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Hey, What's the matter?
The guests are all downstairs, Ben. They're all waiting to see you.
Look, Dad, Could you explain to them that I have to be alone for a while?
These are all our good friends, Ben.
Most of them have known you since - well - practically since you were born.
What is it, Ben?
I'm just -
- worried?
Well -
About what?
I guess - about my future.
What about it?
I don't know. I want it to be -
To be what?
Different.
Is anything wrong? No, No, we're just on our way downstairs!
The Carlsons' are here.
They are? Come on.
They came all the way from Tarzana.
Come on, let's get cracking.
It's a wonderful thing to have so many devoted friends.
Hey - there's our award winning scholar.
We're all very proud of you, Ben.
Thank you, Mrs. Carlson.
Is that the new car out there? The little red Wop job?
That's Ben's graduation present.
Won't have much trouble picking them up in that, will you?
Sir?
The girls, the chicks, the teeny boppers.
I think Ben has gotten beyond the teeny bopper stage. Haven't you, Ben?
Yes, madam.
Excuse me. I think I'd just like to check something on the car for a minute.
Here's the track star. How are you, track star?
Just fine, Mr. Loomis.
I want to get a drink and then I want to hear all about that thing you won. That Hoppermanaward.
Helpingham.
Helpingham! Right! You wait right here.
Ben - we're all so proud of you. Proud, proud, proud, proud, proud.
What are you going to do now?
I was going to go upstairs for a minute -
No - I meant with your future, Your life.
Well - that's a little hard to say -
Ben!
Excuse me. Mr. McQuire
Ben.
Mr. McQuire.
Come on with me for a minute. I want to talk to you.
Excuses, John.
I just want to say on word to you, just one word.
Yes, sir.
Are you listening? Yes I am.
Plastics.
Exactly how do you mean?
There is a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?
Yes, I will.
Enough said. That's a deal.
Here he is now. Here's Ben. Excuse me just a minute -
Listen everybody, I want you all be quite.
I got Ben's college book here. I just want we enjoy some wonderful things about Ben.
Be quiet, Please!
Captain of the cross country team Head of the debating club
Associate editor of the college news paper "New Junior here", Manager of "Junior and Senior"
Oh. I guess this isn't the bathroom, is it?
It's down the hall.
How are you, Benjamin?
Fine, thank you, Mrs Robinson. The bathroom is down at the end of the hall.
Such a pleasent room.
Look, Mrs. Robinson, I don't mean to be rude but, I am -
Is there an ashtray, thank you?
No.
Oh - I forgot. The track star doesn't smoke.
Is it a girl?
Is what a girl?
Whatever it is upsetting you.
Oh - no. I'm just sort of disturbed about things. In general.
That's right.
Well, congratulations! Thank you!
Oh, Benjamin, I want to ask you something. What?
Will you take me home? What?
My husband took the car. Will you drive me home?
Here, you take it. Do you know how to work a foreign shift?
You don't? No.
Let's go.
Thank you. Right.
Will you come in, please? What?
I like you to come in till I get the lights on.
What for?
Because I don't feel safe until I get the lights on.
Would you mind walking ahead of me to the sun porch.
I feel funny about coming into a dark house.
But it's light there. Please.
What do you drink? Bourbon?
Look, Mrs Robinson, I drove you home. I was glad to do it.
But I have some things on my mind. Can you understand that?
Yes. All right.
What do you drink?
Benjamin - I'm sorry to be this way, but I don't want to be left alone in this house.
Why not? Please wait till my husband gets home.
When is he coming back? I don't know.
Drink? No.
Are you always this much afraid of being alone? Yes.
Well, why can't you just lock the doors and go to bed?
I'm very nuerotic.
May I ask you a question?
What do you think of me?
What do you mean?
You've known me nearly all of your life. You must have formed some opinion of me.
Well - I've always thought that you were a very... nice person.
Did you know I was an alcoholic?
What? Did you know that?
Look - I think I should be going.
Sit down, Benjamin.
Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so,
this conversation is getting a little strange.
Now I'm sure that Mr. Robinson will be here any minute now and...
No. What?
My husband will be back quite late. He should be gone for several hours.
Oh my God.
Pardon? Oh no, Mrs. Robinson, oh no.
What's wrong?
Mrs. Robinson, you didn't - I mean you didn't expect -
What?
I mean - you didn't really think that I would do something like that.
Like what?
What do you think? Well, I don't know.
For God's sake, Mrs. Robinson.
Here we are, you've got me into your house. You give me a drink. You put on music.
Now you start opening up your personal life to me
and tell me your husband won't be home for hours.
So? Mrs. Robinson, you are trying to seduce me.
Aren't you?
Well, no. I hadn't thought of it. I feel very flattered -
Mrs. Robinson, will you forgive me for what I just said?
It's all right.
It's not all right, it's the worst thing I've ever said to anyone.
Sit down.
Please forgive me. Because I like you.
I don't think of you that way. But I'm mixed up.
Forget it right now. Finish your drink.
Mrs. Robinson, it makes me sick that I said that to you.
Forget it right now. Finish your drink.
What is wrong with me? Have you ever seen Elaine's portrait?
Her portrait? Yes.
No.
We had it done last Christmas. Would you like to see it? Very much.
Here is Elaine's room.
Hm...hm...Elaine certainly is an attractive girl, isn't she?
I don't remember her as having brown eyes.
Benjamin? Yes?
Will you come here a minute? Over there?sure
Will you unzip my dress? I think I'll go to bed. Oh. Well, goodnight.
Won't you unzip my dress? I'd rather not, Mrs. Robinson.
If you still think I'm trying to seduce you - No, I don't. But I just feel a little funny.
Benjamin - you've known me all your life. I know that. But I'm -
Come on. It's hard for me to reach.
Thank you. Right.
What are you so scared of? I'm not scared, Mrs. Robinson.
Then why do you keep running away?
Because you're going to bed.
I don't think I should be up here.
Haven't you ever seen anybody in a slip before? Yes, I have. But I just -
Look - what if Mr. Robinson walked in right now? What if he did?
Well, it would look pretty funny, wouldn't it?
Don't you think he trusts us together?
Of course he does,
But he might get the wrong idea. Anyone might.
I don't see why.
I'm twice as old as you are. How could anyone think......
But they would! Don't you see?
Benjamin - I'm not trying to seduce you.
I know that. But please, Mrs. Robinson,
This is difficult for me.
Would you like me to seduce you? What?
Is that what you're trying to tell me?
I'm going home now. I apologize for what I said.
I hope you can forget it.
But I'm going home right now.
Benjamin? Yes.
Will you bring up my purse before you go? I have to go now. I'm sorry.
I really don't want to put this on again. Won't you bring it up?
Where is it? On the table in the hall.
Mrs. Robinson? I'm in the bathroom.
Well here's the purse.
Could you bring it up?
Well I'll hand it to you. Come to the railing and I'll hand it up.
Benjamin - I am getting pretty tired of all this suspicion.
Now if you won't do me a simple favor,
I don't know what.
I'm putting it on the top step.
For God's sake, Benjamin, will you stop acting that way and bring me the purse?
I'm putting it here by the door.
Will you bring it in to me? I'd rather not.
All right. Put it in Elaine's room where we were. Right.
Oh, God! Let me out!
Don't be nervous. Get away from that door.
Let me say something first. Dear God!
Benjamin, I want you to know I'm available to you.
If you wont sleep with me this time.
Oh my God!
If you wont sleep with me this time
I want you to know you can call me up any time you want and we'll make some kind of arrangement.
Do you understand what I said? Let me out!
Benjamin, Do you understand what I said? Yes. Yes. Let me out!
Because I find you very attractive and any time you want-
Oh, Jesus that's him!
Is that Ben's car in front? Yes, Sir!
I drove uh... I drove Mrs. Robinson home. She wanted me to drive her home so I... I drove her home.
