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Dazed and Confused (1993)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:38

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: Featuring an excellent ensemble cast, a precise feel for the 1970s, and a killer soundtrack, Dazed and Confused is a funny, affectionate, and clear-eyed look at high school life.

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Richard Linklater's DAZED AND CONFUSED takes a hysterical, nostalgic cross-clique look at high school social development. On the last day of school in May 1976, students at a suburban Texas high... Richard Linklater's DAZED AND CONFUSED takes a hysterical, nostalgic cross-clique look at high school social development. On the last day of school in May 1976, students at a suburban Texas high school wait, lackadaisically, for classes to end. The restless almost-seniors--an eclectic group of stone-heads, fraternal jocks, and snobby sorority girls--can't wait to haze the incoming freshman, an annual event as harrowing for freshman boys as it is humiliating for girls. Amidst this teenage wasteland of drugs, partying, and rock and roll is football star Pink (Jason London), who saves scrawny pre-frosh Mitch (Wiley Wiggins) from being paddled to oblivion by upper-classmates. But Pink has his own battles: he's struggling over the head coach's demand that football players sign a pledge to abstain from sex and all psychoactive substances. When a wild end-of-the-year party is cancelled, the students end up congregating at a beer-blast in the back woods, organized by aging hang-about Wooderson (Matthew McConaughey). In the same way that George Lucas assembled a cast of fresh young faces for AMERICAN GRAFFITI, Linklater here creates an unforgettable cast of characters that are immediately familiar to anyone who has ever been through high school. [More]

Starring: Jason London, Matthew McConaughey, Wiley Wiggins, Rory Cochrane

Starring: Jason London, Matthew McConaughey, Wiley Wiggins, Rory Cochrane, Joey Lauren Adams, Sasha Jensen, Michelle Burke, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Marissa Ribisi, Milla Jovovich, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck

Director: Richard Linklater

Director: Richard Linklater
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater
Producer: Anne Walker-McBay, James Jacks, Sean Daniel

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Reviews for Dazed and Confused

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08/16/07
Time Out

An affectionate but unsentimental recreation of suburban teen culture in the rock -- and pot -- drenched 70s.

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07/19/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
07/19/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A slightly above average plotless teen film filled with nostalgia.

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10/17/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Linklater's first masterpiece--possibly his best film--presents an accurate collective portrait of youth circa 1976, which unfolds in a casual, spontaneous, and charming manner as interlaced tales of pranks and adventures.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
06/10/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Dazed and Confused is a perfect movie. It flawlessly captures the spirit of the '70s while arguing for a clear universality in the high school experience.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment 1 Comment
05/27/06
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
DVDTalk.com

O tom nostálgico, embalado por uma trilha impecável, confere um charme irresistível ao filme.

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05/15/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
01/26/06
Time Out New York

Hysterically Funny and ultimately enriching, "Dazed and Confused" takes some pretty genuine themes - rebelling, the thought of growing up too fast, and life after school - and spices it with a nice blend of wired humour.

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Film Threat

Not only portrays flawlessly a 24-hour period on the last day of school in 1976, but it captures the crushing boredom of a small town.

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01/15/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Classic Linklater high schooler story with great characters.

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12/27/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Linklater ... examines a period when indulging in vices was viewed as a coming-of-age rite of passage rather than a life-threatening act of immorality.

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11/09/04
Matt Brunson
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05/24/04
Robin Clifford
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01/12/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
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11/26/03
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

Maybe the best movie ever made about American teenagers, casual and funny in a totally unique way.

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11/04/03
Blake Davis
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News

Shows the aimlessness and amorality of youth who don't have a clue to the rituals that could give their lives meaning.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment 1 Comment
07/19/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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