A recent 20-something graduate of Williams College, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has no plans for the future. He is seduced by a female friend of his parents, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) and then falls in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). The film opens with a young man staring out into space. The man is on an airplane flying to Los Angeles. He appears again in front of a fish tank with bubbles shooting in the background. A male voice asks him a question and then appears in front of him. Ben, as his Dad calls him, wants to know why he’s cooped up in his room and then begins to tell him that people are waiting down stairs to see him. Ben informs him that he would like to be alone because he’s worried about what he will
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Robinson jumps in his car and forbids him to take out her daughter again or she will tell Elaine the truth. In spite of this, Ben rushes to tell Elaine the truth about “the affair” and she kicks Ben out. Weeks pass by and Ben watches Elaine from afar and falls for her even more. Elaine heads back to college (Berkley) to start anew. Ben then tells his parents of his intent to marry Elaine and they are over joyed. The only catch is that Elaine has no knowledge of this intent and Ben decides to travel to Berkeley to seek her hand. He finds and stalks her on campus for days until finally following her on a city bus to the zoo to meet another man by the name of Carl. She acknowledged his presence and simply walks away with Carl. Several days pass and Elaine shows up to Ben’s apartment to ask why he has come to Berkley. She begins to tell him Mrs. Robinson’s story of the encounter in the terms that Ben had raped her. Ben tells the correct truth but Elaine refuses to believe him. He is eventually able to get Elaine to come to terms and even brings marriage to the table after pursuing her for several weeks. Later, Mr. Robinson shows up in Ben’s apartment after finding about the alleged rape and threatens him if he ever seeks Elaine again. It is then revealed that Mr. Robinson pushes Elaine to quit school and marry
Robinson jumps in his car and forbids him to take out her daughter again or she will tell Elaine the truth. In spite of this, Ben rushes to tell Elaine the truth about “the affair” and she kicks Ben out. Weeks pass by and Ben watches Elaine from afar and falls for her even more. Elaine heads back to college (Berkley) to start anew. Ben then tells his parents of his intent to marry Elaine and they are over joyed. The only catch is that Elaine has no knowledge of this intent and Ben decides to travel to Berkeley to seek her hand. He finds and stalks her on campus for days until finally following her on a city bus to the zoo to meet another man by the name of Carl. She acknowledged his presence and simply walks away with Carl. Several days pass and Elaine shows up to Ben’s apartment to ask why he has come to Berkley. She begins to tell him Mrs. Robinson’s story of the encounter in the terms that Ben had raped her. Ben tells the correct truth but Elaine refuses to believe him. He is eventually able to get Elaine to come to terms and even brings marriage to the table after pursuing her for several weeks. Later, Mr. Robinson shows up in Ben’s apartment after finding about the alleged rape and threatens him if he ever seeks Elaine again. It is then revealed that Mr. Robinson pushes Elaine to quit school and marry