Swell. I appreciate it.
She's upstairs. She wanted me to wait down here till you got home.
Standing guard over the old castle, are you? Yes, sir.
Hey, congratulations! Thank you!
It looks like you need a refill. Oh no. I got to go.
Is anything wrong? You look a little shaken up.
No. No - I'm just - I'm just a little worried about my future. I'm a little upset about my future.
Come on. Let's have a nightcap together.
Scotch? Bourbon.
Ben - how old are you now?
20. I'll be 21 next week.
That's a hell of a good age to be.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
I wish I was that age again. Because, Ben - Sir?
You'll never be young again. I know.
Ben, can I say something to you? What?
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? Quite a while.
I've watched you grow up, Ben. Yes, sir.
In many ways I feel as though you were my own son.
Thank you.
So I hope you won't mind my giving you a friendly piece of advice.
I'd like to hear it.
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.
Don't get up.
I was just telling... -Ben... -Ben here he ought to sow a few wild oats. Have a good time while he can. You think that's sound advice?
Yes, I do.
I've got to go.
You have yourself a few fillings this summer. I bet you're quite a ladies' man.
Oh no.
What? You look to me like the kind of guy that has to fight them off. Doesn't he look to you like the kind of guy who has to fight them off?
Yes, he does.
Oh say - Elaine gets down from Berkeley on Saturday. Oh yes.
I wish you give her a call. I will.
Benjamin? Benjamin? Yes.
Thank you for taking me home. I'll see you soon, I hope.
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please for this afternoon's feature attraction.
Hey, over there! Yes, I mean you! Your attention please!
Are you ready in there, feature attraction? Could I speak to you for a second, Dad?
Listen, I'm going to ask a big round of applause to bring this boy out here, all right?
Wait a minute, let me amend that, to bring this young man out here, because today he is 21 years old.
Come on, let's get on with the show!
Hang on a minute, I got a few words to say -
You always do. ah, ah! what's talking
Dad, could we just talk about this for a second?
I can't hold them much longer, Ben. You better get out here.
I'd like to discuss this.
This boy - I'm sorry - this young man - is soon to continue his education
as a Frank Halpingham Award Scholar
But before he does - before he does -
You're disappointing them, Ben. You're disappointing them.
Dad - can you listen -
I'll give you ten seconds
He is going to give us a practical demonstration of what I feel safe
in saying is a pretty exciting birthday present
And it better work or I'm out over two hundred bucks.
Ok, let's hear it now for - Benjamin Braddock!
Come on Benji! let's hear it now!
Folks, this remarkable young man
is going to perform for you some spectacular
and amazing feats of daring in water that is over 6 feet deep
Hello.
Uh... I don't quite know how to put this - Benjamin?
Look, I was thinking about that time after the party -
Where are you?
I was wondering if I could buy you a drink or something.
Where are you?
Uh - The Taft Hotel. Did you get a room?
No. Now I know it's pretty late and if you'd rather - Give me an hour.
What? I'll be there in an hour.
Can I help you, sir!
What? Oh - no - I'm just - Are you here for an affair, sir?
What? The Singleman party, sir?
Oh - yes. The Singleman party. It's in the main ballroom.
Ahh - thank you.
Hello. Hello.
You must be one of the Porters. No - actually I'm not -
Yes... I'd like you to know my sister, Miss DeWitte -
How do you do? How do you do, Miss DeWitte?
- and my husband, Mr. Singleman -
Oh, sorry. Fine, thank you.
That's Jeffrey, of course. Of course.
I didn't get your name, sir. Benjamin Braddock, sir.
Braddock - Braddock? Yes, but I'm afraid -
Oh no no no, I'll find your table in a moment. Braddock. Not Braniff? We have a Braniff.
No - actually I'm just looking for a friend.
Oh, but I don't understand. I'm not with your party - I'm sorry.
Hey - I don't get it. I've enjoyed meeting you, Mr. Braniff.
Hello, Benjamin. Oh. Hello.
May I sit down? Of course.
