The romantic drama The Graduate was described as one of the funniest romantic American comedy movies of the year in 1967. The star cast of the movie entertained people with its incredible acting skills and the storyline of course did its magic.
Dustin Hoffman portrayed the role of Benjamin Braddock, Anne Bancroft played the role of Mrs. Robinson, and Elaine Robinson was played by Katharine Ross. As per the reports, before Hoffman was selected to play the part of the protagonist in the movie Robert Redford also wanted to portray the lead character in the movie.
The director of The Graduate explains Robert Redford wasn’t cast in the movie as Benjamin
The movie The Graduate was released on the big screens on 21 December 1967. Mike Nichols directed the movie and he was the one who didn’t hire Robert Redford to play the lead character in the movie. The 86-year-old actor was one of the most handsome and dapper actors in the 60s. He had a massive fan following. When the Closer director was asked about the Out of Africa actor, the director said,
“I said, ‘You can’t play it. You can never play a loser.’ And Redford said, ‘What do you mean? Of course I can play a loser.’ And I said, ‘OK, have you ever struck out with a girl?’ and he said, ‘What do you mean?’ And he wasn’t joking.”
As Redford had never faced rejection from any woman according to Nichols, the director thought he wasn’t the ideal choice to play a loser in the film.
Dustin Hoffman said The Graduate had a wonderful script
The 85-year-old actor has given some of the biggest hits in the industry. He is known for his movies like Rain Man, Hook, Meet The Fockers, Midnight Cowboy, and Outbreak. With The Graduate the actor successfully became one of the most famous actors in the 60s. In a 2015 interview, the actor recalled his 1967 movie and talked about how it left an impact on people. The Sleepers actor said,
“It’s hard to believe you can do good work for the little amount of money these days. We did The Graduate and that film still sustains, it had a wonderful script that they spent three years on, and an exceptional director with an exceptional cast and crew, but it was a small movie, four walls and actors, that is all, and yet it was 100 days of shooting.”
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For the 85-year-old actor, the romantic comedy movie became a breakthrough in his career. People still remember him as Benjamin from The Graduate. The character played by the actor left a long-lasting impression on the hearts and minds of the people.
Source: The Digital Fix; Independent
