The Graduate is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I hate the strip club scene. It's well-directed, but the effect would be similar to when Travis Bickle took his date to a porno. What saves it for me is the way Nichols films the scene right after in extreme long shot. It's the kind of brilliant camera technique that is on constant display here.
Been meaning to revisit Mike Nichols' spiritual sequel Carnal Knowledge, which is just as good as The Graduate for the first 45 minutes. Then it spins off into different directions, becoming more interesting but less successful.