Thank you.
How are you? Very well. Thank you.
May I have a drink? A drink? Of course.
He didn't see me.
Waiter! I will have a martini. Yes, madam.
You don't have to be so nervous, you know.
Nervous. Well, I am a bit nervous.
I mean it's - it's pretty hard to be suave when you're -
Did you get us a room? What?
Have you gotten us a room yet? I haven't. No.
Do you want to? Well, I don't. I mean I could... or we could just talk.
Do you want me to get it? You? Oh no. No, I'll get it.
Do you want to get it now?
-Now? -Yes.
Well - I don't know. Why don't you get it.
Why don't I get it? Well, I will then. If you'll excuse me.
Yes sir?
A room. I'd like a room, please.
Single room or double room?
A single. Just for myself, please.
Will you sign the register, please?
Is anything wrong, sir? What? No, Nothing.
Do you have any luggage, Mister... Gladstone?
Luggage? Yes. Yes. I do.
Where is it? What?
Where is your luggage?
Well it's in the car. It's out in the car. Very good, sir. I'll have a porter bring it in.
-Oh no. I mean I'd rather not go to the trouble of bringing it all in.
I just have a toothbrush. I can get it myself. If that's all right.
Of course. I'll have a porter show you the room.
Oh. Well actually, I'd just as soon find it myself.
I just have the toothbrush to carry up and I think I can handle it myself.
Whatever you say, sir. Thank you.
Mrs. Robinson. Yes?
For you. Thank you.
Hello?
Mrs. Robinson? Yes?
It's Benjamin. Yes?
Benjamin Braddock.
Benjamin, where are you?
Can you look through the glass.
Can you see me now? Yes, I can.
I got a single room. That's fine.
But there's one thing. The desk clerk seemed to be a little bit suspicious.
I don't know what their policy is.
Well - do you want to go up first?
Yes - I think that would be good.
I'll be up in five minutes.
Well - goodbye then -
Benjamin. Yes?
Isn't there something you want to tell me?
To tell you? Yes.
Well, I want you to know how much I appreciate this, really.
The number. What?
The room number, Benjamin. I think you ought to tell me that.
Oh? You're absolutely right.
It's 568. Thank you.
You're welcome. Well - I'll see you later, Mrs. Robinson.
Check, please.
I've got it.
I say I've got it. Sir?
The toothbrush. I got it all right. Very good, sir.
Yes. Well - goodnight. Goodnight, sir.
Hello, Benjamin. Hello, Mrs Robinson.
Benjamin. Yes?
I'll get undressed now. Is that all right? Sure.
Shall I - I mean shall I just stand here? I mean - I don't know what you want me to do.
Why don't you watch? Oh, sure. Thank you.
Will you bring me a hanger? What?
A hanger. Oh, yes.
Wood? What?
Wood or wire? They have both.
Either one will be fine. Okay.
Thank you!
Will you help me with this, please? Certainly.
Thank you. You're welcome.
Benjamin, Would this be easier for you in the dark?
Mrs. Robinson - I can't do this. You what?
This is all terribly wrong.
Do you find me undesirable? Oh no, Mrs. Robinson.
I think - I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends.
I mean that. I found you desirable, but I-
For god's sake, can you imagine my parents?
Can you imange what they will say if they just saw we are in this room like now?
What will they say? I have no idea, Mrs. Robinson.
But for God's sake.
They brought me up, they made a good life for me.
And I think they deserve better than this.
I think they deserve a little better than jumping into bed with their partner's wife.
Are you afraid of me? Oh, no, you are missing the point.
Look, maybe we could do something else together. Mrs. Robinson, would you like to go to a movie?
Can I ask you a personal question? I should do anything you want.
Is this your first time? Is this what?
It is, isn't it? It is your first time.
That's a laugh, Mrs. Robinson. That's really a laugh. Ha ha.
You can admit that, can't you? Are you kidding?
It's nothing to be ashamed of - Wait a minute!
On your first time - Who said it was my first time.
that you're afraid - Wait a minute.
