Dustin Hoffman on His Screen Test for THE GRADUATE
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- Our release of THE GRADUATE-out this week on Blu-ray and DVD-features a new interview with Dustin Hoffman in which he shares about the life-changing experience of working on the film. Here, he talks about his initial screen test for the role (opposite Katharine Ross), and how Nichols helped him hone his nervous energy into one of modern cinema’s most memorable performances.
As a new actor that has just finished her first play (in a leading role no less) this was very good to hear. You don't often hear such accomplished actors talk about a first time, and messing up an nervousness. Thank you Mr. Hoffman...one of the greats!
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you mean't HIS first play, not her.
@@swvilcko No, I was referring to myself.
Mr. Hoffman, thank you for this iconic character you do own. The fact that you 'felt that sweat' is part of what came through in the film that makes me crazy from the very first time in the movie theater.....in 1967. Oh, the beautiful humanity of it all. You're one of my favorite all time, sir.
Man, Katherine Ross was beautiful in this
agreed
Anne Bancroft was better looking. Just my opinion. Plus Bancroft was sexier.
Definitely sweet. I also liked Katherine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Stepford Wives.
But personally I am attracted to much more complex women. If I had the choice, I would pick Anne Bancroft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Too bad she was the most overrated and untalented actress of her decade. You are right - she was pretty, but it was William Daniels who made this movie what it was. As far as Dustin Hoffman - it was (as usual) Dustin Hoffman playing Dustin Hoffman playing Dustin Hoffman. William Daniels stole the show, as always.
She still is
Casting Hoffman instead of Redford was one of the best casting decisions of all time.
I can visibly see Dustin was nervous on this film, and it added a more neurotic traits to the character. But man, the director, I didn't know him was nervous too. The shoots were beautiful and introspective. Especially when Mrs. Robinson took off her bras, snapshots of her body and facial expression of Ben made me feel like Ben, "this thing is really awkward and forbidden , but I can not help from looking"
ELAAAIIINNE!!
BEEEEEEENNNN!!!
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Dustin Hoffman is the best, I love him so much.
He is up there with the method actors like Pacino, Deniro, Brando
I like to see an actor who looks natural. No veneers, aging as he should.
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Only recently seen the Movie. I thought it was a great movie. Always loved Dustin Hoffman's movies. He was 30years old. But he did only look 20 going on 21. What a fantastic actor he is. One of Hollywood's best. Seen everything he's in. But this one ... I recorded recently on RTE. The main broadcaster in Dublin Ireland. Where I live. Great stuff Dustin. What a brilliant film. Loved it. Mr Stephen Corbally dublin central Ireland. ☆☆☆☆☆
People used to talk so proper and elegant
Educated people still do.
Sad that now most people don’t no more. Now they just cuss and cuss and cuss
Growing up in the 1950s - 60s in an NYC suburb, I remember always having subway tokens in my pockets. When he got to the end of the story and there were the tokens framed, from the prop man, it touched a chord in my heart and I immediately teared up.
I remember the MTA using the cut-out Y version when the fare was 20 cents.
Great insight into the life of a young Dustin and how his journey to become a movie star begun
I've always thought that The Graduate is the most perfect movie ever made. Music, great, Simon & Garfunkel at their best. Comedy, great. Drama, great. Dustin Hoffman, great. All the other major actors, great. Writing and script, great. There are a dozen sequences that are all great. Everything, great.
I agree. My favourite movie of all time
Cinematography, great.
Cant wait for my copy to arrive. I love this movie so much
Me too!!!!
Katherine Ross. God, she was beautiful.
Nice interview. Funny note -- At the end of this clip Dustin refers to The Graduate shooting schedule as around 100 days. It was in fact 35 days. April 24 - June 9, 1967.
The Mike Nichols, the full cast and crew, the whole shebang did a really bang-up job on "The Graduate." One of the truly great movies of the 1960's! And that's saying several mouthfuls as there were a lot of great films produced in the '60's.
Robert Redford was offered the part and turned it down.
