Dazed and Confused

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Dazed and Confused

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Released Sep 10, 1993

1h 43m

Comedy

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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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Critics 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.

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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

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

The meaninglessness of it all is the meaning of the film.

Mar 20, 2023

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Ben Thompson

Sight & Sound

Few of these people are going anywhere, but they are not going anywhere with style and dignity.

Feb 6, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

Alright alright alright

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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julie b

Easy, somehow comforting and nostalgic watch, with a great soundtrack. Never had a movie make me want to spend all night driving around more, and really loved watching the senior characters through the eyes of the freshmen. But tbh, what’s with the spanking?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Richard Linklater

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Randall "Pink" Floyd

Wiley Wiggins

Mitch Kramer

Sasha Jenson

Don Dawson

Rory Cochrane

Ron Slater

Milla Jovovich

Michelle Burroughs

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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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