evans is also the name of a firefighter who was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 Bob Evans This is a disambiguation...

Hoffman would reunite with Kramer vs. Kramer director Robert Benton for the ill-fated Billy Bathgate. In the film, the title character (Loren Dean), finds himself working his way up in organized crime in the 20s and 30s. The boss (Hoffman) promotes Billy and he becomes his mentor, just as the syndicate begins to fall apart. The film failed on almost all accounts, critically and financially. Actor Loren Dean (born on 31 July 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) starred in movies such as Billy Bathgate and Enemy of the State. ...

In his biggest film yet,^{[citation needed]} Hoffman played the title role of Captain Hook in Steven Spielberg's Hook. Robin Williams co-starred in the film as the grown-up Peter Pan, who ends up back in Neverland after his kids are kidnapped by the Captain. At $70 million, Hook was easily the most expensive film Spielberg had made up to that point, and was a huge success at the box office. The film earned Hoffman a Golden Globe nomination. Captain James Hook is the villain of J. M. Barries play and novel Peter Pan. ... Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Hook is a 1991 family action/adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith. ... For other persons named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation). ... This article is about the play by J.M. Barrie. ... Spielberg can be The surname of the famous Hollywood director Steven Spielberg Spielberg fortress in the Czech Republic. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

In Stephen Frears' Hero, Hoffman plays a lowly scoundrel who saves a few people from a plane crash while trying to find goodies in the remains. When a picture of him surfaces, a reporter (Geena Davis) mounts a search for the man, including a million-dollar reward. A much more sympathetic drifter (Andy Garcia) gets involved claiming to be the real hero. The film failed to perform well at the box office and received a mixed reception from critics. Stephen Frears in Sweden, 1989 promoting his movie Dangerous Liaisons. ... Hero (also known as Accidental Hero) is a comedy and drama movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack and directed by Stephen Frears. ... Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress and former fashion model. ...

Following his hit In the Line of Fire, director Wolfgang Petersen decided to make a film fictionalizing the then-threatening Ebola virus. The lead role of Sam Daniels in Outbreak was originally intended for Harrison Ford. When Ford declined, the filmmakers went to Hoffman, who accepted the role. Starring alongside Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Donald Sutherland, Hoffman plays the ignored whistle blower in the film. Outbreak went on to recoup its budget, but made very little profit. The film, though, did receive better-than-average reviews for a Hollywood film. In the Line of Fire is a 1993 film about a psychopath who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States. ... Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. ... For other uses, see Ebola (disambiguation). ... For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... Rene Russo Rene Russo (born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American film actress and model. ... Kevin Spacey (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor (film and stage) and director. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... Cuba Gooding Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In Rain Man director Barry Levinson's period drama Sleepers, four childhood friends find themselves reunited after bloody revenge is committed against their childhood abuser. Hoffman played bumbling defense attorney Danny Snider in the film. Good reviews and decent box office led the film to cult status with the release of the film on video and, eventually, DVD.

Hoffman starred opposite John Travolta in popular Greek director Costa Gavras' Mad City, a film about a man who takes a history museum hostage after losing his job. In the movie, Hoffman portrayed Max Brackett, a washed up reporter already in the museum when the event takes place and takes advantage of the situation as a way of reviving his career. Amongst negative reviews and terrible receipts, the film quickly left theatres and plunged into obscurity. John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, dancer, and singer. ... Constantinos Gavras (born February 12, 1933, Loutra-Iraias, Greece), better known as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French filmmaker best known for films with overt political themes. ...

Working with Barry Levinson for the third time, Hoffman played the role of the fiendishly clever movie producer-turned-war producer Stanley Motes in Wag The Dog. The film (co-written by master writer David Mamet) found Robert De Niro playing Washington spin-doctor Conrad Brean, a man hired to invent a war in order to cover up a presidential sex scandal. When De Niro approaches Hoffman, he finds the solution slowly becoming just another big, fat problem. David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. ... Robert De Niro in 1988 Robert De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American film actor, director, and producer. ...

The film was shot in just under a month. Hoffman's Robert Evans-inspired performance in Wag The Dog earned him some of the best reviews of his career and also brought him his 7th Academy Award nomination.

