Editing The Graduate (section)

===In popular culture===
Numerous films, TV shows, music videos, and commercials have referenced ''The Graduate''. The climactic sequence in which Benjamin crashes the wedding and leaves with Elaine is frequently parodied and referenced. TV show episodes that reference the scene include the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[When You Wish Upon a Weinstein]]",<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.pillsburylaw.com/a/web/2819/E1528D31DFE1827EFBED489AB8BC6F13.pdf |date=2009 |journal=Entertainment and Sports Law|title= ''Family Guy'' Creators' Fair Use Wish Comes True |volume=27 |number=2 |accessdate=July 20, 2024}}</ref> ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]",<ref>{{cite episode|title=Lady Bouvier's Lover |date=May 12, 1994 |season=5 |number=21 |series=The Simpsons |network=Fox}}</ref> the ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' episode "[[Archer (season 3)|Skin Game]]",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archer: "Skin Game" (Episode 3.11) |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/archer-review-skin-game-episode-311 |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> the ''[[New Girl]]'' episode "[[Elaine's Big Day]]",<ref>{{cite episode|title=Elaine's Big Day |series=New Girl |date=May 14, 2013 |season=2 |number=25}}</ref> and [[The Office (American TV series)|''The Office'']] episode "[[Golden Ticket (The Office)|Golden Ticket]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=2009-03-27 |title=The Office, "Two Weeks": Company woman |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/2009/03/the_office_two_weeks_company_w.html |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=nj.com |language=en}}</ref>

The scene was elaborately parodied in the movie [[Wayne's World 2]],{{sfnp|Gray|2017|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=qF48DwAAQBAJ&dq=wayne%27s+world+graduate+parody&pg=PA236 236–237]}} and was referenced in the music video for "[[Love Action (I Believe in Love)]]" by [[The Human League]]<ref>{{cite web |date=13 April 2013 |title=The Human League - Love Action (Official Video Release HD) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBEIkZ8egfY |accessdate=1 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> and "[[If You Go (song)|If You Go]]" by [[Jon Secada]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2017 |title=Jon Secada If You Go HD |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRzGr6m2Gh0 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> as well as the song "[[Crashed the Wedding]]" by [[Busted (band)|Busted]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crashed The Wedding by Busted |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/busted/crashed-the-wedding |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=Song Facts}}</ref> The scene was also referenced in the 1998 finale of the [[Papa and Nicole]] advertising campaign in the [[United Kingdom]] for the MK1 [[Renault Clio]], featuring [[Reeves and Mortimer]] and tying in with the release of the MK2 Renault Clio.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwqEpwO-5PE |title=Renault Clio advert with Vic and Bob - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 9, 2007 |access-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606154954/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwqEpwO-5PE |url-status=live }}</ref> The 1999 film ''[[The Other Sister]]'' contained a reference.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 9, 2008 |title=The Other Sister – The Proposal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyf11BxtEo4 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

The leg-framing scene where Mrs. Robinson seduces Benjamin has been parodied in the ''[[Roseanne]]'' episode "David and Goliath", which includes a fantasy scene in which Jackie assumes the Bancroft role and attempts to seduce David.<ref>{{cite episode |title=David vs. Goliath |series=Roseanne |last=Mackenzie |first=Philip Charles |last2=Williams |first2=Matt |last3=Pepoon |first3=Steve |first4=Roseanne |last4=Barr |network=NBC |date=February 1, 1994 |season=6 |number=15}}</ref> This scene is also parodied in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode, "[[Lisa's Substitute]]", when Mrs. Krabappel tries to seduce Mr. Bergstrom, who was voiced by Dustin Hoffman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wescott |first=Adam |date=2022-08-19 |title=An Early Episode Showed The Simpsons Crew What The Series Could Really Do |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/971908/an-early-episode-showed-the-simpsons-crew-what-the-series-could-really-do/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref>