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My understanding was that Redford was not believable as a person being nervous about any sexual situation. They felt he was too confident and good looking.
I read he was offered it but it was Redford who decided against for the reasons you mention.
Charles Grodin turned the role down.
@@kpflo123 I read that something similar happened to Alicia Silverstone when they were casting My So-Called Life... it's not that Claire Danes is unattractive, but Silverstone was so adorable that the the idea that she would be pining away for an on-the-fence Jordan Catalano episode after episode just didn't seem plausible. (That's not to say that she would have otherwise definitely gotten the part on the show, but that her good looks were a strike against her.)
Maybe I'm just stupid but I dont get it, why would he need the token... cause he would need the money cause he was a bad actor from the prop man's point of view?
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I love this actor. The little big big man
Years ago (1960s) there was a quiz show on around 3pm called The Match Game. There were 2 groups competing and each one had a celebrity leader for a week. This was way before The Graduate was made. Dustin was the celebrity one time and my mom and me were saying “who the fuck is this drip). I guess he was doing stage work.
Cute story and we'll told...love Dustin!
Ironic how the scene they performed for the screen test - a scene from the book - was cut from the actual film.
One of the GReatest actors in our times..
The Graduate is a GREAT film, Mike Nichols best! I liked Dustin Hoffman as Ben, but always felt he was miscast. I do NOT mean that as a 'put down' in any way, shape, or form. A great actor can make a role 'their own' no matter what...even if they are not the ideal physical type for the role.
You mean you'd have liked some other actor to play Ben? Perhaps omebody we might know?
Strange as it might seem I heard that Burt Ward was offered the part but the studio producing Batman made him turn it down. I frankly could not imagine anyone besides Hoffman in that role.
The Graduate- this film marked the beginning of the golden age of Hollywood (1968), which ended with raging Bull (1981)
67-80
Katherine Ross best looking girl in the world and i am still in love with her and i am 74
😍💖 Dustin
That's such a good story. The best part is that anyone, even the great Dustin Hoffman, can relate to struggling, nervousness and anxiety.
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Love Dustins smile when he's on the back of the bus with Elaineeeeeeee!!!
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The best guy to play captain hook . Nobody can play captain hook like Dustin Hoffman can .
What about Jason Isaacs?
Katharine Ross is my all time celebrity crush
I hate to be *that* youtube commenter, but damn, she *was* gorgeous.
He has a good memory
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Unlike Kevin Spacey, I regret that his acting career has stalled because of the sexual inappropriate accusations against him; I miss him!!
When I studied acting for a high school credit our drama teacher let us watch this movie I thought it was the best movie I've seen as a teenager in high school I became a Dustin Hoffman fan from that day forward
What a wonderful story. Love this guy
I love him so much!!!❤❤❤❤
Buck Henry - didn’t he write Get Smart!
I think his best acting was in Little Big Man.
a fine film
Dustin did do a great job in Little Big Man. Great Movie.
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3:20 "8 tokens... 8 tokens... definitely 8 tokens."
That subway token story was among the best things I've ever heard, and I'm 75-years old.
Dustin Hoffman... one of my favorite actors 💗
great video
Antes de ver la película pensaba que Dustin era Al Pacino jaja
Dustin. This is a token of you screwing your words and me eating mine.
Such a beautiful story like The graduate ...
Dustin Hoffman has the best smile!
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Oh, God. Just shut up.
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I love all these actors but not in this film. I would have love to have seen Doris Day as Mrs. Robinson with Robert Redford as Ben, Candice Bergen Elaine with Gene Hackman as her father Mr. Robinson. Anne Bancroft didn't do the nudity anyway it was a double.
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Nice story about the tokens ! He's become a much calmer person now - He bought flowers for my girlfriend after being rude to her in a Hotel where she was working at the time in Harrogate The Old Swan . Time teaches it's lessons I'm sure he's no longer a rude man and I guess he learnt from that event , he must of been in his 30's about 40 years ago he was filming Straw Dogs I think at this time .