Once again, Hoffman would work with Barry Levinson on the Michael Crichton adaptation Sphere. It tells the story of a team of scientists sent to the bottom of the South Pacific to investigate a mysterious vessel, which turns out to be a spaceship, crashed in the middle of the ocean centuries before. Hoffman plays the leader of the team, which also includes Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Queen Latifah and Liev Schreiber. After being welcomed with a plethora of bad reviews, the film failed to regain even half of its budget domestically. Being that Wag The Dog was filmed after this and released only weeks before it, Hoffman and Levinson managed to dodge Sphere's proverbial bullet. Michael Crichton, pronounced [1], (born October 23, 1942) is an American author, film producer, film director, and television producer. ... Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model. ... “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. ... Peter Coyote (born October 10, 1941) is an American actor and author, and has narrated many documentaries and audio books. ... Also see the Arab singer Latifa Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy-winning American rapper/singer, model, and Academy Award-nominated actress. ... Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. ...

In Luc Besson's adaptation of the story of Joan of Arc, Hoffman portrayed "The Conscience". The film failed with critics and at the box office. Luc Besson [IPA: lyk bɛsɔ̃] (born March 18, 1959) is a French film director, writer and producer. ... For other uses, see Joan of Arc (disambiguation). ...

2000s

Hoffman's work has primarily been supporting roles in studio films. As Ben Floss in Moonlight Mile (2002), Hoffman played the father of a recently deceased woman, while Jake Gyllenhaal portrays the fiance of the girl and Susan Sarandon plays her grieving, free-spirit mother. Moonlight Mile, written and directed by Brad Silberling, primarily focuses on Gyllenhaal's character as the three work together to get through their grief. Though it performed poorly domestically, the film received positive reviews. Moonlight Mile is a 2002 movie written and directed by Brad Silberling. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal[1] (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... He is the husbad of actress Amy Brenneman, with whom that they have two kids . ...

Working opposite Edward Burns, Andy Garcia and Rachel Weisz and under the direction of James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross), Hoffman played mob boss Winston King in Confidence. In the film, Burns' character works one job for Hoffman to pay off money he unwittingly stole from him. Costing $15 million, the film failed to make that much in domestic theatres. It did, though, surpass the number worldwide (barely). Edward Burns Jr. ... Andy Garcia at the Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base, December 7, 2001 Andy García (born April 12, 1956) is a Cuban-American actor. ... Rachel Weisz (born March 7, 1971) is an Academy Award-winning English film and television actress. ... James Foley (born December 23, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film director and screenwriter. ... This article is about the play by David Mamet. ...

Hoffman would finally have a chance to work with his friend of fifty years, Gene Hackman, in Gary Fleder's Runaway Jury, an adaptation of John Grisham's bestselling novel. In the film, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz portray two important factors in a large murder trial, one on the jury, working on the inside, and the other playing the outside. Hoffman portrays the plaintiff's attorney, while Hackman plays the jury consultant for the defense. In a pivotal and dramatic scene, Hoffman's and Hackman's characters have an argument in the court bathroom. The two friends rehearsed this scene for days. Receiving good reviews all round, the film performed somewhat poorly at the box office, failing to recoup its $60 million budget domestically. The Runaway Jury is a legal/suspense novel written by American author John Grisham. ... John Ray Grisham Jr. ... This article is about the actor. ... Rachel Weisz (born March 7, 1971) is an Academy Award-winning English film and television actress. ...

Hoffman played the small role of theatre owner Charles Frohman in Marc Forster's dream-like J.M. Barrie biopic Finding Neverland. The film, costarring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Freddie Highmore, received rave reviews, was a hit at the box office and earned the film seven Academy Award nominations—including Best Picture and Best Actor (Depp). In director David O. Russell's I ♥ Huckabees, Hoffman played Bernard, one half of an existential detective team (the other half being Lily Tomlin) hired to spy on Albert (Jason Schwartzman) in order to answer his questions about the meaning of his life and the nature of coincidence. The film received polarized reviews and failed commercially, but became an instant cult hit. Marc Forster (born 1969 in Ulm, Germany) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. ... Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet, Scottish author Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet (May 9, 1860 - June 19, 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. ... Johnny Depp (born John Christopher Depp II[2] on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an Academy Award-nominated and SAG Awards-winning American actor and for his performances in the films Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994... Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five time Academy Award-nominated Emmy Award-nominated BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award winning English actress. ... Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1941) is an English Academy Award-winning film actress. ... Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Freddie Highmore (born February 14, 1992 in London, England) is an English child actor. ... David O. Russell David Owen Russell (born 20 August 1958 in New York) is an American film director and screenwriter. ... I ♥ Huckabees is a film released in 2004. ... Lily Tomlin (born Mary Jean Tomlin on September 1, 1939), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. ...

