I'd never seen this iconic movie until this weekend.
Dustin Hoffman's character reminded me of Holden Caufield. The college-age confused guy who doesn't know what he wants (or maybe it's because I just finished a 20 page paper on J.D. Salinger), but The Graduate made me sad in the same way the main character of Igby Goes Down made me sad. Igby also reminded me of Holden.
Is this confused, belligerent, desperate young man a stock character now?
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Officially I'm named after my grandfather but I suspect that was just a lucky coincidence. The Graduate is my mother's favorite movie, and Dustin Hoffman (as Ben Braddock) her long-time movie-star crush.
That's really interesting. Do you know what it is she likes about him? It must go beyond his youthful good looks, right?
We have a thing for angsty Jews.
Now excuse me while I go watch Garden State again. ;-)
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