Yeah, the non-vocal aspects of the impressions are especially impressive. During Dustin Hoffman, the guy barely said anything, but impression was dead on.

Dustin Hoffman makes such a great Hook. Love this movie.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman' to 'The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman, Plastics' - edited by sbchapm

What I can't believe is that Dustin Hoffman has sunk so low that he has to work at a Dunkin' Donuts.

Mark Romanek is the director of this music video. He makes references to "Midnight Cowboy" with the imagery. In particular there is scene with a car coming at Beck. According to interviews on the Mark Romanek DVD (The Work of Director Mark Romanek), Beck was struck by the car. A similar scene in "Midnight Cowboy" had Dustin Hoffman and Robert Voight crossing the street. Dustin Hoffman hits his fist on the hood and says "We're walkin' here!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Haircut_%28song%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Romanek


I hope this makes it this time.

Bob Hoskins deserved a Best Actor Oscar for this film. The men nominated that year were Tom Hanks for Big, Gene Hackman for Mississippi Burning, Max von Sydow for Pelle the Conqueror, Edward James Olmos for Stand and Deliver and Dustin Hoffman won for Rain Man. I've seen all those, and none of them can compare to Hoskins' work in this film. His co-star didn't exist! He not only had to play his character, but convince the rest of us of the reality of the animated ones. The nominees had the advantage of playing off other actors.

i worked at an institution in connecticut years ago ... dustin hoffman and tom cruise came for a few days to watch the mannerisms of one of my patients. this patient had the savant ability to calculate large numbers within seconds, tell you what day of the week any date was, convert seconds to minutes (and vice versus), build massive lego creations (and subsequently tell you how many pieces of each color he used) and tell you how many seconds/minutes were left in the day at any given point. i used to follow him around with a calculator!! *giggles*

his bedroom walls were covered with calendars & clocks of every shape and size imaginable. unfortunately, there were also some unsavory characteristics that this person possessed as well ... guess you have to take the good with the bad!


~*We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.*~Sir Winston Churchill

long story, but i will *try* to make it short ...

i used to work at this greasy-spoon hamburger joint (just a small shack on the side of the road). it has been in business for over 60yrs and hires high schoolers during the season. clamps (aptly named after the original owners) is on the way to a more affluent part of the scenic country life (in connecticut) and rakes in the business.

one weekday afternoon a red head stops with her young son and nanny in tow. she looks sooooooooooooo familiar, so i give her 'that look' and say, "can i ask you a question?" she quickly responds with, "yes, i am!" i laugh and told her that i had no clue who she was. she replied, "i guess it will remain a mystery" we laughed some more and then she took her food and went to sit down at a picnic table.

i figured she someone in one of the many soap operas i watched at the time ... i had my own apartment senior year and had basic cable (12 channels), so it was soap operas, sitcoms, and my boyfriend's STNG video tape collection.

she came back to get an ice cream for her son and i couldn't resist, "can you just you just tell me your name?" she obliged with, "gates mcfadden" i shrugged and she just smiled and walked away.

moments later it hit me!!!! dr beverly crusher from the star trek enterprise ... i nearly bolted out the door for her autograph before being stopped by the owner. he told me one of the reasons they are so popular is because they treat celebrities like 'normal' people! UGH!!!!

she was walking to her car to leave and i yelled, " goodbye dr beverly crusher!!" she laughed and waved!

that was my most memorable meeting but there have been others that i've just seen around my hometown. i've spoken to kyra sedgewick, oscar de la renta, gloria vanderbilt, the kissingers, dustin hoffman, mia farrow, michael bolton ... i worked for the local answering service in high school so they REALLY weren't talking to me ... more like leaving a message for a client!!! i used to keep their phone numbers ... like i'd EVER call one of them!!! hahahahaha

i've invited adam sandler over for a 'home cooked meal' he filmed mr deed's in my hometown and i met him on the green (center part of town). i had nothing on me but my checkbook so i had him sign that and then gave him a deposit slip and circled my name and addy!!! *slaps forehead* winona ryder is beautiful in person!

anyway .... i said i would try to make it short, but i'm a girl and it didn't work! so there ya go ...

dustin hoffman also modeled his (rain man) character around someone that was under my nursing care at an institution years ago. he had too many clocks and calendars on his wall to count. an abundant amount of legos; he could tell you how many colors of each piece was used in his massive creations.

the sad part about dustin hoffman and tom cruise coming to meet him was ... that was the only time his family came to visit.

On the DVD “The Work of Director Mark Romanek” Romanek talks about the look of this video being inspired by the movie “Midnight Cowboy.”

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=7545

Also, there is discussion about Beck Hansen being hit by a car during the making of this video. His knee was injured. You’ll notice a car coming at him as he crosses the street. In “Midnight Cowboy,” Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman are almost hit by a cab. Hoffman yells “I’m walkin’ here . . .”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanek

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_cowboy