- of bring - inadequate - I mean just because you happen to be inadequate in one way -
INADEQUATE?
Don't move.
Ben - what are you doing?
Well - I would say that I'm just drifting. - here - in the pool.
Why?
Well - it's very comfortable - just to drift here.
Have you thought about graduate school? No.
Would you mind telling me then -
what were those four years of college for? What was the point of all that hard work?
You got me.
Now listen, Ben.
I think it's a very good thing that a young man - after he's done some very good work -
should have a chance to relax and enjoy himself,
and lie around, and drink beer and so on.
But after a few weeks
I believe that person would want to take some stock in himself and his situation
and start to think about getting off his ass.
The Robinson's are here.
Hi, Ben. What are you doing with yourself these days?
Oh, not too much. Taking it easy.
That's what I'd do if I could. Nothing wrong with that.
Hey, Ben, Elaine's coming down from Berkeley soon.
I want you to call her up this time. I will.
Because I just think you two would hit it off real well together.
Say hello to Mrs. Robinson, Benjamin.
Hello, Mrs. Robinson. Hello, Benjamin.
Can I talk to you for a minute? Sure.
Benjamin, Darling. I'm going to ask you something
but you don't have to tell me if you don't want to.
What?
Well I'm going to ask you what you do when you go off at night.
When I go off?
You don't have to tell me if you don't want to.
No, I do. I want to tell you.
I drive around.
What else? Nothing else.
Well you don't drive around from midnight until noon the next day, Benjamin.
Oh, no.
Then what do you do? Do you meet someone?
Meet someone? Why did you say that?
Well this is your business, I won't play games.
No wait. Wait, I don't meet anyone, Mother. But why did you say that?
Benjamin, I don't want to pry into your affairs,
but I'd rather you didn't say anything at all than be dishonest.
Goodnight. Well, wait.
Wait a minute.
Will you wait a minute, please?
Mrs. Robinson, do you think we could say a few words to each other first this time?
I don't think we have much to say to each other.
Look, for a month, all we ever do is to come up here and leap into bed together.
Are you tired of it?
I'm not. No. But do you think we could liven it up with a little conversation for change?
Well what do you want to talk about?
Anything. Anything at all.
Do you want to tell me about some of your college experiences?
Oh my God.
Think of another topic.
How about art.
Art. That's a good subject.
You start it off.
You start it off. I don't know anything about it.
What do you want to know about it.
Are you interested more in modern art or more in classical art.
Neither.
You're not interested in art? No.
Then why do you want to talk about it? I don't.
Now look, we are going to do this thing. we are going to have a conversation.
Tell me what you did today.
I got up.
I fixed breakfast for my husband.
There!
There's something we could have a conversation about Your husband!
Oh...Him.
I mean everything. I don't know anything about how you work this.
What do you say to him when you leave the house at night?
Nothing. He's asleep.
Always? Doesn't he wake up when you come home?
We have seperated bedrooms.
Oh I see... So you don't - I mean I don't like to seem like I'm prying
but I guess you don't sleep together or anything. No we don't.
Well how long has this been going on.
Forgot it. Wait a minute, Why do you marry?
See if you can guess.
Well I can't.
Think real hard, Benjamin.
I can't see why you did, unless
You didn't have to marry him or anything, did you?
Don't tell Elaine.
Oh no. You had to marry him because you got pregnant?
Are you shocked?
Well I never thought of you and Mr. Robinson as the kind of people who...
Oh, I know. Let's get to bed.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
So how did it happen?
What?
Mrs. Robinson, I mean do you feel like telling me what were the circumstances?
Not particularly.
Was he a law student at the time?
And you were a student also.
At college. Yes.
What was your major?
Benjamin, why are you asking me all these questions?
Because I'm interested, Mrs. Robinson.
Now what was your major subject at college? Art.
Art?
But I thought you...
I guess you kind of lost interest in it over the years then.
Kind of.
Well how did it happen?
What? You and Mr. Robinson.
How do you think.
