His defection forced Mel Brooks to quickly recast the trademark role with Kenneth Mars.Plot SynopsisThe film opens with a close-up, disembodied image of Benjamin Braddock""s face (Dustin Hoffman) [a 29 year-old convincingly playing a 21 year-old - Hoffman""s second feature film appearance, and his first major film role].Is he by any chance interested in Mr.Maslowski""s delicatessen? That""s impossible! He""s a vegetarian.And yet, he doesn""t always stick to his diet.Sometimes he swallows whole countries.Does he want to eat up Poland, too? Anyhow, how did he get here? What happened? Well, it all started in the General Headquarters of the Gestapo in Berlin...At midnight, I blow you all up.If however, one of you presses the button, I""ll let that boat live.So who""s it gonna be?"Two of Gordon""s SWAT teams readied themselves at the Prewitt building, where it appeared that the evacuated hospital patients were held hostage by the Joker""s clown-masked henchmen.That when a willing victim who has committed no treachery is killed in a traitor""s stead, the Stone Table will crack and even death itself will turn backwards.Old life blown away in the blink of an eye.Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it.Most new fish come close to madness the first night.Somebody always breaks down crying.Happens every time.The only question is, who""s it gonna be? It""s as good a thing to bet on as any, I guess.I had my money on Andy Dufresne.I remember my first night.Seems like alongtime ago.As part of their entertaining betting game, the inmates aunt and ""bait"" the "fishees" or first-timers - and "they don""t quit till they reel someone in.