Dustin Hoffman on His Screen Test for THE GRADUATE

Our release of THE GRADUATE—out this week on Blu-ray and DVD—features a new interview with Dustin Hoffman in which he shares about the life-changing experience of working on the film. Here, he talks about his initial screen test for the role (opposite Katharine Ross), and how Nichols helped him hone his nervous energy into one of modern cinema’s most memorable performances.

[Dayman]

Man, Katherine Ross was beautiful in this

[BookClubDisaster]

Casting Hoffman instead of Redford was one of the best casting decisions of all time.

[WakandaBabe]

As a new actor that has just finished her first play (in a leading role no less) this was very good to hear. You don't often hear such accomplished actors talk about a first time, and messing up an nervousness. Thank you Mr. Hoffman...one of the greats!

[maitri]

I can visibly see Dustin was nervous on this film, and it added a more neurotic traits to the character. But man, the director, I didn't know him was nervous too. The shoots were beautiful and introspective. Especially when Mrs. Robinson took off her bras, snapshots of her body and facial expression of Ben made me feel like Ben, "this thing is really awkward and forbidden, but I can not help from looking"

[Capgungoesbang]

Dustin Hoffman is the best, I love him so much.

[SpeegBJ]

Mr. Hoffman, thank you for this iconic character you do own. The fact that you 'felt that sweat' is part of what came through in the film that makes me crazy from the very first time in the movie 1967. Oh, the beautiful humanity of it all. You're one of my favorite all time, sir.

[pete]

I've always thought that The Graduate is the most perfect movie ever made. Music, great, Simon & Garfunkel at their best. Comedy, great. Drama, great. Dustin Hoffman, great. All the other major actors, great. Writing and script, great. There are a dozen sequences that are all great. Everything, great.

[gregganderson]

Growing up in the 1950s - 60s in an NYC suburb, I remember always having subway tokens in my pockets. When he got to the end of the story and there were the tokens framed, from the prop man, it touched a chord in my heart and I immediately teared up.

[ToxicSpiker]

Great insight into the life of a young Dustin and how his journey to become a movie star begun

[mikeyoungblood]

People used to talk so proper and elegant

[luvintheacoustic]

Cant wait for my copy to arrive. I love this movie so much

[asmodeus]

The Mike Nichols, the full cast and crew, the whole shebang did a really bang-up job on "The Graduate." One of the truly great movies of the 1960's! And that's saying several mouthfuls as there were a lot of great films produced in the '60's.

[vincentkosik]

Cute story and we'll told...love Dustin!

[saiddalji]

I love this actor. The little big big man

[playtime]

One of the GReatest actors in our times..

[deborahbarnes]

Love Dustins smile when he's on the back of the bus with

[hannahkirchner]

I like to see an actor who looks natural. No veneers, aging as he should.

[sterlingstreamliner]

Nice interview. Funny note -- At the end of this clip Dustin refers to The Graduate shooting schedule as around 100 days. It was in fact 35 days. April 24 - June 9, 1967.

[johnrowen]

The best guy to play captain hook . Nobody can play captain hook like Dustin Hoffman can .

[chandlersampson]

Dustin Hoffman... one of my favorite actors 💗