Dustin Hoffman is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Since the first thread appeared at Nov 2, 00:35 UTC, we have counted 4 threads about it in 2 communities, led by r/entertainment and r/movies. Together they have drawn about 5K upvotes and 254 comments. It is also a rising Google search (“dustin hoffman” in Google Trends for CA).
What the sources report
The articles behind the biggest threads, quoted directly from each publisher’s own summary.
- Variety: Dustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a ‘Terrible Experience’ and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap Him 27 Times for a Scene He ‘Didn’t E…
Dustin Hoffman has opened up about his experience shooting the 1967 comedy-drama.
- The Guardian: Dustin Hoffman says filming The Graduate was ‘a terrible experience’ due to Mike Nichols’ ‘sadism’
In his new memoir, the actor reveals he was slapped 27 times until he was dizzy for a scene director Nichols ‘didn’t even use’
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/entertainment ↗ | 1 | 3,316 | 108 | Nov 2, 00:35 UTC |
| r/movies | 3 | 1,677 | 146 | Nov 2, 01:14 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Dustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a ‘Terrible Experience’ and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap Him 27 Times for a Scene He ‘Didn’t Even Use’r/entertainment · 3,316 upvotes · 108 comments · Nov 2, 00:35 UTC · Variety
- Dustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a Terrible Experience and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap Him 27 Times for a Scene He Didn’t Even User/movies · 1,459 upvotes · 114 comments · Nov 2, 01:14 UTC · Variety
- Dustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a ‘Terrible Experience’ and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap Him 27 Times for a Scene He ‘Didn’t Even Use’r/movies · 181 upvotes · 22 comments · Nov 2, 19:08 UTC · Variety
- Dustin Hoffman written piece in the New Yorker - Surviving “The Graduate” - It was the film that made me famous. On set, all I could think about was how I was failingr/movies · 37 upvotes · 10 comments · Nov 3, 03:29 UTC · newyorker.com
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/entertainment ↗: “Dustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a ‘Terrible Experience’ and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap Him 27 Times for a Scene He…”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/entertainment ↗ (3,316 upvotes, 108 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/movies: “Dustin Hoffman Says Filming ‘The Graduate’ Was a Terrible Experience and Director Mike Nichols Made Katharine Ross Slap…”
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/movies.
What people are asking
Questions from the most-upvoted comments in the biggest threads. They show what people still want to know; they are questions, not answers.
- “Was it a good interview or was Dustin being weird about something?” — asked in r/entertainment
- “Who's counting slaps when it's Katherine Ross?” — asked in r/movies
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.