1993 Directed by Richard Linklater
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Jason London Rory Cochrane Wiley Wiggins Sasha Jenson Michelle Burke Adam Goldberg Marissa Ribisi Anthony Rapp Milla Jovovich Matthew McConaughey Ben Affleck Joey Lauren Adams Parker Posey Nicky Katt Kim Krizan Deena Martin Shawn Andrews Cole Hauser Christine Harnos Esteban Powell John Swasey Fred Lerner Mona Lee Fultz Heidi Van Horne Tara Battani Renée Zellweger
no offense but if ben affleck hit me in the ass with that paddle I would be thanking him
A day in the lives of a group of teenagers in the Summer of '76. The way Milla licks a joint. Randy "Pink" Floyd, the movie character I always wanted to be. Erotic-Abe-Lincoln dreams. A Neo-McCarthyism pledge-sheet. Slater-alligator. Never tell your friends to take it easy on your kid brother. Making a bong in shop-class. Alright you Freshman fucks listen up. War stories from your teacher. Running to protect your ass. O'Bannion is a dumb-shit and a piss-poor choice to play the next Batman. Mel's Soul Pole. Ducks on a pond. Having your mommy save your ass. Air-raid you little Freshman bitches. A spit-or-swallow marriage proposal. The worst fuckin' time for the keg-of-beer delivery guy to show up at your…
Perfectly capturing the magical vibe of the 1970s, featuring an ensemble cast of future Hollywood big names & celebrating the restless spirit of high-school life in an unapologetic manner, Dazed and Confused is a funny, affectionate & expertly crafted coming-of-age drama that covers the adventures of various groups of teenagers during their last day of school in the summer of 1976.
Written & directed by Richard Linklater, the film doesn't have any plot but is simply a reflection of the time & era this talented director himself grew up in and is his ode to those unforgettable years most people end up cherishing all their lives. The script itself is full of memorable quotes, interesting characters & pop culture references and the drama is captivating…
Ok, wait a second, let me pick my jaw up from the floor.
Dazed and Confused is another masterpiece from Richard Linklater, whose work has continued to impress. While this isn't as incredible as Boyhood, It's still one of the finest films made about both high-school and the never-ending twilight of youth.
The "story" is nothing. There is really no story. What we have here is a set of miniature character arcs that all take place within a single 24 hour period; the last day of school specifically. The seniors go and try to initiate the incoming freshman, they drink, they smoke weed, they party; and this is basically it. Yet, despite that, Dazed and Confused is monstrously entertaining. The…
i’m the girl going off about how gilligan’s island is a “male pornographic fantasy”
Happy 4th of July my American Friends!!!
If I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life - remind me to kill myself.
Dazed and Confused managed to do a lot of things for me... In a lot of ways its plot is minimalistic and its scenes meandering. But in its simplistic and aimless wandering it effectively becomes probably the best "Summer" film, and all around best coming of age film ever made.
With its soon-to-be star studded cast featuring the likes of Jason London, Ben Affleck, Mathew McConaughey, Joey Lauren Adams and Milla Jovovich, and its alway blaring and always toe tappingly energetic soundtrack, the film becomes in essence a time machine not only back…
disappointing, i got most of the way through it but gave up because i just did not find anything interesting and didnt care abt 13 year olds getting hazed
Dazed and Confused certainly lives up to the second half of its title. It seems to want to be a mini-Nashville, with this wide range of characters bumping up against each other, but fails in that every character is fundamentally the same.
But my indifference to the film stems from something else. I'm in my last year of school, surrounded by a group of people who share the same ambitions as me. I personally have never seen myself as a people person and have always had trouble fitting right in. I therefore know little of what it means to be a member of the social hierarchy that school entails, though I've been best placed to observe. I expected Dazed and…
Ridiculously enjoyable, lovingly made and full of youthful wisdom
Every rewatch brings something new: a bit of background dialogue or some hilarious body language/action I never noticed before
Has such a full grasp of its characters, what they're doing at any one time, the attitudes and relationships they all have with each other... it allows Linklater to move us through the world confidently so we're always surprised and delighted but never lost
Has a wonderful metaphorical side to it, where one day could represent a lifetime; a car wash becomes a cleansing of self-image; the highway to get Aerosmith tickets is the road to perfect freedom
On so many levels, a masterwork
I love big swings, I love innovation, and I really love when someone can show me something I have never seen before, but, there are some genres where I love to revel in convention. I think that is why I just wasn’t really there for Dazed and Confused, the coming of age teen comedy is one of those genres where I love it because of it’s formula not despite of it. I wanted a single cipher, I wanted an arc, I wanted a moment of triumph we had been building too all night. I am aware that my list of reasons why I didn’t like Dazed and Confused that much are the same reasons as why it’s a classic, may…
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