Dazed and Confused

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Like George Lucas' American Graffiti, Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused is an affectionate look at the youth culture of a bygone era. While Lucas took aim at the conservative 1950's, Linklater jumps ahead a generation to the bicentennial year of 1976 to celebrate the joys of beer blasts, pot smoking and Frampton Comes Alive. Set on the last day of the academic year, the film follows the random activities of a sprawling group of Texas high schoolers as they celebrate the arrival of summer, their paths ...
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Overview

Like George Lucas' American Graffiti, Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused is an affectionate look at the youth culture of a bygone era. While Lucas took aim at the conservative 1950's, Linklater jumps ahead a generation to the bicentennial year of 1976 to celebrate the joys of beer blasts, pot smoking and Frampton Comes Alive. Set on the last day of the academic year, the film follows the random activities of a sprawling group of Texas high schoolers as they celebrate the arrival of summer, their paths variously intersecting at a freshmen hazing, a local pool parlor and finally at a keg party.
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Special Features

Disc 1:; All-new high-definition Digital transfer, supervised by director Richard Linklater and cinematographer Lee Daniel; Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks; Audio commentary by Linklater; Deleted scenes; Original trailer; Optional English subtitles; Disc 2: Making "Dazed," a 50-minute documentary by filmmaker Kahane Corn; Rare-on-set interviews and behind-the-scenes footage ; Footage from the ten-year anniversary celebration; Audition footage; Plus: A 72-page book featuring new essays by Kent Jones, Jim DeRogatis, and Chuck Klosterman; memories of the film from cast and crew; and character profiles; And the original film poster designed by Frank Kozik
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Gregory Baird
School's out for summer and the kids are looking to party in Dazed and Confused, the brilliant ensemble comedy/drama from writer/director Richard Linklater Slacker, Waking Life. Set in Austin, Texas, on the last day of the school year in 1976, the film follows a large ensemble cast over a single 24-hour period as they celebrate the arrival of summer with car trunks full of Bud and a seemingly endless supply of pot. While everyone will ultimately converge on one big beer bash, the first half of the film centers on initiation rituals in which the senior girls and guys haze the incoming freshmen. It's a fascinating portrait of a tradition that combines institutionalized violence and tribal rites of passage. Yet here, as in the rest of the film, Linklater eschews the kind of detached satire practiced by contemporaries like Todd Solondz. Dazed and Confused may expose the vapidity of this mid-'70s suburban world, yet Linklater embraces his characters and milieu with the same big-hearted compassion that George Lucas displayed in American Graffiti. Indeed, Dazed and Confused can be seen as a virtual homage to the Lucas masterpiece, with the same loving attention to an era's clothes, hairstyles, and, of course, music. As in Graffiti, period pop songs provide the soundtrack for the characters' lives as they cruise around town, with 8-track tapes blasting the likes of Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, War, Peter Frampton, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The ensemble cast includes Wiley Wiggins star of Linklater's Waking Life, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, and a host of others whose naturalistic acting evokes a remarkable feeling of authenticity. And the easy way in which Linklater weaves introspective and even metaphysical themes into a slice-of-life comedy is completely engaging. The result is both a brilliant, microcosmic portrait of an era and an offbeat mediation on the rituals of teen life.
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Dazed and Confused is an American Graffiti for the 1990s, set in the 1970s. Though not quite up to the high standard of its spiritual predecessor, it does an excellent job of following an ensemble cast, who, through the course of one day, enjoy the myriad emotions and experiences that compose the teenage years. Writer/director Richard Linklater does not force the film to follow one storyline in particular, and this choice helps him avoid the conventions of the teen genre, in which the kids learn a big lesson after a series of wacky misdeeds. Indeed, the film is notable for its refreshing lack of sentiment. This isn't a movie interested in leading us through standard character arcs, and it gives us a portrait of youth that is surprisingly realistic, wiping away much of the gloss with which we often remember "the best years of our lives," but never going too far in the other direction by indulging in too much grittiness. Dazed and Confused is also remarkable for its sheer number of young actors who went on to big careers, including Milla Jovovich, Jason London, Joey Lauren Adams, Adam Goldberg, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, and Matthew McConaughey, as the memorable Wooderson ("That's what I like about these high school girls: I keep getting older; they stay the same age"). Dazed and Confused offers neither a warmly reminiscent nor an intentionally bleak picture of high school. It is a uniquely astute portrait of those teenage years, which at times seem full of magic and energy and at other times feel as anticlimactic and banal as adulthood.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/6/2006
  • UPC: 715515018425
  • Original Release: 1993

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  • Source: Criterion
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
  • Presentation: Criterion Collection / Wide Screen
  • Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:42:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 25,954

