2016-06-06

Billy Madison

Well, maybe not the best way to give a speech, but you can respect Billy for finally growing up after going through school all over again from kindergarten to high school.

Say Anything

“We are about to enter the real world,” Diane Court said in her graduation speech in “Say Anything.” She seems hopeful, but freighted—so it’s pretty relatable to many graduates.

Dawson's Creek

Wow, aren't these teens hopeful, and again, cheesy. Dawson's Creek  had graduation in 2001, and besides the sappy music, there is a good message about closure and regret as Katie Homes explains.

Legally Blonde

Elle Woods delivers her amazing speech as the underdog at Harvard Law School in 2004. “Passion is the key ingredient to the study and practice of law and in life.”

Beverly Hills 90210

Andrea delivers her graduation speech on 90210 that makes us very nervous, but she pulls through like a champ at West Beverly.

The Graduate

Benjamin Braddock [Dustin Hoffman] has finished college, and has no idea what to do with his life, don't fret, he did pretty good in this 1967 film, "The Graduate."  Benjamin  is contantly asked about what he's going to do with his life, and you might get the same questioning. Let's watch how he handles it at his graduation party.

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