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Every month, The State of Things hosts a conversation about a topic in film. Host Frank Stasio talks with Laura Boyes, film curator at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and Marsha Gordon, film professor at North Carolina State University. And we want to hear from you. Submit your choices by email or tweet us with #SOTMovies.

One Word: 'Plastics' - Movies On The Radio & 'The Graduate' At NC State

Dustin Hoffman (and Mrs. Robinson's leg) from 1967's 'The Graduate'

This month's is a .  The State of Things host  will join  of NC State University's Film Studies department and   from the North Carolina Museum of Art for a free screening and discussion of The Graduate, the 1967 comedy classic that catapulted Dustin Hoffman to superstar status.

Here is the famous and oft-quoted "plastics" scene from the film:

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The high-grossing film became one of the biggest, most talked-about movies of the 1960s. The soundtrack provided by Simon & Garfunkel produced hits on both Top 40 radio and the newly emerging underground FM radio of the 1960s.

You are invited to come watch The Graduate with Frank and join in the discussion of the film. The event is free and open to the public.

September 28, 2015
6:30pm - 9:00pm

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