The Graduate [VHS] (B00000JZIH)

The Graduate [VHS]
from Embassy Pictures Corporation
starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton
directed by Mike Nichols

Features:

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• HiFi Sound
• Original recording reissued

Editorial Review:

Few films have defined a generation as The Graduate did. The alienation, the nonconformity, the intergenerational romance, the blissful Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack--they all served to lob a cultural grenade smack into the middle of 1967 America, ultimately making the film the third most profitable up to that time. Seen from a later perspective, its radical chicness has dimmed a bit, yet it's still a joy to see Dustin Hoffman's bemused Benjamin and Anne Bancroft's deliciously decadent, sardonic Mrs. Robinson. The script by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham is still offbeat and dryly funny, and Mike Nichols, who won an Oscar for his direction, has just the right, light touch. --Anne Hurley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• The Graduate
  I missed this one when it first came out as a movie. The reviews across the years caused me to want to see it. You had it on DVD. This was my chance to view it. I was not disappointed. Keep the "old ones" coming!

• The Graduate
  Good movie, Although What would you do if it happen to you? I am not Mr. Goodie two shoes, But I think I wouldn't give into the temptation,so it's messed up what he did. I mean ,darn right cold. So there is No Morals Or "Morale" to this story. I don't think he should be forgiven.

• You want a title for a bleedin' review?
  Look, I'm 60 plus and I went through the sixties without shagging Katherine Ross, what do you want me to say?

• A classic film about youth angst and manhood
  There's been so much written about this classic movie that I won't bother to write too much more. The movie looks surprisingly fresh for being over 40 years old (especially the blu-ray version). It doesn't look old.
  With that said, the movie isn't as funny as I had expected or hoped. Some of it might be Dustin Hoffman's acting - I like him in other movies, but he comes off pretty annoying here. Part of it might be that the movie pushed cultural boundaries and spoke to issues in the 1960s that don't... more info

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