The car Benjamin drives in the movie is an [[Alfa Romeo Spider#In The Graduate|Alfa Romeo Spider]]. Based on its iconic role, Alfa Romeo sold a version of the Spider in the United States from 1985 to 1990 under the name "Spider Graduate".<ref name="conceptcarz.com/vehicle">{{cite web |url=http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z1351/Alfa-Romeo-Spider-Graduate.aspx |title=1986 Spider Graduate |website=conceptcarz.com |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817191824/http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z1351/Alfa-Romeo-Spider-Graduate.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 1992 film ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'', [[Robert Altman]]'s satire of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]], Buck Henry pitches a sequel to ''The Graduate'' to producer Griffin Mill (played by [[Tim Robbins]]) during the film's opening sequence. A parody of Hollywood [[high concept]] films, Henry describes the plot as Ben and Elaine living in a haunted house in Northern California, with an invalid Mrs. Robinson living in the attic.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Singer |first1=Matt |title='The Player': the Little But Important Details You Might Have Missed |url=https://screencrush.com/the-player-things-you-missed/ |website=ScreenCrush |access-date=20 July 2024 |date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>

[[George Michael]]'s 1992 song, "[[Too Funky]]," features a clip of the Anne Bancroft lines, "I am not trying to seduce you... Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you're trying to tell me?", as an intro of the song, and is repeated during the final crescendo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borrelli-Persson |first=Laird |date=2016-12-25 |title=An Oral History of George Michael's 1992 "Too Funky" Video, Directed by Manfred Thierry Mugler |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/george-michael-supermodels-linda-evangelista |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

In conjunction with the film's 25th anniversary home video release, alternative rock band [[The Lemonheads]] recorded a [[Punk rock|punk]]-style cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schlansky |first1=Evan |title=Evan Dando Of The Lemonheads: On Record |url=https://americansongwriter.com/evan-dando-the-lemonheads-on-record/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=20 July 2024 |date=July 2009}}</ref> The music video includes scenes from the film.

The film ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]]'' parodied the leg-framed shot, showing [[Woody Harrelson]] framed by his landlady's leg,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenny |first=Glenn |date=2021-07-26 |title=The Problematics: 'Kingpin' Still Sports Quite A Mean Streak, Even 25 Years Later |url=https://decider.com/2021/07/26/the-problematics-kingpin-at-25/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Decider |language=en-US}}</ref> and features an excerpt of "The Sound of Silence" after Harrelson's character has sex with the landlady to make up for back rent.

Hoffman recreated the church wedding scene for a 2004 [[Audi]] commercial, in which he stops his daughter (played by [[Lake Bell]]) from getting married, and tells her "you're just like your mother" as they drive off, implying he is portraying an older Benjamin who has a daughter with Elaine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-02-13 |title=Dustin Hoffman does the Graduate run again, for Audi |url=https://adland.tv/dustin-hoffman-does-graduate-run-again-audi?page=2 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=adland.tv |language=en}}</ref>

The plot of the 2005 [[romantic comedy|romantic comedy film]] ''[[Rumor Has It (film)|Rumor Has It]]'', directed by [[Rob Reiner]] and starring [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Kevin Costner]], [[Shirley MacLaine]] and [[Mark Ruffalo]], revolves around a story in which a woman learns that her mother and grandmother may be the inspiration for ''The Graduate'', and the [[The Graduate (novel)|1963 novel of the same name]] it was based on.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=December 22, 2005 |title=The Switched Family Robinson |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rumor-has-it-2005 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=RogerEbert.com}}</ref>

''[[(500) Days of Summer]]'' features a scene in which the protagonist, Tom, watches ''The Graduate'' with his then girlfriend Summer. He is said to misinterpret the ending, a fact that serves to characterize his naivety concerning relationships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-17 |title=The Screenwriters of (500) Days of Summer Talk Love, The Smiths, and How The Graduate Ruined Them For Life |url=https://observer.com/2009/07/the-screenwriters-of-i500-days-of-summeri-talk-love-the-smiths-and-how-ithe-graduatei-ruined-them-for-life/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>