The Graduate: Mike Nichols' opening tracking shot of Dustin Hoffman on the LAX moving walkway as "Sound of Silence" plays.
DEC 21 1967 · 12:01
📹 The Graduate 1967 -- OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE Mike Nichols' opening tracking shot of Dustin Hoffman on the LAX moving walkway as "Sound of Silence" plays. Referenced in Jackie Brown (1997). Tarantino has named The Graduate's opening as the direct template — same airport, same moving walkway, same character-vs-soundtrack composition.
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