Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 10, 2008 2:36:03 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson, 40 Years Later

Posted Sep 12, 07 2:46 AM CDT in US,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – It seemed destined to be an art house anachronism. The director was inexperienced, the lead actor unknown and apparently miscast, the score cobbled together. The result, however, was one of the seminal works in the history of American cinema, "The Graduate. " As the 40th anniverary DVD is released, the San Francisco Chronicle looks back at the icon of an era.

Dustin Hoffman, was an unknown 29-year-old New York stage actor who got the role as uneasy, disaffected college grad Benjamin Braddock, even though Robert Redford, Warren Beatty and a number of  other  conventionally handsome Hollywood stars had been considered.  "I always felt I was miscast," Hoffman now says of the movie that launched his spectacular Hollywood career.

Source San Francisco Chronicle

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Treasure Shines Again

    Dec 30, 07 4:00 PM CST
    Treasure Shines Again National Treasure: Book of Secrets shone in the top spot again this weekend as filmgoers kept flocking to the movies, Variety reports. Alvin and the Chipmunks crooned its way into second, humbling I Am Legend, as Mike Nichols-directed Charlie Wilson's War claimed fourth over Juno, an offbeat dramedy that nabbed fifth by soaring 201% over last weekend. More »

  • Paramount Drops Blu-Ray for HD DVD

    Aug 21, 07 9:23 AM CDT
    Paramount Drops Blu-Ray for HD DVD The face-off between two standards for high-definition DVDs took a new turn yesterday as Paramount Pictures and its subsidiary DreamWorks dropped support of Sony's Blu-ray format. Starting this week, the studios will distribute new discs exclusively in the HD DVD format, which is supported by Toshiba and functions on less expensive players, the LA Times reports. More »

  • Apple Courts Studios for Rental Rights

    Jun 11, 07 7:30 AM CDT
    Apple Courts Studios for Rental Rights Apple is buttering up top movie studios as it prepares to launch a video-on-demand service to contend with cable and satellite companies. Apple plans to offer each movie as a 30-day rental for $2.99, and it's telling studios the term of lease means they won't take a hit on DVD sales. More »

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Post Graduate

Tags

movie  • film  • DVD  • Mike Nichols  • Dustin Hoffman  • Anne Bancroft


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Arts & Living Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »