The Graduate
gross
$50 Million ($300 million today), second biggest hit at box office in 1960's (The Sound of Music)
Anne Bancroft awards
Academy Award Best Actress, Oscars Best Actress
Mrs. Robinson
Anne Bancroft
age differences
Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman 6 years apart Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross 8 years apart
first encounter in hotel room
Anne Bancroft did not know Dustin Hoffman going to grab breast from schoolboys grabbing girl's breasts in the hall Mike Nichols began laughing, Hoffman began laughing so banged head onto wall
womb imagery
Benjamin's constant desire to stay in the swimming pool, close up shots of hips of Elaine's roommate as brings the "Dear John" letter, returning to actual womb of elder and maternal Mrs. Robinson
Dustin Hoffman awards
Best Actor and nomination for Best Actor
Mike Nichols awards
Best Director awards from Director's Guild of America and from NY Film Critics
Academy Awards
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography
Katharine Ross films
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The stepford Wives, Donnie Darko, Don't Let Go, Eye of the Dolphin
Screenplay
Calder Willingham & Buck Henry
Novel
Charles Webb
Ben Braddock
Dustin Hoffman
Mr. Robinson casting
Gene Hackman originally cast then fired; then Ronald Reagan before William Daniels
Elaine Robinson
Katharine Ross
Director
Mike Nichols
end "sobering emotion"
Nichols shouting to keep laughing, so stop laughing
Anne Bancroft films
Point of No Return, The Turning Point, The Miracle Worker, Agnes of God, Malice, How to Make an American Quilt, Great Expectations, Antz, Keeping the Faith, Heartbreakers
Music
Simon & Garfunkel
Dustin Hoffman films
The Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Ma, Straw Dogs, Lenny, All the president's Men, marathon man, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Death of a Salesman, Rain Man, Billy Bathgate, hook, Hero, Outbreak, Wag the Dog, Sphere, Runaway Jury, Finding Neverland, I Heart huckabees, Meet the Fockers, Stranger Than Fiction, last Chance harvey, Little Fockers
Mike Nichols films
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Catch-22, Carnal Knowledge, Silkwood, Biloxi Blues, Working Girl, Postcards form the Edge, Regarding Henry, Wolf, The Birdcage, Primary Colors, What Planet are you From?, Closer, Charlie Wilson's War
Dustin Hoffman auditioning
already set to play role in Mel Brooks' The Producers Anne Bancroft (Mel Brooks wife) told Brooks to let Hoffman to audition, knowing would not get part Dustin Hoffman fumbled lines and awkwardly tried to grab Katharine Ross's behind
Elaine casting
both Sally Field and Patty Duke tested
Anne Bancroft facts
died June 6th, 2005
promotional photo
leg belongs to unknown model Linda Gray, who played title role in London Stage version
Richard Dreyfuss
makes debut by saying "Shall I get the cops? I'll get the cops"
banging on church window
may viewers felt portrayed as Christ actually compromise with minister that Hoffman would stop pounding fists on window
generation gap
none of older characters names identified in film
Mrs. Robinson casting
originally wanted French actress Jeanne Moreau to play Mrs. Robinson, based on older women training younger men producers disliked idea, so made deal that would switch actresses if could keep Simon & Garfunkel music Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward, Patricia Neal, Doris Day were all considered for the part
Benjamin Braddock casting
originally was blond, blue-eyed, 6 foot 3 other actors could not portray underdog qualities
Camera techniques
telephoto lens foreshortens distance so Benjamin is running nowhere walking from right to left while everyone else walking left to right feel as if going nowhere
Paul Simon's music
wrote "Punky's Dilemma" and "Hazy Shade of Winter' before "Mrs. Robinson" which was originally Mrs. Roosevelt Simon & Garfunkel only sing chorus soundtrack certified gold, song #1 on charts for 4 weeks 1986 Grammys, Record of the Year, Best Pop performance by a Vocal Group, Best Original Song from a Score for motion Picture
