The Graduate/Trivia

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  • Dawson Casting: Dustin Hoffman was 30 and Anne Bancroft was 36 at the time this film was made. And she's supposed to be old enough to be his mother. And the movie works.
  • Star-Making Role: For Dustin Hoffman.
  • Throw It In: Ben grabbing Mrs. Robinson's breast during their first liason was completely unscripted, and the reason Ben walked to the back of the room and started banging his head against the wall after she didn't react (see Wall Bang below) was because Dustin Hoffman couldn't stop laughing.
    • Ben stretching out his arms while banging on the window during the wedding, often seen as a piece of Crucifix imagery, was actually just because Hoffman was worried about breaking the window.
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