Hoffman with Ben Stiller in Meet the Fockers, 2004

Meet the Fockers (2004) is a comedy film and a sequel to Meet the Parents which saw Hoffman co-starring with Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. The film was directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers). In addition to Hoffman, De Niro and Stiller, Meet the Fockers has an all-star cast of Barbra Streisand, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Tim Blake Nelson and Owen Wilson. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing comedies in history, and Hoffman won the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance. Also, Hoffman recently was featured in cameo roles in Andy Garcia's The Lost City and on the final episode of HBO sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm"'s fifth season. Dustin Hoffman with Ben Stiller in Meet the Fockers. ... Dustin Hoffman with Ben Stiller in Meet the Fockers. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... Meet the Fockers (2004) is a comedy film and a sequel to Meet the Parents starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. ... Meet the Fockers (2004) is a comedy film and a sequel to Meet the Parents starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. ... Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ... For other uses, see Sequel (disambiguation). ... Meet the Parents is a 2000 comedy film starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. ... Robert De Niro in 1988 Robert De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American film actor, director, and producer. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... Jay Roach (born 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American film director and producer whose credits include the Austin Powers movies, and the hit comedies Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... Teri Polo (born August 29, 1969[1]) is an American actress known for her role of Pamela Byrnes in the movie Meet the Parents (2000) and its sequel Meet the Fockers (2004). ... Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ... Tim Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American character actor and film director. ... Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. ... The Lost City is a 2005 film directed by Andy García. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy series (though not in the traditional sitcom format) starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. ...

His role in 2006's Stranger Than Fiction pushed further into the comedic vein than Hoffman's performances have in recent years. He gave an interview to stv's Grant Lauchlan in December 2006 and discussed the importance of comedy in life and work.^[6] Stranger Than Fiction (1994) was the band Bad Religions last album with Brett Gurewitz, and the first on the Sony record label. ...

In 2006 Hoffman played the perfumier Giuseppe Baldini in Tom Tykwer's film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Tom Tykwer (born May 23, 1965 in Wuppertal, Germany) is a German film director. ...

He had a small cameo in the 2006 film, The Holiday. For other uses, see Holiday (disambiguation). ...

In 2007 he featured in an advertising campaign for Australian telecommunications company Telstra's Next G network.^[7] Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Telstra Corporation (ASX: , NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications and media company under private ownership, with a dominant position in landline telephone services, a large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite and...

He also featured in the 50 Cent's video "Follow My Lead" as the Pschytriast.

Personal life

Hoffman has two children (Karina and Jenna) with his first wife Anne Byrne (married May 1969; divorced in 1980), and four more (Jacob, Maxwell, Rebecca and Alexandra) with wife Lisa Gottsegen, who is an attorney (married since October 1980). Hoffman also has two grandchildren. Jake Hoffman (born on 20 March 1981 in Los Angeles County, California) is an American actor and the son of Dustin Hoffman. ...

A political liberal, Hoffman has long supported the Democratic Party and Ralph Nader. Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney and political activist in the areas of consumer rights, humanitarianism, environmentalism and democratic government. ...

He is unrelated to fellow Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman. Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ...

Robert Duvall was a roommate of Hoffman during their struggling actor years in New York City. Duvall and Hoffman tease each other on the matter of acting training, as Duvall was trained by Sanford Meisner whereas Hoffman was brought up on Lee Strasberg's method acting. Hoffman is good friends with actor Gene Hackman, who was also friends with Duvall during their years as starving actors. Hackman shared an apartment with Hoffman for a time. Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award and four-time Golden Globe winning American film actor and director. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905-February 2nd, 1997) was an actor and acting coach well known for the Meisner technique. ... Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American director, actor, producer, and acting teacher. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eugene Allen Gene Hackman[1] (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ...

Hoffman on a talk show once stated that the Oscars were "obscene, dirty and no better than a beauty contest". When presenting an award at the 1974 Oscar ceremonies, Frank Sinatra responded strongly: "Contrary to what Mr. Hoffman thinks, it is not an obscene evening. It is not garish and it is not embarrassing". Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... “Sinatra” redirects here. ...

Hoffman in popular culture

The rock band Of Montreal made an album called The Early Four Track Recordings which tells a bizarre fictional story about Dustin Hoffman in the song titles, even though the songs themselves have nothing to do with the story. Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. ... The Early Four Track Recordings is a compilation album by indie rock band Of Montreal. ...

