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MRS. ROBINSON
Well?
He clears his throat and then he kisses her.
BEN:
Well.
MRS. ROBINSON
Benjamin.
BEN:
Yes?
MRS. ROBINSON
I'll get undressed now. Is that all
right?
BEN:
Sure. Shall I - I mean shall I just
stand here? I mean - I don't know
what you want me to do.
MRS. ROBINSON
Why don't you watch?
BEN:
Oh - sure. Thank you.
She takes off her jacket.
MRS. ROBINSON
Will you bring me a hanger?
BEN:
What?
MRS. ROBINSON
A hanger.
BEN:
Oh - yes. Wood?
MRS. ROBINSON
What?
BEN:
Wood or wire? They have both.
MRS. ROBINSON
Either one will be fine.
BEN:
Okay.
He brings her a hanger. She puts her jacket on it.
MRS. ROBINSON
Will you help me with this,
please?
She turns her back.
BEN:
Certainly.
He undoes the zipper at her neck.
MRS. ROBINSON
Thank you.
BEN:
You're welcome.
She turns and looks at him. He backs away.
MRS. ROBINSON
Would this be easier for you
in the dark?
BEN:
Mrs. Robinson - I can't do
this.
MRS. ROBINSON
You what?
BEN:
This is all terribly wrong.
MRS. ROBINSON
Benjamin - do you find me undesirable?
BEN:
Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think -
I think you're the most attractive
of all my parents' friends.
I just don't think we could
possibly --
MRS. ROBINSON
Are you afraid of me?
BEN:
No - but look - maybe we could
do something else together,
Mrs. Robinson - would you like
to go to a movie.
MRS. ROBINSON
Benjamin, is this your first time?
BEN:
Is this - what?
MRS. ROBINSON
It is, isn't it? It is your
first time.
BEN:
That's a laugh, Mrs. Robinson.
That's really a laugh. Ha ha.
MRS. ROBINSON
You can admit that, can't you?
BEN:
Are you kidding?
MRS. ROBINSON
It's nothing to be ashamed of -
BEN:
Wait a minute!
MRS. ROBINSON
On your first time -
BEN:
Who said it was my first time.
MRS. ROBINSON
That you're afraid -
BEN:
Wait a minute.
MRS. ROBINSON
- of bring - inadequate - I mean
inadequate in one way -
BEN:
INADEQUATE!
LONG pause.
MRS. ROBINSON
(starting to dress)
BEN:
Don't move.
He slams the bathroom door shut. The light in the room
disappears.
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
62EXT. BRADDOCK BACKYARD AND POOL AREA - DAY
The midsummer sun beats down on the Braddock swimming pool
and on Ben who lies on a rubber raft in the middle of the
pool. Ben wears dark glasses, is deeply tanned, and holds
a beer can in one hand.
SOUNDS:
teenagers YELLING and swimming in nearby pools;a radio PLAYING rock and roll; a television set TUNED to
a ball game.
DISSOLVE TO:
63CLOSER SHOT - BEN
drifting.
DISSOLVE TO:
drifting.
DISSOLVE TO:
65CLOSE SHOT - BEN
SOUND of the back door CLOSING. Ben opens his eyes and
moves his head slightly.
66WHAT HE SEES
Mr. Braddock is passionately stoking a barbeque fire. Mrs.
Braddock is going toward him from the house, carrying some
ominously large thing wrapped in tinfoil.
67SHOT - BEN
He rolls off the raft and swims to the end of the pool. He
climbs out, walks to the back door, takes his shirt from a
chair and starts to put it on as he opens the back door and
goes through.
68INT. SPECIAL SET - TAFT HOTEL ROOM
Ben has just shut the door to the bathroom behind him. He
is wearing his shirt, buttoned, and no trousers.
PAN WITH BEN as he walks across the room past Mrs. Robinson
who is standing in front of the bureau taking off her brace-
let and watch. He moves to a chair and sits.