I mean did he take you up to his room with him?
Did you go to a hotel?
Benjamin, what does it possibly matter?
I'm curious.
We'd go to his car.
Oh no. In the car you did it?
I don't think we were the first.
What kind of car was it? What?
Do you remember the make of the car?
Oh my God. Really. I want to know.
It was a Ford, Benjamin.
A Ford! A Ford! God damn it, That's great! a Ford!
That's enough.
So old Elaine Robinson got started in a Ford.
Don't talk about Elaine.
Don't talk about Elaine?
No. Why not?
Because I don't want you to.
Why don't you?
I wish you'd tell me.
There's nothing to tell.
Well why is she a big taboo subject all of a sudden?
Well - I guess I'll have to ask her out on a date and find out what the big deal is...
Benjamin, don't you ever take that girl out. Do you understand that?
Well look. I have no intention of taking her out.
Good.
I was just kidding around. -Good.
But why shouldn't I?
I have my reasons. Then let's hear them.
No. Let's hear your reasons, Mrs. Robinson.
Because I think I know what they are.
I'm not good enough for her to associate with, am I?
I'm not good enough to even talk about her, am I?
Let's drop it. We're not dropping it.
I'm good enough for you but I'm not good enough to associate with your daughter.
That's it, isn't it? ISN'T IT?
Yes You go to hell. You go straight to hell, Mrs. Robinson.
Do you think I'm proud of myself? Do you think I'm proud of this?
I wouldn't know. Well, I am not.
No sir. I am not proud that I spend my time with a brokendown alcoholic!
I see.
And if you think I come here for any reason besides pure boredom,
then you're all wrong.
Because, Mrs. Robinson, this is the sickest, most perverted thing that ever happened to me.
And you do what you want but I'm getting the hell out.
Are you? You're goddamn right I am.
That's how you feel about me. That I'm a sick and disgusting person.
I won't start this.
What? Don't start acting hurt.
Don't you expect me to be a little hurt?
Mrs. Robinson, you lie here and tell me I'm not good enough for your daughter.
Did I say that?
In so many words.
Benjamin, I want to apologize to you if that's the impression you got.
Well two minutes ago you told me I wasn't good enough for your daughter.
Now you say you're sorry I got that impression.
I didn't mean it. I don't think you'd be right for each other.
But I would never say you weren't as good a person as she is.
You wouldn't. Of course I wouldn't.
What are you doing?
Well it's pretty obvious you don't want me around any more.
Well look - I was kind of upset there.
I'm sorry I said those things.
That's all right. I think I can understand why I'm disgusting to you.
Oh no. Look, I like you. I wouldn't keep coming here if I didn't like you.
But if it's sickening for you - It's not.
I enjoy it! I look forward to it. It's the one thing I have to look forward to.
You don't have to say that.
Well I wouldn't. I would never say it if it wasn't true.
May I stay then?
Yes. Please. I want you to.
Thank you.
Well don't thank me, because I want you to.
But you won't ever take out Elaine, will you? I want you to promise me that.
Look. Why the hell did you bring this up. It never occured to me to take her out.
Then give me your word you won't.
This is absurd. Promise me, Benjamin.
All right, I promise, for Christ's sake.
I promise I will never take out Elaine Robinson.
Thank you.
Benjanmin. Let's not talk about it.
Let's not talk at all.
Elaine's back from school.
I think it might be a nice gesture if you asked her out.
Suppose she's not good enough for you, is that it?
Look - Elaine Robinson and I do not get along.
How do you know? You haven't seen her since high school.
Suppose your evenings, whatever you do with them, are just too valuable.
That has nothing to do with it -
I guess I'll just tell Mr. Robinson
that you're just too busy every evening - doing God knows what -
Don't go on like this.
If Benjamin absolutely refuses to take her out - I do.
- then I'll simply have to invite all the Robinsons over on Thursday.
Well, Braddock - it's about time you got around to this.
Hello.
Come on in. I'm afraid the young lady isn't quite ready yet.