Summer Classics at The Ritz - The Graduate

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The Graduate

The Summer Classic Movies at the Ritz presented by Golden Isles Arts & Humanities continues with one of the groundbreaking films of the 60’s, The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman. The movie starts at 7:00 p.m., but audiences should be there early to enjoy fun short subjects and cartoons, get their free popcorn, and maybe be a lucky winner in the door prize drawings. 

The Graduate was released in 1967 and is a biting satire/comedy about a recent East Coast college graduate who finds himself alienated and adrift in the shifting social and sexual mores of the 1960s and questioning the values of society (just one word-plastics.)   As the poster proclaimed, “This is Benjamin.  He’s a little worried about his future.”  Directed by Mike Nichols who won an Academy Award and starring Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin, Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson and Katherine Ross as Elaine Robinson, this sharply written tale of disenfranchisement and dueling generations deftly captured the spirit of the times.  Simon and Garfunkel’s well-known songs with their haunting lyrics and koo-koo-kachoo’s enhance both the mood and the themes of the film.  

As at all the Summer Classic Movies, audiences will be served piping hot popcorn at no cost courtesy of MTR Real Estate professionals Angie Aimar and James Laurens (while it lasts), and all ticketholders will be entered in the door prize drawing for a chance some fun items donated by downtown businesses Cunningham Jewelers, Ned Cash Jewelers, and Glynn Chiropractic among others.  Fox’s Pizza Den offering a great “Dinner and a Movie” special on show nights – buy your ticket prior to the show and take it to Fox’s for 10% off your bill and priority dining to get you back in time for the movie. And ticket holders can show their tickets at Tipsy McSway’s for one free draft beer after the show.

The fun continues every Thursday during the month of July with an array of modern classics: George Lucas’ coming-of-age movie American Graffiti on July 17; and Woody Allen’s Oscar winning comedy, Annie Hall on July 24. The series closes with Steven Spielberg’s epic action-adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark on July 31.

Admission to each show in the Summer Classic Movies series is still only $5 for all ages.  The box office opens at 5:00 p.m.; cartoons, previews, and short subjects begin 20-30 minutes before show time.