Other Titles • The Graduate • Die Reifeprüfung (1968) • Il Laureato (1967)
Quotes from The Graduate (1967)
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"Are you listening?"--Mr.McGuire
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"Plastics."--Mr. McGuire
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"I just want to say one word to you...just one word."--Mr. McGuire (Walter Brooke) to Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman)
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"Yes, sir."--Ben
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"Don't you think that idea is a little half-baked?"--Mr. Braddock (William Daniels) to Ben
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"Oh no, Dad, it's completely baked."--Ben
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"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me."--Ben to Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft)
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[Offering Mr. Robinson a coat hanger] Benjamin: Wood? Mrs. Robinson: What? Benjamin: Wood or wire? They have both.
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Room Clerk: Are you here for an affair, sir? Benjamin: What? Room Clerk: The Singleman party, sir? Benjamin: Ah, yes, the Singleman party.
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Mr. McGuire: [behind Benjamin] Ben. Benjamin: [to Joanne] Excuse me. [turns] Benjamin: Mr. McGuire. Mr. McGuire: Ben. Benjamin: Mr. McGuire.
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Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin. Benjamin: Yes? Mrs. Robinson: Isn't there something you want to tell me? Benjamin: Tell you? Mrs. Robinson: Yes. Benjamin: Well, I want you to know how much I appreciate this. Really. Mrs. Robinson: The number. Benjamin: What? Mrs. Robinson: The room number, Benjamin. I think you ought to tell me that. Benjamin: Oh, you're absolutely right. It's 568. Mrs. Robinson: Thank you. Benjamin: You're welcome. Well... I'll see you later, Mrs. Robinson.
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Mr. Braddock: What's the matter? The guests are all downstairs, Ben, waiting to see you. Benjamin: Look, Dad, could you explain to them that I have to be alone for a while? Mr. Braddock: These are all our good friends, Ben. Most of them have known you since, well, practically since you were born. What is it, Ben? Benjamin: I'm just... Mr. Braddock: Worried? Benjamin: Well... Mr. Braddock: About what? Benjamin: I guess about my future. Mr. Braddock: What about it? Benjamin: I don't know... I want it to be... Mr. Braddock: To be what? Benjamin: [looks at his father] ... Different.
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Benjamin: Where did you do it? Mrs. Robinson: In his car. Benjamin: What kind of car was it? Mrs. Robinson: Come on now. Benjamin: No, I really want to know. Mrs. Robinson: A Ford. Benjamin: Goddamn, that's great. So old Elaine Robinson got started in a Ford.
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Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Benjamin: Yes, sir. Mr. McGuire: Are you listening? Benjamin: Yes, I am. Mr. McGuire: Plastics.
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Mr. Braddock: Don't you think that idea is a little half-baked? Benjamin: Oh no, Dad, it's completely baked.
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Benjamin: Oh my god. Mrs. Robinson: Pardon? Benjamin: Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. Oh no. Mrs. Robinson: What's wrong? Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you didn't... I mean, you didn't expect... Mrs. Robinson: What? Benjamin: I mean, you didn't really think I'd do something like *that*. Mrs. Robinson: Like what? Benjamin: What do you think? Mrs. Robinson: Well, I don't know. Benjamin: For god's sake, Mrs. Robinson. Here we are. You got me into your house. You give me a drink. You... put on music. Now you start opening up your personal life to me and tell me your husband won't be home for hours. Mrs. Robinson: So? Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Mrs. Robinson: [laughs] Benjamin: Aren't you?
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Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin, I am *not* trying to seduce you. Benjamin: I know that, but *please*, Mrs. Robinson, this is difficult... Mrs. Robinson: Would you like me to seduce you? Benjamin: What? Mrs. Robinson: Is that what you're trying to tell me? Benjamin: I'm going home now. I apologize for what I said. I hope you can forget it, but I'm going home right now.
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Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange.
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Mr. Robinson: Do you ummm... do you want to tell my *why* you did it Benjamin: Mr. Robinson! Mr. Robinson: Do you have a special grudge against me? Do you feel a particularly strong resentment? Is there something I've said that's caused this contempt, or is it just things I stand for that you despise?
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Benjamin: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands. Mr. Robinson: Shaking hands? Well, that's not saying much for my wife, is it?
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Benjamin: Look, maybe we could do something else together. Mrs. Robinson, would you like to go to a movie?
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Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, I can't do this. Mrs. Robinson: You what? Benjamin: This is all terribly wrong. Mrs. Robinson: Do you find me undesirable? Benjamin: Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think, I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that.
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Elaine: Good night. Benjamin: Are we getting married tomorrow? Elaine: No... Benjamin: Day after tomorrow? Elaine: I don't know. Maybe we are, and maybe we're not.
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Mrs. Braddock: What makes you think she wants to marry you? Benjamin: Oh, she doesn't. To be perfectly honest she doesn't like me.
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Mr. Braddock: Ben, what are you doing? Benjamin: Well, I would say that I'm just drifting. Here in the pool. Mr. Braddock: Why? Benjamin: Well, it's very comfortable just to drift here.
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Mr. Braddock: Ben, what are you doing? Benjamin: Well, I would say that I'm just drifting. Here in the pool. Mr. Braddock: Why? Benjamin: Well, it's very comfortable just to drift here. Mr. Braddock: Have you thought about graduate school? Benjamin: No. Mr. Braddock: Would you mind telling me then what those four years of college were for? What was the point of all that hard work? Benjamin: You got me.
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[last lines] Mrs. Robinson: Elaine, it's too late. Elaine: Not for me.
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Mr. Braddock: Well would you mind telling me what these last four years of hard work was for? Benjamin: You got me...
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Benjamin: Elaine, would you just tell me where he proposed to you? Benjamin: [shouting after her as she leaves the library] Oh God, it wasn't in his car, was it?
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Benjamin: [after Elaine has left his room, and he realises that he's naked] Good God.
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Gas station attendant: Do you need any gas, Father? [the empty fuel gauge fills the screen just as Benjamin drives off]
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[first lines] Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles. The sound you just heard is the landing gear locking into place. Los Angeles weather is clear; temperature is 72. We expect to make our 4 hour and 18 minute flight on schedule. We have enjoyed having you on board, and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
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[Mrs. Robinson comes into Elaine's room, naked, and locks the door with Benjamin inside with her] Benjamin: Oh God. Oh, let me out. Mrs. Robinson: Don't be nervous. Benjamin: Get away from that door. Mrs. Robinson: I want to say something first. Benjamin: Jesus Christ. Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin, I want you to know that I'm available to you, and if you won't sleep with me this time - Benjamin: Oh, my Christ. Mrs. Robinson: If you won't sleep with me this time I want you to know that you can call me up anytime you want and we'll make some kind of arrangement. Benjamin: Oh - Mrs. Robinson: Do you understand what I - Benjamin: Let me out. Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin, do you understand what I just said? Benjamin: Yes! Yes. Let me out! Mrs. Robinson: I find you very attractive.
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