The Graduate (1967)

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writers:

Charles Webb (novel)
Calder Willingham (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 January 1968 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

The Movie That Became A Legend [Video Australia]

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.

Plot Keywords:

Dysfunctional Family | Nipple | Sports Car | Adultery | Gorilla

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Anne Bancroft	...	Mrs. Robinson
Dustin Hoffman	...	Benjamin 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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buddy Douglas	...	Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Mike Farrell	...	Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Elisabeth Fraser	...	Second Lady (uncredited)
Donald F. Glut	...	College student (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe	...	The Minister (uncredited)
Jonathan Hole	...	Mr. Singleman (uncredited)
Lainie Miller	...	Night Club Stripper (uncredited)
Ben Murphy	...	Shaving Student (uncredited)
Noam Pitlik	...	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Kevin Tighe	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Nichols

Writing credits
Charles Webb		(novel)
Calder Willingham		(screenplay) and
Buck Henry		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joseph E. Levine	....	executive producer
Lawrence Turman	....	producer

Cinematography by
Robert Surtees

Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen

Production Design by
Richard Sylbert

Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson		(as George Nelson)

Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt

Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff	....	hair stylist
Harry Maret	....	makeup artist
Sherry Wilson	....	hair stylist

Production Management
George Justin	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Kranze	....	assistant director
Lynn Guthrie	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Gene Marum	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Joel Schiller	....	assistant production designer
Gene Lauritzen	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Harold Michelson	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jack Solomon	....	sound

Stunts
Lee Faulkner	....	stunt double
Carol Daniels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bettcher	....	camera operator
Richard Borland	....	grip
Earl Gilbert	....	gaffer
George Gordon Nogle	....	camera operator (as George Nogle)
Bob Rose	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby	....	special still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynn Stalmaster	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Fuca	....	wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Bob Wyman	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Dave Grusin	....	composer: additional music
Mike Deasy	....	musician (uncredited)

Other crew
Joseph E. Levine	....	presenter
Meta Rebner	....	script supervisor
Harry Winston	....	special jewelry
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd	....	supervisor: final sequence (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Embassy Pictures Corporation
• Lawrence Turman Inc.

Distributors

• Embassy Pictures Corporation (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS Television (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czech Republic)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• PolyGram Video (video)
• Studio Canal
• United Artists Corporation (1970) (UK) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1968) (France) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Maximilian  furs
• Solters & Digney  publicity

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) | UK:15 (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | USA:Approved (original rating) | Brazil:14 | UK:AA (original rating) | South Korea:15 | 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)

Filming Locations:

Alumni Park - 3551 Trousdale Parkway, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Embassy Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft were the not quickly chosen for the leads of this film. Warren Beatty was originally going to be the lead, but after he did not get the role, Robert Redford was selected. Patricia Neal was considered, but reportedly declined because she was uneasy about playing a lead role so soon after having a stroke.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Ben is seen crossing the Oakland Bay Bridge on his way to Berkeley he is driving on the upper of the two decks of the Bridge which only carries traffic westbound from Oakland to San Francisco and thus would be taking him away from Berkeley. The only way to get to Berkeley by way of the Bay Bridge is to drive Eastbound, and all such traffic is carried only on the lower deck of the Bridge.

Quotes:

[first lines]
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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'The Producers' (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Folks

The Scourge of the Sixties

"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...