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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 ju... read more read more...mps 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. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Release Date: September 10, 1993

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  • jmanard52
    March 20, 2007
    jmanard52
    A cult classic. Us 30 somethings now watched this movie in envy and than even made it happen sometimes. Loved those tower parties.
  • fb100001592288964
    August 11, 2012
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    Funny, authentic and extremely nostalgic of its time period, 'Dazed and Confused' is the 'American Graffiti' for the 1970s decade, but a whole lot more rebellious and drug-induced. Writer/director Richard Linklater captures youth culture in such an exquisite way as he expresses t... read morehe style of focusing more on the laid-back, but still entertaining nature of the decade's teenage lifestyle. Also I'd like any of you to step up and name one movie that has a better soundtrack than this, b/c no matter what your answer will be dead wrong!
  • edfilmreviews
    July 27, 2012
    edfilmreviews
    It does a good job at recreating the 70s and some of the characters are cool, but there is no story whatsoever. If you're into the 70s you'll probably love this movie; it really takes you to that era.
  • blkbomb
    March 11, 2012
    blkbomb
    Wooderson: That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age. 

    "It was the last day of school in 1976, a time they'd never forget... if only they could remember."

    When it comes to teen movies, Dazed and Confused is at the top with Fast T... read moreimes at Ridgemont High. Movies just don't come cooler or more fun than Dazed and Confused. It's a rock n' roll, beer guzzling, weed smoking party from beginning to end. It's impossible to not love this movie. Great music, great characters, and great situations are what movies like this need, and Dazed and Confused has all of them and more.

    The story follows a bunch of teenagers on the last day of school. The events include paddling incoming freshman, getting drunk, playing pinball, and trying to find somewhere to party. It's an endless episode of pranks and partying fueled by one of the best classic rock soundtracks you could ever wish to hear. 

    If you know Richard Linklater, you know that his movies aren't going to have much plot wise. He likes showing random hanging out, with amazing dialogue. He also likes to throw his own views on politics and other worldly matters into play as well. He does that here, but not nearly as much as he did with movies like Suburbia and Slacker. While those were hangout movies, they were also message movies. This is just a hangout movie and nothing more; and it's easily one of the best ever.

    The characters are what make this movie so much better than the average teen comedy. Just like in Fast Times, there are a lot of characters, all of which have their own personality and their own vibe. Dazed, features the second best stoner ever, only second to Sean Penn's, and two of the best characters in teen movie history, with Pink and Wooderson. The cast is phenomenal and endless.

    This is a movie that is sure to make you want to relive your party days. It makes you want to go grab a beer, roll a joint, turn up the music, and cruise.  You gotta love nostalgic movies like this.

    Simone: You act like you're so oppressed. You guys are kings of the school. What are you bitching about? 
  • fb100000883534329
    January 10, 2012
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    One simple quote can explain this film: That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.
  • FilmFanatik
    November 28, 2011
    FilmFanatik
    I've never been a great Richard Linklater enthusiast, and I wasn't all that impressed originally with Dazed and Confused when I first saw it. It seemed to be getting a lot of high praise from my friends and from film critics alike, but I just didn't see it or understand it. Howev... read moreer, having revisted the film several times now, I can take that thought back. The film is, to me, a big budget version of Slacker (Linklater's first film). While both films are not exactly the same storywise, the way they're told - in fragments moving from character to character - makes them polar opposites in a way. As Tarantino has stated about the film elsewhere, when you revisit the film, it's like revisiting old friends and hanging out with them for a day or two - and it's very much like that. It's also a 70's version of American Graffiti, but in my estimation, Dazed and Confused is superior to Graffiti. Mainly because I can relate to the characters more and they're less one-dimensional than they are in Graffiti. Nevertheless, I really enjoy Dazed and Confused and I love to pop it in from time to time and revisit some old friends for some good times and good tunes.
  • fb1664868775
    October 27, 2011
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    A superb feel good film that acts as a time capsule for 1976. Great performances.
  • fb791220692
    September 22, 2011
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    Mercilessly honest and realistically portrayed, Dazed and Confused captures the entire high school experience within the story of one night. While the story may not really go anywhere or have much of a climax, the multiple characters are each carefully crafted and the script is p... read moreassionately written. Tony and Mike, while marginalized in the story's context, are the most important characters, and tie the point of the narrative together perfectly.
  • UniversalDreamer
    September 21, 2011
    UniversalDreamer
    As accurate a depiction of a time and people as I have ever seen, with quite literally the soundtrack of my teenage existence. As I watched I realized "I sat in that car, I went to that party, I knew those guys." The collection of young talent here is amazing as well. And a so... read moreundtrack that sounds like "The Best Of Classic Rock Weekend!"
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    September 13, 2011
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    It was the last day of school in 1976, a time they'd never forget... if only they could remember.

