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Dazed and Confused

Play trailer 1:56 Poster for Dazed and Confused R Released Sep 10, 1993 1h 43m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of group of rowdy teenagers in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high school in 1976. The graduating class heads for a popular pool hall and joins an impromptu keg party, however star football player Randall Pink Floyd (Jason London) has promised to focus on the championship game and abstain from partying. Meanwhile, the incoming freshmen try to avoid being hazed by the seniors, most notably the sadistic bully Fred O'Bannion (Ben Affleck).
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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.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian It’s a strange film in many ways, affectless and directionless, coolly refusing the usual dramatic beats and climactic moments, and as unreflective as MOR rock. Rated: 5/5 Sep 15, 2023 Full Review Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine The meaninglessness of it all is the meaning of the film. Mar 20, 2023 Full Review Ben Thompson Sight & Sound Few of these people are going anywhere, but they are not going anywhere with style and dignity. Feb 6, 2020 Full Review Hayley Croke Loud and Clear Reviews The movie has such an effortless nature and a total sense of identity from the very start, making the characters and world that Linklater has built feel completely tangible and lived in. Rated: 4.5 Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Mark Jackson Epoch Times This nostalgic, spot-on, and hilarious cult classic is Texas teens attempting to give themselves an adulthood rite-of-passage to escape 1970's suburban ennui.
 Rated: 4/5 Sep 30, 2024 Full Review Noah Berlatsky Splice Today Linklater, though, thinks everyone should have a chance to be who they are—or, like Mike briefly experimenting with being a tough guy, a chance to be who they aren’t. Sep 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dannyjoe B Not for film elites. Only those who can handle their dope can grasp this masterpiece. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Boing A Other than the fact that the ensemble cast features the faces of a lot of then unknown but soon to be big names, it’s a mystery to me why this movie is considered a classic by anyone. There’s no plot, no character development, no comedic moments, no… anything really. It’s boring beyond belief. Just a dumb, meandering, pointless movie about a bunch of dumb, meandering, pointless people who have no ambition in life beyond getting drunk, getting stoned, or trying to get laid. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Garrett B This film made me “dazed and confused” cause the plot didn’t really have a meaning to it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Chris E I was technically a child of the 80's, born in 1970, but this movie really resonated with me. Quite a few of the situations and characters were super relatable, and the soundtrack is just as big a star. A feel good look at an era of a way simpler time. Thoroughly enjoyable! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Thomas S Really cool movie; without plot, red thread or anything. Just a raw description of the joy of youth. It really reminded me of "Everybody Wants Some!!!" (which also happens in Texas). Beautiful (alright, alright, alright!) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Audience Member Alright alright alright Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of group of rowdy teenagers in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high school in 1976. The graduating class heads for a popular pool hall and joins an impromptu keg party, however star football player Randall Pink Floyd (Jason London) has promised to focus on the championship game and abstain from partying. Meanwhile, the incoming freshmen try to avoid being hazed by the seniors, most notably the sadistic bully Fred O'Bannion (Ben Affleck).
Director
Richard Linklater
Producer
Richard Linklater, Sean Daniel, James Jacks
Screenwriter
Richard Linklater
Distributor
Universal Pictures, Gramercy Pictures
Production Co
Alphaville Films, Detour Filmproduction
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1993, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Sep 29, 2024
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 24, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.0M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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