He picks up a cigarette from an ashtray on a table next
to the chair. Mrs. Robinson moves in to Ben, kneels in
front of him and starts to unbutton his shirt.
He takes the cigarette out of his mouth.
69INT. SPECIAL SET - BRADDOCK DEN AND DINING ROOM - NIGHT
SHOT - NEW ANGLE
We now see behind Ben the door that leads from the Braddock
den, in which Ben is sitting. In the dining room, Mr.
and Mrs. Braddock are sitting, having their dinner, looking
through the doorways toward Ben. Ben stands, crosses back
to the door to the den and shuts it.
70INT. BRADDOCK DEN - NIGHT - REVERSE
On Ben's back as he returns to the chair and sits. A
television set, facing the chair, is on. Ben picks up a
can of beer and drinks from it. An animated cartoon is
playing on the television set. Ben watches it.
71REVERSE
Ben's face, watching. PUSH IN to CLOSEUP of his face.
72REVERSE
CLOSEUP of television set and cartoon.
73REVERSE
Ben watching.
74REVERSE
CLOSEUP test pattern.
CUT TO:
75INT. TAFT HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
CLOSEUP Ben watching. PULL BACK and we are in the Taft
Hotel Room. Ben is sitting on the bed, leaning against
the headboard, watching the television set which is on a
stand facing the bed.
SOUND of the HUM of the test pattern.
PULL BACK to a WIDE SHOT of the room, lit only by the light
from the television set. Mrs. Robinson walks into the shot,
half dressed. She passes between Ben and the television
set and goes out of frame. Ben continues to stare at the set.
SOUND of a ZIPPER being pulled up.
Mrs. Robinson appears again and passes the other way.
SOUND of BRACELETS being put on.
Mrs. Robinson passes back the other way again.
SOUND of CLOTHING being put on and a PURSE being snapped
closed. Mrs. Robinson, now fully dressed and carrying
her purse, passes through again and, without looking at
Ben, goes to the door of the hotel room, opens it and
exits.
76INT. BENS' ROOM - CLOSEUP - BEN - DAY
SOUND of DOOR closing. Follow Ben as he gets up and moves
to the windows of what is now his BEDROOM in the Braddock
house. He opens the closed blinds over the window. The
sun is bright outside. His bathing suit is on the window
sill. He takes the suit and puts it on. He moves to
the bedroom door, opens it and goes out.
77OMITTED
78EXT. BRADDOCK BACKYARD AND POOL AREA - DAY
We see Mrs. Braddock in the kitchen. Ben comes through
the back door, moves to the pool and dives in. The raft
floats in the center of the pool.
79SHOT - UNDERWATER
Ben swims toward us the length of the pool.
Ben surfaces and, in one movememt, pulls himself up on
the raft and -
CUT TO:
81INT. TAFT HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
- lands on top of Mrs. Robinson on the bed. He stays
on top of her for a moment.
MR. BRADDOCK'S VOICE
Ben - what are you doing?
Ben turns toward us and looks.
CUT TO:
82EXT. BRADDOCK BACKYARD AND POOL AREA - DAY
Mr. Braddock standing by the side of the pool. The
sun is behind him.
BEN'S VOICE
Well - I would say that I'm
just drifting.
CUT TO:
BEN:
- here - in the pool.
MR. BRADDOCK
Why?
BEN:
Well - it's very comfortable -
just to drift here.
MR. BRADDOCK
Have you thought about graduate
school?
BEN:
No.
MR. BRADDOCK
Would you mind telling me then -
college for? What was the point
of all that hard work?
BEN:
You got me.
MR. BRADDOCK
(trying unsuccessfully
to control himself)
Now listen, Ben. I think it's
a very good thing that a young
man - after he's done some very
good work - should have a chance
to relax and enjoy himself, and
lie around, and drink beer and
so on. But after a few weeks
want to take some stock in him-
self and his situation and start
to think about getting off his
ass.
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