The Graduates (2008 film)

The Graduates
Directed byRyan Gielen
Written byRyan Gielen
Produced byRyan Gielen
Matthew Gielen
Joshua Davis
Caitlin Marshall
StarringRob Bradford
Stephanie Lynn
Nick Vergara
Blake Merriman
Laurel Reese
CinematographyMufit Umar
Edited byRyan Gielen
Production
company
Believe Limited[1]
Release date
  • August 6, 2008 (2008-08-06) (Rhode Island International Film Festival)
Running time
97 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$96,000[3]

The Graduates is a 2008 American independent coming-of-age teen comedy film directed and written by Ryan Gielen. The film follows four friends—Ben (Rob Bradford), Andy (Blake Merriman), Mattie (Nick Vergara), and Nickie (Michael Pennacchio)—who head to Ocean City, Maryland to celebrate their high school graduation.[3]

  1. ^ "The Graduates (2008)". Believe Limited. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Graduates". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Zak, Dan (May 25, 2008). "Senior Week! Filmmakers Take On the Ocean City Ritual". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 2, 2022.