The Graduate (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Mike Nichols |
| Producer(s) | Lawrence Turman, Joseph E. Levine (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Hotels, Infidelity, Romance (Drama) |
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The Graduate Overview:
The Graduate (1967) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Mike Nichols and produced by Joseph E. Levine and Lawrence Turman.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Charles Webb published in 1963.
SYNOPSIS
A satirical coming-of-age comedy that become an emotional touchstone for an entire generation. In the late '60s, a confused college graduate is pulled in myriad directions by family, friends, and associates just days after receiving his diploma. Seduced by an older friend of the family, the young man carries on an affair with the married woman even as he chases his heart's desire with her engaged daughter. This established Nichols as a major director and was Hoffman's first major role. Its 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." Henry cowrote the influential screenplay based on the novel by Webb.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.The Graduate was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996.
Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Anne Bancroft | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Katharine Ross | Nominated |
| Best Director | Mike Nichols | Won |
| Best Picture | Lawrence Turman, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Calder Willingham, Buck Henry | Nominated |
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The Graduate (1967)
By Beatrice on Jul 11, 2019 From Flickers in TimeThe Graduate Directed by Mike Nichols Written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham from a novel by Charles Webb 1967/USA Lawrence Turman Repeat viewing/my DVD collection One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Benjamin: Well, I would say that I’m just drifting. Here in the pool. Loved th... Read full article
Book Review--Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation
By KC on Oct 27, 2017 From Classic MoviesSeduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation Beverly Gray Algonquin Books, 2017 I had a great time reading Seduced by Mrs. Robinson, a new book by Beverly Gray that traces the production of Director Mike Nichol’s classic film The Graduate (1967) on its ... Read full article
Win Tickets to see ?TCM Big Screen Classics: The Graduate (50th Anniversary)? (Giveaway runs March 24 – April 8)
By Annmarie Gatti on Mar 24, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub BlogWin Tickets to see ?The Graduate? on the Big Screen! in Select Cinemas Nationwide Sunday, April 23 & Wednesday, April 26! “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.” CMH is thrilled to announce the 5th of our 14 movie ticket giveaways this year, courtesy of Fathom Events! That... Read full article
The Graduate (1967)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 4, 2016 From 4 Star Films“You’re living at home. Is that right? Yes.? Do you know what you’re going to do? No. Are you going to graduate school? No.” ~ Elaine Robinson to Benjamin Braddock As a recently graduated person, I thought it was only pertinent to return to this landmark film to see if I coul... Read full article
The Graduate (1967)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 4, 2016 From 4 Star Films“You’re living at home. Is that right? Yes.? Do you know what you’re going to do? No. Are you going to graduate school? No.” ~ Elaine Robinson to Benjamin Braddock As a recently graduated person I thought it was only pertinent to return to this landmark film to see if I would... Read full article
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Quotes from
Mr. Robinson: Do you ummm... do you want to tell me *why* you did it
Benjamin: Mr. Robinson!
Mr. Robinson: Do you have a special grudge against me? Do you feel a particularly strong resentment? Is there something I've said that's caused this contempt, or is it just things I stand for that you despise?
Benjamin: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands.
Mr. Robinson: Shaking hands? Well, that's not saying much for my wife, is it?
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Facts about
In Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft's first encounter in the hotel room, Bancroft did not know that Hoffman was going to grab her breast. Hoffman decided offscreen to do it, because it reminded him of schoolboys trying to nonchalantly grab girls' breasts in the hall by pretending to put their jackets on. When Hoffman did it onscreen, director Mike Nichols began laughing loudly offscreen. Hoffman began to laugh as well, so rather than stop the scene, he turned away from the camera and walked to the wall. Hoffman banged his head on the wall, trying to stop laughing, and Nichols thought it was so funny, he left it in.
At the AFI tribute to Mike Nichols, Dustin Hoffman recounted that when he was first called to discuss auditioning for the role of Benjamin, he told Nichols that he thought he was being made fun of a little, considering how "wrong" he seemed for the character described in the source novel. "'It the book says he's five-foot-eleven or something, and he's a track star, and he's head of the debating club, and he's from Boston or something, he's a WASP, and I... it feels like this is a dirty trick, sir.' And in his inimitable way, he says, 'You mean, you're Jewish'. And I said, 'Yes'. 'And that's why you don't think you're right.' I said, 'Yes'. And he said, 'Well maybe he's Jewish inside'. And I then got the part, after a screen test."
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