Filmography

The Tiger Makes Out is a 1967 comedy film about a kidnapper and his unintended victim, starring Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson and directed by Arthur Hiller. ... For the novel of the same name, see The Graduate (novel). ... Madigans Millions (It: Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi, Sp: El Millón de Madigan, released in the UK as Madigans Million), is a 1969 Italian-Spanish movie directed by Giorgio Gentili and produced by Sidney W. Pink. ... This article is about the 1969 film. ... Little Big Man is a 1970 film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel by Thomas Berger. ... Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? is a movie released in 1971 starring Dustin Hoffman. ... Straw Dogs is a 1971 film directed by Sam Peckinpah. ... Alfredo, Alfredo is a 1972 Italian language award winning comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. ... Papillon is a 1973 film based on the autobiography of Henri Charrière. ... Lenny is a 1974 film about the life of the comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman. ... This article is about the 1976 film. ... Marathon Man is a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by William Goldman that was made into a 1976 film directed by John Schlesinger. ... Straight Time: 1978 When his efforts at rehabilitation are futile, a paroled Los Angeles ex-con named Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) becomes destined to repeat his criminal past, bedeviled by Earl Frank, his self-serving and venal parole officer played by M. Emmet Walsh. ... Agatha is a 1979 film starring Vanessa Redgrave and Dustin Hoffman, which recounts a fictionalized version of the events surrounding the 1926 disappearence of mystery writer Agatha Christie. ... Kramer vs. ... George Fields and Dorothy Michaels at the Russian Tea Room Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film, which tells the story of a talented, but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult makes him unemployable. ... Cover to the Penguin Group edition. ... Ishtar is a 1987 motion picture comedy, directed by Elaine May and starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty as Rogers and Clarke, a duo of incredibly untalented lounge singers who stumble into a political conflict in the fictional North African nation of Ishtar. ... Rain Man is a 1988 film which tells the story of a selfish yuppie who discovers that his father has left all of his estate to the autistic brother he never knew he had. ... Family Business (1989). ... Dick Tracy is a 1990 film based upon the Dick Tracy comic strip character created by Chester Gould. ... Billy Bathgate is a 1991 film starring Dustin Hoffman as a young Dutch Schultz, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi, and Bruce Willis. ... Hook is a 1991 family action/adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith. ... Hero (also known as Accidental Hero) is a comedy and drama movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack and directed by Stephen Frears. ... Outbreak (1995) is a suspense film starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. ... Sleepers (1996) is a dramatic movie based on Lorenzo Carcaterras novel of the same name. ... Mad City is a 1997 drama and thriller film written by Tom Matthews and Eric Williams, directed by Costa Gavras, and starring John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Blythe Danner, Ted Levine, Raymond J. Barry, Jay Leno, and Larry King. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sphere is a science fiction movie, released on February 13, 1998, starring Dustin Hoffman as Dr. Norman Goodman (Johnson in the novel), Sharon Stone as Dr. Elizabeth Beth Halperin, Liev Schreiber as Dr. Ted Fielding and Samuel L. Jackson as Dr. Harry Adams. ... The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 movie directed by Luc Besson. ... Tuesday is a low-budget heist film set in the 1980s, starring John Simm and Phillip Glenister as criminals. ... Moonlight Mile is a 2002 movie written and directed by Brad Silberling. ... Confidence is a 2003 film starring Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz and directed by James Foley. ... The Runaway Jury is a legal/suspense novel written by American author John Grisham. ... Finding Neverland is an Academy Award-winning film that released in 2004, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. ... I ♥ Huckabees is a film released in 2004. ... Meet the Fockers (2004) is a comedy film and a sequel to Meet the Parents starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Racing Stripes is a 2005 adventure/comedy movie, directed by Frederik Du Chau. ... The Lost City is a 2005 film directed by Andy García. ... Stranger than Fiction is a 2006 American comedy-drama film. ... Mr. ... Kung Fu Panda is a film about a panda who learns martial arts and then uses this new ability to fight his enemies. ... The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread ) is a fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo that won the Newbery Medal in 2004. ... Last Chance Harvey (expected 2008) is an upcoming film starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, set in London. ... John Vincent Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Coming Home is a 1978 film which tells the story of a handicapped Vietnam War veterans difficulty in re-entering civilian life after his return from the war. ... 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