Before 'The Graduate' there was 'All That Heaven Allows' and 'A Cold Wind in August'. The latter is not surprisingly one of John Waters' favourite movies, in which the sex is sweatier and more passionate than in either of the other two (it's also in black & white - which may be a factor - and Gerald Fried's music score is more like that for a crime movie than a romance).
Ironically, like 'The Graduate' there is far less of an age difference - eight years - between the actual actors; but unlike Mrs Robinson we are expected to care what the woman is experiencing (although her disregard for the feelings for her of her plain-looking 'old friend' Juley (Herschel Bernardi) while blubbing her heart out to him over her infatuation with her "baby" is depressingly typical).
Seven years later in the TV episode 'Batman Displays His Knowledge', Julie Newmar as The Catwoman proposes to The Caped Crusader that they would make great partners in life; and uses the exact same line that Iris did: "you and me against the world!". Iris also wears a mask and gloves similar to Catwoman's as part of her stage routine. Coincidence? Maybe she would have enjoyed a brighter future with Robin...
Ironically, like 'The Graduate' there is far less of an age difference - eight years - between the actual actors; but unlike Mrs Robinson we are expected to care what the woman is experiencing (although her disregard for the feelings for her of her plain-looking 'old friend' Juley (Herschel Bernardi) while blubbing her heart out to him over her infatuation with her "baby" is depressingly typical).
Seven years later in the TV episode 'Batman Displays His Knowledge', Julie Newmar as The Catwoman proposes to The Caped Crusader that they would make great partners in life; and uses the exact same line that Iris did: "you and me against the world!". Iris also wears a mask and gloves similar to Catwoman's as part of her stage routine. Coincidence? Maybe she would have enjoyed a brighter future with Robin...