Dustin Hoffman reveals: “For ‘The Graduate’, I was slapped 27 times on set. And that scene was cut”

In an article in *The New Yorker*, the actor recounted the difficulties he faced whilst filming the cult classic directed by Mike Nichols. “It was a terrible ...

Dustin Hoffman details 'terrible' time filming The Graduate

Dustin Hoffman has shared that he had a "terrible" time filming his iconic 1967 film, The Graduate. In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, Look at Me, published by the New Yorker, the Golden Globe ...

Dustin Hoffman pens essay about "terrible experience" making The Graduate

The Graduate may have been the project that made Dustin Hoffman a household name, but according to him, filming it was a “terrible experience.” This is per a new essay that Hoffman penned and The New ...
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Dustin Hoffman called The Graduate shoot ‘terrible’. 27 slaps left him with punctured eardrum

The Graduate earned seven Academy Award nominations and bagged the Best Director for Mike Nichols at the 40th Academy Awards.