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The Graduate

Yes, he does

Mr. Robinson:
Ben, can I say something to you?Benjamin:What?Mr. Robinson:Uh, how long have we known each other now? How long have you and I known each other? How long have your dad and I been partners?Benjamin:Quite a while.Mr. Robinson:I watched you grow up, Ben.Benjamin:Yes, sir.Mr. Robinson:In many ways, I feel as though you were my own son.Benjamin:Thank you.Mr. Robinson:So I hope you won't mind my giving you a friendly piece of advice.Benjamin:I'd like to hear it.Mr. Robinson:Ben, I think... I think you ought to be taking it a little easier right now than you seem to be. Sow a few wild oats. Take things as they come. Have a good time with the girls and so forth.Mrs. Robinson: Don't get up.Mr. Robinson:I was just telling... Ben. Ben, here, that he ought to sow a few wild oats. Have a good time while he can. You think that's sound advice?Mrs. Robinson:Yes, I do.Benjamin:I've got to go.Mr. Robinson:You have yourself a few flings this summer. I bet you're quite a ladies' man, huh?Benjamin:Oh, no.Mr. Robinson: What?Mr. Robinson:You look to me like the kind of guy who has to fight 'em off.Mr. Robinson: Now, doesn't he look to you like the kind of guy who has to fight them off?Mrs. Robinson:Yes, he does

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Ben can I say something to you
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What
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How long have we known each other now
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How long have you and I known each other
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How long have your dad and I been partners
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Quite a while
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I watched you grow up Ben
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Yes sir
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In many ways I feel as though you were my own son
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Thank you
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So I hope you won't mind
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my giving you a friendly piece of advice
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I'd like to hear it
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Ben
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I think
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I think you ought to be taking it
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a little easier right now than you seem to be
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Mmm
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Sow a few wild oats
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Take things as they come
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Have a good time with the girls and so forth
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Don't get up
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I was just telling uh
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Ben Ben here
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that he ought to sow a few wild oats
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have a good time while he can
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You think that's sound advice
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Yes I do
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I've got to go
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You have yourself a few flings this summer
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I bet you're quite a ladies' man huh
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Oh no
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What
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You look to me like the kind of guy who has to fight 'em off
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Now doesn't he look to you
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like the kind of guy who has to fight them off
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Yes he does
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Duration
119 seconds
Views
2,614
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:14
Uploaded
Mar 14, 2026
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Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures,Mike Nichols Productions,Lawrence Turman Productions

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Movie Summary

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

Actors

Murray Hamilton
Mr. Robinson
Anne Bancroft
Mrs. Robinson