Ruth Sullivan talked Hoffman into giving Rain Man a sneak preview in Huntington as a benefit for the Autism Services Center (ASC) there two nights before its official New York premiere. This gala event took place in a grand old vaudeville showcase called the Keith-Albee Theater, and tickets sold out far in advance, enabling the ASC to buy its first piece of property—Pelican House, the group home where her son still resides.
