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Overview
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Release Date:
22 December 1967 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Movie That Became A Legend [Video Australia] more
Plot:
Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is trapped into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, who happens to be the wife of his father's business partner and then finds himself falling in love with her teenage daughter, Elaine. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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College Graduate
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Pursuit
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 19 wins
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13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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The Scourge of the Sixties
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Anne Bancroft | ... | Mrs. Robinson |
 | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Ben Braddock |
 | Katharine Ross | ... | Elaine Robinson |
 | William Daniels | ... | Mr. Braddock |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Mr. Robinson |
| Elizabeth Wilson | ... | Mrs. Braddock |
| Buck Henry | ... | Room Clerk |
 | Brian Avery | ... | Carl Smith |
| Walter Brooke | ... | Mr. McGuire |
| Norman Fell | ... | Mr. McCleery |
| Alice Ghostley | ... | Mrs. Singleman |
| Marion Lorne | ... | Miss DeWitte |
| Eddra Gale | ... | Woman on Bus |
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Runtime:
105 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) |
Mono (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:
UK:15 (video rating) |
UK:AA (original rating) |
USA:Approved (original rating) |
USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M (re-rating) |
Australia:R (original rating) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Italy:VM14 |
Netherlands:AL (original rating) |
Netherlands:MG6 (re-rating) |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
West Germany:12 |
West Germany:16 (original rating) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia)
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Trivia:
The movie's line "Plastics." was voted as the #42 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Ben tells his parents he is going to Berkley to see Elaine he is wearing a black collared shirt under a brown jacket. When he is sitting on the fountain at Berkley waiting for Elaine it switches to a white collared shirt, then back to black in the next scene when he is getting a room.
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Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles. The sound you just heard is the landing gear locking into place. Los Angeles weather is clear; temperature is 72. We expect to make our 4 hour and 18 minute flight on schedule. We have enjoyed having you on board, and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
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Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles. The sound you just heard is the landing gear locking into place. Los Angeles weather is clear; temperature is 72. We expect to make our 4 hour and 18 minute flight on schedule. We have enjoyed having you on board, and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Old School (2003)
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Soundtrack:
A Great Effect
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FAQ
How closely does the movie follow the novel?Why didn't Mrs Robinson allow Ben to date Elaine?
Is "The Graduate" based on a novel?
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"The Graduate" scourges the shallowness of the sixties, kicks against its smug and sanctimonious middle classes: xenophobic, materialistic and spoiled. Mrs. Robinson is the epitome of the devil-may-care LA bourgeoisie and represents the darker side of America's American Dream that is sedated by pills, desensitized by liquor, mind dulled by television, sanitized by the latest Tupperware and gleaming colors to sugarcoat the humdrum of suburban life (Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. - Benjamin: Yes, sir. - Mr. McGuire: Are you listening? - Benjamin: Yes, I am. - Mr. McGuire: Plastics.). The adulterous relationship between Mrs. Robinson and Ben is sex for sex only and is cast in terms of indifference, coldness and vulgarity. Mrs. Robinson is like a beast of prey, hungering for sex, absorbing young men's bodies to fight off the specter of old age, hysterically suppressing the anxiety that it causes, keeping her young daughter, whom she regards as her competitor and therefore, adversary, neurotically at bay. The true love between Elaine and Ben, on the other hand, surpasses the tasteless, the absurd and offers hope of a better generation to come (Mr. Braddock: What's the matter? The guests are all downstairs, Ben, waiting to see you. Benjamin: Look, Dad, could you explain to them that I have to be alone for a while? Mr. Braddock: These are all our good friends, Ben. Most of them have known you since, well, practically since you were born. What is it, Ben? Benjamin: I'm just... Mr. Braddock: Worried? Benjamin: Well... Mr. Braddock: About what? Benjamin: I guess about my future. Mr. Braddock: What about it? Benjamin: I don't know... I want it to be... Mr. Braddock: To be what? Benjamin:... Different.) Truly, a bridge over troubled water...