SUBLIMELY SEDUCTIVE!

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2002)

THE GRADUATE (1967)) **** Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton, Norman Fell, Buck Henry. An American classic comedy and an iconoclastic film of its time that launched Hoffman to superstardom as recent college grad, Benjamin Braddock, who faces some big questions about his future including sex, love and "plastics". Great script by Henry (who co-wrote with Calder Willingham the adaption of Charles Webb's novel and co-stars as a hotel clerk) with Oscar-winning direction by Mike Nichols. Originally planned to star Robert Redford (the role was actually a blond WASP in the book). Look for Richard Dreyfuss and Mike Farrell (tv's BJ Hunnicut on "M*A*S*H") in bit parts. Classic line "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me."