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LongTomH

(8,636 posts) Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:11 PM Aug 2013

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You really wanna feel old? Dustin Hoffman, star of "The Graduate" is 76 today!

Happy Birthday, Dusty!

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You really wanna feel old? Dustin Hoffman, star of "The Graduate" is 76 today! (Original Post) LongTomH Aug 2013 OP

he got that part when he was ten years old for it olddots Aug 2013 #1

I was referring more to the fact The Graduate is a 'Talkin' 'bout my generation' movie. LongTomH Aug 2013 #2

So Mrs. Robinson was just 6 years older..../nt jakeXT Aug 2013 #8

Happy Birthday, Dustin. RebelOne Aug 2013 #3

And sadly recovering from cancer surgery ksoze Aug 2013 #4

Favorite Dustin Hoffman film? Bertha Venation Aug 2013 #5

Little Big Man rates very high in my book - lots of great quotes Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #7

Tootsie - that was hilarious! ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #12

"I was a Tomato!!" sarge43 Aug 2013 #19

Happy birthday old man. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #6

Stop saying old. We in our 70s will probably outlive you. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #9

I'll be 65 later this month. You have already outlived me. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #10

I don't know the first thing I saw him in he played a 120 year old CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #11

HA! elleng Aug 2013 #13

I want to see that one. nytemare Aug 2013 #15

Its a good one. elleng Aug 2013 #16

I get my boxer shorts in Kmart in Cincinnati. nytemare Aug 2013 #14

"I'm walking here!" Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #17

I can't believe he's older than me... CTyankee Aug 2013 #18

olddots

(10,237 posts)

1. he got that part when he was ten years old for it

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:18 PM

Aug 2013

he has always looked young because he is young inside .Happy Birthday Mr. Hoffman .

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

2. I was referring more to the fact The Graduate is a 'Talkin' 'bout my generation' movie.

Reply to olddots (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:23 PM

Aug 2013

One of the flics that was supposed to define the boomer generation.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

8. So Mrs. Robinson was just 6 years older..../nt

Reply to olddots (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 05:18 PM

Aug 2013

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

3. Happy Birthday, Dustin.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:24 PM

Aug 2013

You are only 2 years older than me.

ksoze

(2,068 posts)

4. And sadly recovering from cancer surgery

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:28 PM

Aug 2013

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/08/06/dustin-hoffman-treated-for-cancer-feeling-great/2625263/

Bertha Venation

(21,484 posts)

5. Favorite Dustin Hoffman film?

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 02:18 PM

Aug 2013

I have three, interchangeable:

Tootsie

Kramer vs Kramer

Rainman

Brother Buzz

(36,432 posts)

7. Little Big Man rates very high in my book - lots of great quotes

Reply to Bertha Venation (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 02:36 PM

Aug 2013

And Dustin Hoffman played a 111-year old man.

ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)

12. Tootsie - that was hilarious!

Reply to Bertha Venation (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 10:28 PM

Aug 2013

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Especially the ending when he took off his wig walking down the stairs

on a live set no less!

CC

ps: Dustin's performance in Rainman was exceptional

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

19. "I was a Tomato!!"

Reply to ConcernedCanuk (Reply #12)

Sat Aug 10, 2013, 11:29 AM

Aug 2013

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

6. Happy birthday old man.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 02:24 PM

Aug 2013

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RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

9. Stop saying old. We in our 70s will probably outlive you. n/t

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 05:57 PM

Aug 2013

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

10. I'll be 65 later this month. You have already outlived me.

Reply to RebelOne (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 05:59 PM

Aug 2013

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

11. I don't know the first thing I saw him in he played a 120 year old

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 06:01 PM

Aug 2013

He seems young now in comparison.

elleng

(130,905 posts)

13. HA!

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 10:37 PM

Aug 2013

HAPPY HAPPY Birthday!

AND The veteran actor recently made his directorial debut with a film about four aging opera singers who stage a concert at their retirement home, Quartet! Saw it last night, and may rerun it again.

nytemare

(10,888 posts)

15. I want to see that one.

Reply to elleng (Reply #13)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 11:42 PM

Aug 2013

I might rent it this weekend. I'm fond of most of the cast, especially Maggie Smith and Billy Connelly (sp).

elleng

(130,905 posts)

16. Its a good one.

Reply to nytemare (Reply #15)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 11:56 PM

Aug 2013

Got it from Netflix.

nytemare

(10,888 posts)

14. I get my boxer shorts in Kmart in Cincinnati.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 11:35 PM

Aug 2013

400 Oak St.

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

17. "I'm walking here!"

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2013, 04:49 PM

Aug 2013

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

18. I can't believe he's older than me...

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2013, 08:26 AM

Aug 2013

and I'm old...

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