Dazed and Confused (1993)

Director: Richard Linklater  Starring: Matthew McConaughey  Rory Cochrane  Jason London  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Universal
Format: DVD
UPC: 00025192027727
Buy.com Sku: 40098364
Item#: VH6Q2F
Category Keywords: 1970s  Coming Of Age  Essential Cinema  Friends  High School Experiences  High School Students  Independent  Nightlife  Recommended  Self-Discovery  Seventies  Teenage  Teenagers  Theatrical Release 
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It was the last day of school in 1976. A time they'd never forget...if only they could remember.
 
 
Features: DVD, English/Spanish, Dolby Surround Sound, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
 
It was bongs and bell bottoms, polyester and puka shells, macrame and mood rings. We rocked and rolled, we were jaded and innocent, but most of all, we were Dazed And Confused. With hilarious and touching honesty, this critically acclaimed comedy explores the last day of school--and one rowdy night--in the lives of a group of high school students in late May, 1976. Accompanied by the music of Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Foghat and more, a superb ensemble cast delivers "The most slyly funny and dead-on portrait of American teenage life ever made." (Entertainment Weekly)
 
"Spectacularly funny!"  Rolling Stone
"The most slyly funny and dead-on portrait of American teenage life ever made."  Entertainment Weekly
 


Editor's Note

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.

 
Features
French Dolby Surround
Spanish Subtitles
Interactive Menus
Cast & Crew Bios
English Dolby Surround
Film Highlights
Widescreen Version
Production Notes
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Universal
Release Date: 7/1/1998
Running Time: 103 minutes
Original Release Date: 1993
Catalog ID: 20277
UPC: 00025192027727
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
1.85:1

 
Cast & Crew
Adam Goldberg
Ben Affleck
Jason London
Joey Lauren Adams
Matthew McConaughey
Milla Jovovich
Parker Posey
Rory Calhoun
Sasha Jenson
Wiley Wiggins
Lee Daniel - Cinematographer
Richard Linklater - Director
Sean Daniel, et al. - Producer
Richard Linklater - Writer

 
Professional Reviews
New York Times
"...DAZED AND CONFUSED unfolds in a loose, natural style that suits its teenage characters....Enjoyably playful spirit..." 09/24/1993 p.C12

Entertainment Weekly
Ranked #9 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the '90s" - "...The freest, most graceful comedy of American teenage life ever made..." 04/01/2000 p.160

Sight and Sound
"...[A] vibrantly laid-back comedy....A tightly bound ensemble of funny and believable adolescent..." 10/01/1994 p.39-40

Variety
"...Giddily amusing..." 06/21/1993

Chicago Sun-Times
"...This is a good film..." 09/24/1993 p.35

Total Film
"...No movie understands the agony and ecstasy of teenage life better than Richard Linklater's underrated classic..." 08/01/2003 p.128

Premiere
"[It] remains the loose-limbed, thoroughly entertaining trip it was when it was released..." 11/01/2004 p.101

Premiere
"[T]he dialogue is hilariously quotable, the period textures are precise and hardly parodic....[and with a] soundtrack dialing from Aerosmith to ZZ Top." 07/01/2006 p.102

Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 8 of 10
Diverting, refreshingly unsentimental mid-1970s time capsule... Linklater accurately captures teen lifestyles and attitudes at a specific moment in time. Great soundtrack includes carefully selected period music.
 

  
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Customer Reviews
Cinematography 4.5
Plot 4.5
Acting 5
Overall Satisfaction 5
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5 of 5 Just a good movie, thats it! Monday, January 03, 2000
A Viewer from Wenonah NJ  

This is an awesome movie about the party life. What better than a funny movie with beer. A good example of what the last day of school is and today were still the same way! Great actors and acting. A best buy in my book!
 
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5 of 5 GREAT MOVIE! Monday, November 22, 1999
CORY SMITH from Bourbonnais IL  
This movie is one of the best out there! I am all about the plot to this movie! BUY IT NOW!
 
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5 of 5 wooderson rules Saturday, November 13, 1999
martin b from manchester,england  
without a doubt,the funniest and coolest film I can remember.Matthew M. is quality as wooderson who has got to be the funniest character i have ever seen in a movie.Anyone who has'nt seen this film,then SERIOUSLY you have too.It is absoloutely awesom
 
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5 of 5 Flashback to Texas High School Saturday, October 02, 1999
Barkerboy from Cleveland  
This was my school. Everything. Including the demented football coach, drug use, etc. Humble High School class of 1980.
 
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5 of 5 THE MOVIE OF ALL TIME Friday, September 03, 1999
Elena from Belen, New Mexico, 87002  
I think this movie rocked, everyone that has not seen it needs to, and watch it over and over again. The Best Movie.
 
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5 of 5 Dazed and Confused Wednesday, June 16, 1999
Idris from wisconsin  
This movie is great, it discovered new actors, and it was interesting, watch it and watch it again
 
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5 of 5 The perfect Gen X movie about our parents Thursday, June 10, 1999
Tyler Palmisano from Newark, Ohio  
This movie is about a no name town, with no name kids. It's a day in the life of a couple of high schoolers, plain and simple. It is just that these teens are played by actors that are now stars such as: Ben Affleck, Mathew M.C., etc. It also has one of the best soundtracks available.
 
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