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The Oldest Living Graduate
🎬 Movie

The Oldest Living Graduate

1980 · 93 min Drama Comedy TV Movie
4.0 / 10 · TMDB

Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd arranges a city-wide celebration lauding Kincaid as the oldest living graduate of a nearby military academy. The festivities serve only to make the already sour Kincaid even more truculent and miserable. Adapted from Preston Jones' 1974 play and originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The Oldest Living Graduate is an acquired taste at 4.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

Not every film is made for everyone. Read the synopsis, watch the trailer — you'll know right away if it's for you.

A classic from 1980. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

— MovieFinder Editorial

🎭 Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Col. J.C. Kincaid

George Grizzard

George Grizzard

Floyd Kincaid

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Maureen

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Mike

Penelope Milford

Penelope Milford

Martha Ann

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Clarence

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Major

Allyn Ann McLerie

Allyn Ann McLerie

Mrs. Hampton

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Cadet

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