Dustin Hoffman Calls 'The Graduate' Filming a Terrible Experience
In a New Yorker essay, the actor describes his time on set as terrible and reveals director Mike Nichols made Katharine Ross slap him 27 times for an unused scene.
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 2 Nov 2026. Variety published first, on 2 November at 00:34 UTC; The A.V. Club followed 15h 39m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Culture, appeared on 3 November at 00:54 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Guardian Culture (major outlet), The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
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- VarietyDustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a ‘Terrible Experience’ and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap Him 27 Times for a Scene He ‘Didn’t Even Use’
- The A.V. ClubDustin Hoffman pens essay about "terrible experience" making The Graduate
- The Guardian CultureDustin Hoffman says filming The Graduate was ‘a terrible experience’ due to Mike Nichols’ ‘sadism’
Sources
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- Dustin Hoffman says filming The Graduate was ‘a terrible experience’ due to Mike Nichols’ ‘sadism’ The Guardian Culture ·
- Dustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a ‘Terrible Experience’ and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap Him 27 Times for a Scene He ‘Didn’t Even Use’ Variety ·
- Dustin Hoffman pens essay about "terrible experience" making The Graduate The A.V. Club
In this story
- Dustin Hoffman
- Mike Nichols
- Katharine Ross