Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
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Critic Consensus: Nostalgic in the best sense, Everybody Wants Some!! finds Richard Linklater ambling through the past with a talented cast, a sweetly meandering story, and a killer classic rock soundtrack.
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Cast
as Jake
as McReynolds
as Willoughby
as Roper
as Beverly
as Billy Autrey
as Finnegan
as Dale Douglas
as Nesbit

as Coma
as Plummer

as Alex Brumley

as Jay
as Val

as Punk
as Coach Gordon

as Country Girl
as Bev's Friend

as Mud Wrestling Champion
as Buxom Coed

as Debra

as Young Lady at Oz
as Twister Coed

as Friend of Buxom Coed

as Sound Machine Patron

as #1 Cute Coed

as Sound Machine Patron

as McReynold's Girl

as Two Step Dancer

as Sound Machine Manager

as Sound Machine Doorman

as Sound Machine Patron/College Student

as Two-Step Dancer

as Car Driver/Pedestrian

as Autrey's Friend

as Sound Machine Patron

as Pool Hall Patron/Country Dancer/Coed

as Country Girl #1

as Justin

as Finn's Girl

as Michelle

as Two Step Dancer

as Disco Dancer/Sound Machine

as Bar Patron

as Driver/Pedestrian

as College Student

as College Student

as Coed

as Angie

as Driver

as Girlfriend

as Grandma Bearcat

as Cathy

as Sound Machine Patron

as Sound Machine Patron

as Sound Machine Patron

as Sound Machine Waitress

as College Student/Sound Machine Patron

as Queen of Hearts

as Matt Hatter

as Parent

as Howard

as College Student/Two Step Dancer

as LeaAnn

as Wholesome DJ

as Oz Party Girl #2

as Sound Machine Patron

as Cowboy

as Disco Moose

as Hot Girl #1 at Soundmachine

as Band Sound Man

as Oz Party Guest

as Frat Guy

as Frat Guy

as Wild Disco Dancer

as Disco Dancer

as Country Dancer

as Bar Patron

as Sound Machine Patron

as Eaton-Townsperson

as Dance Club Patron

as Disco Dancer

as Country Bar Patron

as Suzi

as Disco Dancer/Smoothfeet

as Morgan-Cannibal Club Patron

as Mad Hatter

as Elaine

as Elaine

as Bar Patron

as College Student

as Student Government President

as Sound Machine Patron

as Student

as Two Step Dancer

as Coed

as Sound Machine Patron/Disco Dancer

as Punk Rocker

as Pool Hall Student

as Bar Patron

as Pool Hall Student
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Critic Reviews for Everybody Wants Some!!
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[Linklater's] light touch remains a marvel. Though his characters are often just bouncing from conversation to conversation, night out to night out, the film's direction is never lackadaisical.

Imagine "Porky's" as an intelligent character study and you're on the right path.
Another love letter to the magic hour of adolescence from director Richard Linklater.
Can only be described in the same way you might talk about college jocks -- attractive, dumb and charming, against your better judgment.
Although this may be "lesser" Linklater, it's still more enjoyable than a lot of what's currently available in theaters.
What everybody wants in Everybody Wants Some!! is not just sex and success on the field. It's what we all want. It's time.
Audience Reviews for Everybody Wants Some!!
I have never been one to hide my admiration for director Richard Linklater. I've always found him to be a hugely talented filmmaker and he's always struck me as a very intelligent and savvy individual. Whenever a new project of his arrives, I'm always filled with anticipation, especially one that's been mentioned in the same breath as his indie classic Dazed and Confused. Why is it then, that Everybody Wants Some!! left me with ever so slight feelings of disappointment? This could simply be explained by having very high expectations so for that reason I waited until I watched the film again before making any final judgements on it. Turns out, my opinion didn't change. Everybody Wants Some!! has many great qualities but it doesn't quite hit the heights of its predecessor. Plot: As he enters college in the 1980's, freshman Jake (Blake Jenner) meets his other, hard partying, college baseball players where he learns to navigate his way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. Linklater himself described Everybody Wants Some!! as a "spiritual sequel" to his 1994 indie classic Dazed and Confused. Where Dazed was set in a high-school in the 70's, now we take a look at the 80's and our characters entering their college years. In many ways, it feels like a continuation of the story except for the fact that the characters are no longer the same. This time we're introduced to an assortment (and predominantly male) cast of characters and the camaraderie is almost as infectious as we witnessed in Linklater's earlier film. What's most apparent, however, is Linklater's keen eye for the period and his attention to detail on the style and sound of the 80's is brilliantly realised. As the film is loosely autobiographical, Linklater has a solid handling on the proceedings as he reminisces about his own experiences while being involved in a baseball team in his school years; he captures the competitive nature among young men and fully realises the different personalities from an impressive ensemble. The one glaring omission, however, is the distinct lack of females; with the exception of Zoey Deutch there's really no other female character that has anything to do but be eye candy for the testosterone fueled males. If it wasn't so much fun watching these guys and Linklater hadn't put a light spin on events, then the film would be bordering on misogyny. Thankfully, it manages to escape this pitfall and delivers a hugely entertaining journey where a lengthy 2 hour running time just flies by. Not as accomplished as Dazed and Confused but it has enough style and innocent humour to keep the experience a pleasant one. Who knows, now that Linklater has covered the 70's and 80's, we might well get a 90's version somewhere down the line. He has been known to extend his stories; The Before Trilogy and his Oscar nominated, 12 year project Boyhood were ambitious but hugely successful works. It wouldn't be out of character for him and on the results so far, it would be a welcome completion to a vibrant trilogy. Time will tell. Mark Walker
Super Reviewer
Richard Linklater imagines baseball jocks as nice people in his nostalgic return to early 1970's U.S culture, as we are treated to 3 days with a baseball fraternity prior to the first day of college somewhere in Texas. If you can stomach the opening premise (for this nerd, jocks as nice people is like military intelligence, hard to believe ... and in Texas, no less), the rest ain't entirely so bad. It's a dream scenario of the early '70's presented with a classic rock soundtrack, the past with rose-colored lens set to maximum rose. But don't look too hard, or the flaws of this dream are readily apparent.
Super Reviewer
Like a thematic follow-up to Linklater's Dazed and Confused, this is an irresistible film that captures the energy of youth with a lot of nostalgia. Full review on filmotrope. com
Super Reviewer
Everybody Wants Some!! Quotes
Coach Gordon: | You're not in high school anymore. |
McReynolds: | You're not in high school. |
Nesbit: | This is different than high school. |
Finnegan: | This isn't high school. |
Willoughby: | Hey, this is not high school, man. |
Coach Gordon: | You're not in high school anymore. |
Plummer: | There are people here. |
Finnegan: | Bibliography! Annotated! Highlight! Jake! |