    Good cool movie! It was a blast to see. Funny moments and lots of familiar faces doing crazy things. Great Cast!

    The end of the 1976 school year in a Texan small town is cause for ... read morecelebration of the summer break. But first the Seniors are excited to chase the newbies, whom they may submit to merciless hazing, which for boys takes the stern-scorching form of no-nonsense spankings. However futile, attempts to escape are made, yet pointless for the members of the baseball team, which has to play that evening, before the partying, when alcohol is to anesthetize their seat-sting. Mitch Kramer becomes the prime prey after his stupid sister actually asks the boys to go easy on him, which only senior quarterback Randall "Pink" Floyd does, while senior year-repeater Fred O'Bannion adds frustration to his reputed zeal for spanking sorely sorry.

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Variety Staff
August 8, 2011
Variety Staff, Variety

The teenage wasteland, 1976-style, of Dazed and Confused is smack-dab between The Brady Bunch and Children of the Damned , and it's a scary, if sometimes giddily amusing, place to visit. Full Review

Richard Corliss
August 8, 2011
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

Bet it makes you wanna dance. Full Review

August 16, 2007
Time Out

Seriously funny, and shorn of any hint of nostalgia or wish-fulfilment, this is pretty much where it's at. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
July 19, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

A better-than-average teen movie but not much more, at least if you aren't a member of Linklater's generation. Full Review

January 26, 2006
Time Out New York

Seriously funny, and shorn of any hint of nostalgia or wish-fulfilment, this is pretty much where it's at. Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

Dazed and Confused has an enjoyably playful spirit, one that amply compensates for its lack of structure.

Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The ultimate party movie -- loud, crude, socially irresponsible and totally irresistible.

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Succeeds on its own terms and reflects American culture so well, it becomes part of it. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

This is light entertainment -- nothing groundbreaking or even especially noteworthy. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The film's real inspiration, I think, is to depict some high school kids from the 1970s with such unblinking attention that we will realize how romanticized most movie teenagers are. Full Review

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    • O'Bannion: Oh you didn't hear? I got a shotgun pulled on my ass!
    • Kevin Pickford: Walkin' down the hall, by myself, smokin' a jay with fifty elves.
    • Kevin Pickford: Don, give the beer back, man!
    • Don Dawson: I paid for the beer, man.
    • Simone: What a bitch she called me a slut. I'm gonna kick her ass.
    • Darla: You said you wouldn't get mad.
    • Simone: I'm not mad!
    • Darla: We know you they talk about us, what do they say?
    • Shavonne: No they don't.
    • Darla: You're lying you bitch. When you do that I know you're lying.
    • Simone: Come on you can tell us.
    • Shavonne: Don't get mad.
    • Simone: I'm not gonna get mad I'm just curious.
    • Shavonne: Ok she called you a bitch and you a slut. [laughs]
    • Darla: She called me a bitch! Thats funny! What a riot.
    • Carl: Don't let the fact that you won't be able to sit down all summer affect your game.
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