Everyone loves The Graduate, except me. Screenwriter Buck Henry and Director Mike Nichols hit the ball out of the park with this biting commentary on American society at the height of the 1960s. But underneath the nods and smiles to the counterculture and Robert Surtees’ superior cinematography, there are disturbing signs of sickness in the left. Join me as we marvel at how such a perfect film can be so flawed. The Super 70 Podcast is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, and my website at www.thatdylandavis.com. All music on The Super 70 Podcast is provided by Rozalind MacPhail, Joshua Cunningham and Peter John Ross whom you can all find on SoundCloud. Works Cited Jacob R. Brackman. Why Do We Love “The Graduate”? New Yorker Magazine. July 27, 1968 Issue. Barry Miles. HIPPIE Sterling. London 2004.