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jason London Randy "Pink" Floyd
Wiley Wiggins Mitch Kramer
Rory Cochrane Slater
Milla Jovovich Michelle
Joey Lauren Adams Simone
Marissa Ribisi Cynthia
Adam Goldberg Mike
Anthony Rapp Tony
Sasha Jenson Don Dawson
Parker Posey Darla
Matthew McConaughey Wooderson
Ben Affleck O'Bannion
Michelle Burke Jodi Kramer
Cole Hauser Benny
Jason Smith Melvin
Nicky Katt Clint
Deena Martin Shavonne
Shawn Andrews Kevin Pickford
David Blackwell Liquor Store Clerk
Richard Dillard Pickford's Dad
Mona Lee Fultz Mitch's Mother
Erika Geminder Freshman Girl
Christine Harnos Kaye
Christin Hinojosa Sabrina
Kim Krizan Ms. Stroud
Fred Lerner Guy with Pistol
John L. Martin 2nd Cop
Zeke Mills Old Timer
Diane Perella Sabrina's Mom
Don Phillips
Esteban Powell Carl
Doug Taylor 1st Cop
Zack Taylor 1st Geek
Julius Tennon Mr. Payne
Technical Credits
Richard Linklater Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Sandra Adair Editor
Lee Daniel Cinematographer
Sean Daniel Producer
John Frick Production Designer
James Jacks Producer
Deborah Pastor Set Decoration/Design
Kari Perkins Costumes/Costume Designer
Anne Walker-McBay Co-producer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Dazed and Confused
1. Last Day of School, May 28, 1976, 1:05 P.M. [10:52]
2. "Get Your Priorities Straight" [3:34]
3. "Twenty-Five of You Ain't Coming Back" [5:49]
4. "Air Raid." [5:31]
5. "Inconvenience for You" [5:20]
6. Mitch Gets Busted [7:29]
7. Cruisin' [2:50]
8. The Emporium [4:33]
9. Last Junior High Party [6:46]
10. "I Get Older, They Stay the Same Age" [8:39]
11. O'Bannion's Paint Job [:30]
12. "A New Fiesta in the Making" [4:24]
13. The Moon Tower [4:31]
14. "That's What I'm Talking About" [5:36]
15. 'Dominant Male Monkey Motherfucker"|00:04:28|}
16. End of the Night [2:15]
17. Joint Subcommittee Meeting [3:24]
18. L-i-v-i-n [5:33]
19. "Slow Ride" [2:44]
20. Color Bars [7:20]
1. Greatest Hits [10:52]
2. Questioning Everything [3:34]
3. Absolute Glee [5:49]
4. Initiation Rituals [5:31]
5. "Nothing Ever Changes" [5:20]
6. Flavor of the Scene [7:29]
7. The Lowrider [2:50]
8. A Night in '75 [4:33]
9. "Take a Swig on That" [6:46]
10. Property Damage [8:39]
11. Teenage Fantasy [:30]
12. "Taking it to the Grave" [4:24]
13. Nostalgia? [4:31]
14. Cliques [5:36]
15. Full-On Brawl [4:28]
16. Lynyrd Skynyrd to the Rescue [2:15]
17. Finding an Ending [3:24]
18. What Would Pink Do? [5:33]
19. Series of Denials [2:44]
20. Color Bars [7:20]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Dazed and Confused
   Play
   Chapters
   Commentary
      On
      Off
      Index
   Deleted Scenes
      Play All
      First National Bank
      "Banned From the School"
      Smoking in the Girls' Room
      "When They Lost, We Lost'| : : |}
      Narcing on a Friend
      Family Plot
      "Are the Good Times Worth It?"
      "Where's My Drugs, Man?"
      Eighth Graders Going Into Ninth
      "You Little Slut!"
      Parents Without Plans
      Global Thermonuclear War
      Cutting in the Keg Line
      Bumfuckville
      Tailgate
      "Knew Then What I Know Now"
      Way Me the Show to Go Home
   Trailer
   Audio Options
      Dolby Digital 5.1
      Dts 5.1
      Commentary
Disc #2 -- Dazed and Confused
   Making "Dazed"
      Play
   Auditions
      Play All
      Michelle Burke
      Rory Cochrane
      Adam Goldberg
      Cole Hauser
      Christin Hinojosa
      Nicky Katt
      Jason London
      Deena Martin
      Matthew McConaughey
      Anthony Rapp
      Marissa Ribisi
      Wiley Wiggins
   Beer Bust at the Moon Tower
      Go to the Fiesta! (Random Play All)
      Index
         Character Interviews
            Play All
            Sabrina Davis
            Don Dawson
            Cynthia Dunn
            Randall "Pink" Floyd
            Jodi Kramer
            Mitch Kramer
            Darla Marks
            Mike Newhouse
            Fred O'Bannion
            Benny O'Donnell
            Tony Olson
            Ron Slater
            Shavonne Wright
         Cast & Director Interviews
            Play All
            Linklater Before Shooting
            Parker Posey
            Ben Affleck (1992)
            Affleck & Cole Hauser
            Nicky Katt & Adam Goldberg
            Rory Cochrane
            Wiley Wiggins & Catherine Martin
            Wiley Wiggins
            Michelle Burke & Christine Harnos
            Christin Hinojosa
            Linklater at End of Shoot
            Linklater, Matthew McConaughey & Don Phillips
         Behind-the-Scenes Footage
            Play All
            Every Other Decade
            Muscle-Car Driving Lessons
            The Costumes
            The Boys
            The Girls
            "Love Those Redheads"
            Retaliation on O'Bannion
            Buying Beer
            Crest Hotel
            Picture Day
            "Start Acting"
            The Props
            Wiley's First Day Back at School
            Reunion Clips
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The 70's American Graffiti

