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| Category | Comedies DVDs, Dramas Movies, Children/Family Videos, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, Love Story, Coming Of Age, Black Comedy, 1960s, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100, AFI Top 100 Movie Quotes, AFI Top 100 Passions, AFI Top 100 Movie Songs, AFI Top 100 Laughs, Vanity Fair 50 Greatest Films Of All Time | | Starring | Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, Alice Ghostley, Buck Henry, Norman Fell, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Brian Avery, Elisabeth Fraser, Walter Brooke, Eddra Gale, Harry Holcombe, Jonathan Hole, Marion Lorne, Lainie Miller | | Director | Mike Nichols | | Composer | Dave Grusin | | Costume Designer | Patricia Zipprodt | | Director of Photography | Robert Surtees | | Editor | Sam O'Steen | | Makeup | Harry Maret
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Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Sensor Matic Dustin Hoffman is the college graduate who has an affair with a married woman (Anne Bancroft) but falls in love with her daughter (Katharine Ross). Director Mike Nichols's THE GRADUATE is the satirical coming-of-age comedy that became an emotional touchstone for an entire generation. In the mid-1960s, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a confused college graduate, is pulled in myriad directions by family, friends, and associates just days after receiving his degree. Seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), an older friend of the family, Ben carries on an affair with the married woman even as he falls for her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). However, Ben and Elaine's attempts at romance are threatened by the spiteful rage of Mrs. Robinson, who proceeds to hastily arrange Elaine's marriage to someone else, leading up to one of the most memorable endings in cinema history.
With its striking photography and clever editing, THE GRADUATE established Nichols as a major director. The film also made a star out of young Hoffman, who gives an understated portrayal of the perplexed Ben--the actor's first role in a Hollywood film, which he almost didn't get because he wasn't Waspy enough. Outstanding performances by the rest of the cast are highlighted by Bancroft's sexy, embittered turn as Mrs. Robinson and Ross's endearing presence as the gorgeous yet innocent Elaine. The film's impact on popular culture is immeasurable: "Plastics" will live on eternally as depressing but solid career advice, and older women will never eye younger men without fear of becoming a "Mrs. Robinson." Buck Henry (who appears briefly in the film) cowrote the influential screenplay, based on the novel by Charles Webb, and the soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel remains a movie classic. Theatrical Release: December 21, 1967
THE GRADUATE was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1996.
Features bit parts by actors Richard Dreyfuss and Mike Farell, as well as co-screenwriter Buck Henry.
The soundtrack for THE GRADUATE includes Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" and "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme." The film is the first Hollywood production to use already established hit songs in the soundtrack.
Charles Grodin was originally cast to play the lead in THE GRADUATE. Graduate Quotes/Excerpts: "I just want to say one word to you...just one word."--Mr. McGuire (Walter Brooke) to Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman)
"Yes, sir."--Ben
"Are you listening?"--Mr.McGuire
"Yes, sir. I am."--Ben
"Plastics."--Mr. McGuire
"Don't you think that idea is a little half-baked?"--Mr. Braddock (William Daniels) to Ben
"Oh no, Dad, it's completely baked."--Ben
"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me."--Ben to Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) Graduate Reviews: "...A wonderful comedy of manners..." -- 4 out of 5 Stars
-- Nick Hunt, Total Film "...[Bancroft] is a great beauty....To watch it today is like opening a time capsule..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...[A] mellowed-out great movie..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "[T]hanks to the perfectly cast Bancroft, Mrs. Robinson not only became the archetype for the older woman as seductress, but also the source of distraction for many an adolescent male."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere "Mike Nichols' classic is as fresh, perceptive and witty as it was in 1967."
-- Robert McTaggart, Uncut "The hit ages like wine and should speak just as eloquently to disaffected grads in the 21st century." -- Grade: A-
-- Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] breakthrough....Nichols's stylishly constructed film still feels fresh today..."-- Simon Edwards, Ultimate DVD Graduate | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.43) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1967 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  47162  | | CD Universe Part number | 7523976 | | Catalog number | M108947 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 18, 2007 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 106 Minutes | | Additional Info | Decades Collect | | Movie Details | Color; Decades Collect; Decades Collection |
Graduate Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Love it!
This movie you can watch a hundred years from now and still laugh! Its unforgetable!
Submitted by qtashajohnson (Indiana) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A classic! A must see!
Dustin Hoffman, almost a No-name when this movie was released puts on a stellar display of acting. He makes you feel tense, nervous, and unsure as you watch him fumble through life as Benjimen Braddock. This movie is well worth the money and w/ the soundtrack, an added bonus!
Submitted by jrmy_bowie (Stevensville, MI USA)
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This review is for a different format.  A classic Hoffman
Saw this movie again after lots of years.
It still has that Hoffman magic that made him a superstar.One of my favourite actors.
Submitted by edbag30 (Brisbane,Australia)
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 Early Hoffman Classic worth watching
Great 60's classic - terrific tunes by Simon & Garfunkel, memorable movie.
Submitted by ppeters (Allentown, PA, USA)
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Hoffman's Finest!
Great film about a young man who's graduated with honors and has NO IDEA what to do next! Loses himself in diversion (Mrs. Robinson), and oddly ends up with the girl of his dreams, but more problems than he started with! Music (Simon & Garfunkle), excellent. Looks as good as it did in 1969!
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