{
  "id": 17715887,
  "title": "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’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/dustin-hoffman-says-filming-the-graduate-was-a-terrible-experience",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:34:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/dustin-hoffman-the-graduate-mike-nichols-1236937024/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dustin Hoffman, who shot to fame after starring as Ben Braddock in Mike Nichols’ classic film “The Graduate,” has opened up about his experience shooting the 1967 comedy-drama in a recent essay for The New Yorker, which he described as having been a “terrible experience” despite the fact that the movie changed his life. “I […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}