    This is awesome movie, with great plot and conflicts. The most memorable scene is right from the start, the intro for Sweet Emotion is being played and as the snare kicks in you see that hot GTO Judge slowly workin it's way through the school parking lot while &quot Dazed and Confused&quot pops up on the scene. It's basically everything any teenager graduating high school wish they can do now. Now laws are uptight and the dumbest issues are being debated, where did the fun go? From Burning out, hot muscle cars, draggin, kegs, girls, blunts, and not caring..

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    one of the best movies I've ever seen

    This movie is awesome on many levels. Not only does it have a great script, performances, and direction, but it is also one of the most successful movies ever at completely immersing you in the world it depicts. Watching this film, you really catch the *feeling* of being a kid growing up in the 70's. I don't know how anyone that gives this a chance wouldn't enjoy it. Basically just a cool movie that is very well-done.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    GOTTA WATCH ! ! ! !

    This movie was so awesome. It was really about a normal High School student¿s life. The students hang out with friends and mess with younger kids and have parties. They drink, smoke, and just chill with their friends. This movie was just so great I can¿t even think of a word that could really describe it except, THE BEST MOVIE EVER! Sine I¿m a high school student I felt I could relate to the movie and the events that take place. The kids in the movie would back each other up and would do stuff they shouldn¿t be doing but that¿s what high school is about, friends. This movie is mostly based on friendship. Yeah the kids smoked a lot and drank a lot but they were always with each other and had each other¿s backs. This was a great movie and I would recommend it to parents that didn¿t see it and students that haven¿t seen it yet either.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    SUPER SWEET

    Dazed is one of the best burnout movies of all time.... it has everything you want, girls.. drugs... beer... and freedoms of being a teen again... no responsiblity, just chilin and smoking up all day.... priceless... if you don't have this and you are the type of person who loves to get above the clouds w/ your friends,,, this is difenetly the movie for you..... peace

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    One of my favorites

    Dazed and Confused is a great look back at the reckless youth of America. With numerous celebrities before their prime,it is original, funny, and above all entertaining.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The magical years of adolescence

    For anyone seeking adolescence nostalgia...this is it!! The crazy, magical, narcissistic, exciting, never to be experienced again time of your life is brought comically alive in this classic film of teenage...I was going to say angst, but no...this is refreshingly positive. Any angst is quickly defused and forgotten, for the budding young men and women here have discovered all the wonderful things life has to offer. So they enjoy their world! Of course, their recreational activities likely has something to do with.

    Excellent acting that captures the essence of small town life.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    The 70's All Over Again!

    This movie is a must see for anyone who was a teen in the 1970's. It really took me back. It had all the things I remember from the music to the clothes to the cars. All it was missing was the CB radio. The acting was great and the cast was incredible. This film is definitely one to add to your movie collection.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Amazing Movie!

    Oh my gosh. I thought it was going to be a stupid movie I watched on HBO at like 3 in the morning. But, wow great acting! There are some famous A-List stars in this movie (I was surprised) they have Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck. The plot is really good it's the end of the school year and Juniors are going to party. And O' Bannon and his Junior posse are going to paddle the butts off the future Freshmen. Except for one lucky Freshman who meets Pink gets to go to the best Senior kegger of the year. It's full of high people, too And yet satisfying.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    To the reviewer who has a hard-on for the Chevelle

    It was only an LS-5 car, really kind of a stone. Nice looking, though.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Dazed and confused

    Dazed and confused has to be the best movie ever made. it reminds me of my friends parting mad crazy. But this movie and awesome.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 21, 2000

    Funny as hell

    I got to say that this movie is one of the funniest that I have ever seen. The traditions that this high school has for incoming freshman is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. And the cars that they feature in this film are some of the best American muscle cars ever made. If you look closly you can see a 70 chevelle SS with a 454. Aside from all that it has good music in the movie ( and I don't even really like rock'n'roll). It is definetly worth watching.

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