Thursday, August 30, 2018

Dustin Hoffman wearing a Stainless GMT Master in Movie Marathon Man...



...Rolex Coolness...

Dustin Hoffman

2 Time Academy Award Winner for Best Actor

Dustin Hoffman is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. He has starred in so man iconic movies including, The Graduate (1967), Midnight Cowboy (1969), , Little Big Man (1970), Straw Dogs (1971), Papillon (1973), Lenny (1974), All The President's Men (1976), Marathon Man (1976), Straight Time (1979), Kramer v. Kramer (1979), Tootsie (1982), Death Of A Salesman (1985), Rainman (1988), Hook (1991), Outbreak (1995), just to name a few...

Dustin Hoffman is pictured below at an awards ceremony sporting his Pepsi Rolex GMT Master which he also wore in several movies including Straw Dogs and Marathon Man.

T. Walker Lloyd, who was a Rolex U.S.A. executive shared a fascinating story with me in a podcast about how he gave Dustin Hoffman his Rolex GMT Master.




Dustin Hoffman's most iconic and famous role was perhaps in the graduate, which debuted in 1967 and featured the equally iconic Simon and Garfunkel song, Mrs. Robinson.







Here's To You Mrs. Robinson


Simon & Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson song is one of the most iconic songs of all time, as well as being the theme song from Mrs. Robinson.




Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

Our Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes To You

What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson?

Joltin' Joe has left and gone away 


Dustin Hoffman was known for his quirky personality which we witness in this Volkswagen Fastback Sedan commercial.




Little Big Man
1970

Little Big Man is one of my favorite Dustin Hoffman movies, and you can watch the entire movie below:







Straw Dogs
1971

Dustin Hoffman starred in Straw Dogs which debuted in theaters in 1971, and as we see he was wearing his Pepsi GMT-Master.









The Marathon Man
1976

The photos below are from the 1976 movie, Marathon Man, in which Dustin Hoffman wore his Rolex GMT Master.







The character played by Dustin Hoffman, Thomas Levy, uses a Rolex GMT-Master to pay for a taxi fare. Hoffman only wants a dime back to make a phone call. The scene pictured below was briefly in the Rolex commercial that aired during the Oscars this year. 







All The President's Men
1976

Dustin Hoffman co-starred with Robert Redford in the 1976 hit movie named All The President's Men. In this movie, Robert Redford wore his Rolex Submariner.




Kramer vs. Kramer
1979

Dustin Hoffman co-starred with Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer in 1979, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress. Dustin Hoffman is pictured below sporting his Pepsi Rolex GMT Master from the movie.








Meryl Streep is pictured below wearing a Rolex ladies Datejust on a Jubilee bracelet along with Shirley MacLaine and Carrie Fisher. This photo was from the 1990 movie named Postcards From The Edge.


Tootsie
 Dustin Hoffman In Drag

Dustin Hoffman starred in the 1982 movie titled Tootsie and we see him below at the English debut of the movie with British star, Pat Phoenix.






Rainman Rolex
Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman starred in the classic 1988 movie, Rainman with Tom Cruise who wore a Rolex Day-Date, which you see on his wrist in the photos below with Dustin Hoffman.

"I'm an excellent driver. Uh-0h, fifteen minutes to Wapner. Definitely...I definitely like Rolex!!! "



Jake Hoffman 
Dustin Hoffman's Son

Dustin Hoffman is pictured below with his son Jake Hoffman at a 76ers basketball game and notice Jake is wearing a Rolex Explorer.