Tom's girlfriend at this time is the actress, Mimi Rogers. In May, 1987, they marry. Later that year, Tom starts with Paul Newman in The Color of Money
In 1988, he is in Rain Man with Dustin Hoffmann. It is not an action movie and some newspapers are unhappy about this. "Tom's fans only want action movies," they say. They are wrong. Rain Man is the year's number one movie.