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| ACTORS: | Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Mike Nichols |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1967 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mgm/Ua Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616785220 |
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Customer Reviews of The Graduate
"Mrs. Robinson...are you trying to seduce me?" This film was so far ahead of its time that the producers waited almost 2 years to finally release it. The world will never be the same after that heartless "Mrs. Robinson" seduced the fresh baked (virgin) college graduate (convincingly played by a 30 year old Dustin Hofman) who was engaged to marry her own daughter. What a scandal! A rich (married!) society woman regularly checking into a posh hotel with her young lover! -- I'm sure you've seen the movie, now see the DVD version. What an experience! Finally repeat any scene at the push of a button, advance/go back at any speed (up to 60x!). The extras are pretty cool too. My favorite part of this film, even when I first saw it at a theater: The Simon & Garfunkel Soundtrack. Movie music doesn't get any better than this! This DVD is a big, big winner! Graduate Trivia: Did you know that initially the producers approached DORIS DAY about playing "Mrs. Robinson"? Shocked to have even be considered for such a "sleezy" part, Ms. Day refused without having read the entire script. Good for us; who could picture anyone other than the terrific Anne Bancroft in this film-role of a lifetime? You're gonna like this picture! *****
always relevant no matter what year you graduated!
This movie put Dustin Hoffman on the map -- it is the tale of Ben (Hoffman) and his uncertainty about what to do with his post-collegiate future (despite his neighbor's advice that the future is in plastics.) At his graduation party, he meets up with longtime family friend Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) who proceeds to seduce him ("I think you're the most attractive of my parents' friends, Mrs. Robinson.") They have a secret affair for quite some time.
Then, Ben's parents think it would be nice if he dates Elaine, that nice Mrs. Robinson's daughter! They set up the date, paying no attention to Ben's wishes against it. He acts like a complete jerk during the date so Elaine won't like him, then ends up falling for her anyway. This ends up with him proposing to her later, even when she has decided to marry someone else. The wedding scene is dramatic, and has been parodied on everything from Wayne's World 2 to The Simpsons.
The writing is hilarious, and Hoffman's delivery is great - upon seeing Elaine's finacee approaching them, he gives the sarcastic praise: "He's a good walker!" I love Ben's mom's over-the-top scream of delight when Ben announces he is getting married -- though he hasn't actually asked Elaine yet. And in the scene at the zoo, when Ben is left alone watching Elaine walk off with her fiancee, the camera cuts from the actors to a pair of monkeys grooming each other, and then to a lonesome gorilla. (I think they were trying to be dramatic but I found it funny.)
The Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack is great, and the acting is superb. Ben's father is played by William Daniels, also known as the voice of KIT on the 80s show "Knight Rider" and Mr. Feeny on "Boy Meets World". Ben's landlord at a boarding house is Norma Fell, Three's Company's 'Mr. Roper' (does he always play a landlord?). A great film!
THE Coming of Age Movie
This one is fantastic and very relevant even now a days. Dustin Huffman's breakout film has wonderful performances by all of the actors, a great story, beautiful filmography and a fantastic sound track by Simon and Garfunkle.