Dazed and Confused movie poster

Dazed and Confused is a 1993 American movie written and directed by Richard Linklater. The movie has a large ensemble cast, many of whom share the spotlight. The title is derived from the Led Zeppelin song "Dazed and Confused". Movie cover for Dazed and Confused. ... Movie cover for Dazed and Confused. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Richard Linklater (born July 30, 1960, in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American film director and writer. ... Led Zeppelin, circa 1969 (clockwise from left: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) Led Zeppelin was a British rock band, who were pivotal in the development of hard rock and heavy metal. ... Dazed and Confused is a 1969 song by Led Zeppelin. ...

The movie tells the stories of the last day of school in May 1976 in a Texas suburb. It was shot on location in Georgetown, Texas. The camera dips in and out of the lives of a variety of students at the school, rather than focusing on a single individual - in a manner reminiscent of, but less extreme than, Linklater's earlier film Slacker, which was likewise shot on location in Austin, Texas. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry (R) Official languages None. ... Georgetown is a city located in Williamson County, Texas. ... Slacker (1991) is an American independent film directed by Richard Linklater. ... Skyline from Town Lake City nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 669. ...

The film took in only $8 million at the box office, but in recent years has achieved cult film status, particularly on U.S. college campuses. A cult film is a movie that attracts a small but devoted group of obsessive fans or one that has remained popular over successive years amongst a small group of followers. ...

Synopsis

The film paid considerable attention to period and locational detail, mostly the cars and music of the time, the soundtrack featuring rock staples of the era and fads like Citizens' band radio. It also occasionally featured a sense of melancholy, the belief of having "missed out" by several years on the monumental events of the turbulent late 1960s. A typical mobile citizens band radio Citizens band radio (CB) is, in the United States, a system of short distance radio communication between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the single 27 MHz (11 meter) band. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

The film's lack of apparent formal structure, and undemonized depiction of marijuana use, have associated it with "stoner" culture somewhat. It should be noted that the film's biggest user of marijuana is portrayed as having the world pass him by while everyone else gets on with their lives. Cannabis is a plant also known as Cannabis sativa, hemp, or marijuana. ...

Dazed and Confused has been compared to American Graffiti in its loosely-structured depiction of one night in the lives of a group of high school students. American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas. ...

As the movie starts, the last day of school at a small town Texas high school is beginning. Most of the main characters are introduced during this time. One of the characters is Randall "Pink" Floyd, a football player who hangs around with not only the jocks but also with two other cliques at the school, stoners and nerds. Pink thus serves as a main character in the film who is a link among all the different social groups. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... For clique in graph theory, see Clique (graph theory) For clique in professional wrestling, see Clique (professional wrestling) For The Clique, the group of Victorian artists see The Clique For the political group in China, see Shanghai Clique. ...

The last day of school proceeds with regular classes but the soon-to-be-senior class is more interested in getting ready for the annual hazing of the incoming freshman class, which will take place after school. The boys spend the day making paddles in shop class, the girls buy groceries which will be used for the hazing. In the film, the hazing is depicted as a ritualized event that has the support of the town (the town even opens the concession stand for the event.) Boys and girls have different hazing rituals; freshman boys are chased and paddled when caught, freshman girls have food poured on them, do "air raid" drills, and then have to propose marriage to boys in the senior class. The Glenbrook North High School hazing incident concerned many people worldwide Hazing is often-ritualistic harassment, abuse, or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ...

Mitch Kramer, one of the incoming freshmen, is the pitcher for the baseball team and he is singled out for hazing by the seniors, who wait for him after a late afternoon baseball game. Among the seniors there is Pink Floyd; perhaps because Pink is a starting quarterback and Kramer is a pitcher, Pink sees Kramer as following in his footsteps as one of the school's star athletes, and invites him to tag along to party for the rest of the evening. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ...

Another subplot involves the coaches introducing a new policy for 1976 in which football players have to sign a pledge that they will not use alcohol or illegal drugs. Pink refuses to sign the pledge sheet. The coaches berate Pink for hanging out with "that other crowd" (meaning the stoners). Empty bottles of cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic beverage. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events...

After the hazing is over, a night of partying begins. One of the students, whose parents were planning on leaving town that day for a vacation, plans a party at his house. A truck delivering kegs of beer for the party arrives early before his parents have left, and they find out about the party and cancel their vacation. This article is on vacation as time off. ... A typical mug of lager beer, showing the golden colour of the beer and the foamy head floating on top. ...

The party thus cancelled, the kids head downtown to a pool hall called the Emporium. Kramer is sent to buy beer at a convenience store even though he is only a freshman. The movie conspicuously shows the much more relaxed attitudes toward both teenage alcohol consumption and driving with open beer containers at the time; Kramer can easily buy beer as the drinking age is 18 and even that is not enforced. A convenience store is a small store or shop, generally accessible or local. ...

Also at the Emporium, Wooderson is introduced. He is in his thirties but still hangs around with the high school students and is mostly interested in smoking marijuana and chasing high school girls.

A few freshmen have endured a particularly brutal hazing at the hands of one of the seniors, O'Bannion, and they plot their revenge by luring O'Bannion outside of the Emporium and dumping paint on him.

After the Emporium, the kids head for an all-night keg party in the woods which was put together by Wooderson.

Other activities depicted in the film include cruising the streets, mailbox baseball, the use of the public address function of CB radio, and foosball. The film goes into great detail showing prices of the time such as gasoline prices and cigarette prices, clothing styles and music popular in 1976, and other popular culture references ranging from Gilligan's Island to the American Bicentennial. Mailbox baseball is the act of using a baseball bat to knock over roadside mailboxes while a passenger in a car. ... Citizens band radio (CB) is, in the United States, a system of short distance radio communication between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the single 27 MHz (11 meter) band. ... Foosball (from the German Fußball = soccer - In German itself its called Kicker or Tischfußball) is also known as table soccer, table football, babyfoot, jitz, or gettone. ... Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... Gilligans Island was an American TV sitcom which aired on CBS from 1964 to 1967. ... The United States Bicentennial was celebrated on July 4, 1976, the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. ...

Cast

• Jason London - Randall "Pink" Floyd
• Marissa Ribisi - Cynthia Dunn
• Matthew McConaughey - David Wooderson
• Ben Affleck - Fred O'Bannion
• Milla Jovovich - Michelle Burrows
• Rory Cochrane - Ron Slater
• Anthony Rapp - Tony Olson
• Wiley Wiggins - Mitch Kramer
• Adam Goldberg - Mike Newhouse
• Cole Hauser - Benny O'Donnell
• Joey Lauren Adams - Simone Kerr
• Sasha Jenson - Don Dawson
• Michelle Burke - Jodi Kramer
• Shawn Andrews - Kevin Pickford
• Christin Hinojosa - Sabrina Davis
• Parker Posey - Darla Marks

Jason Paul London (November 7, 1972 in San Diego, California) is a film and television actor. ... Marissa Ribisi is the twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi. ... Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972), is an American actor. ... Jovovich Militza Natasha Jovovich a. ... Rory Cochrane (born 28 February 1972 in Syracuse, New York) is an American actor. ... Anthony Rapp is an American stage and film actor. ... Wiley Ramsey Wiggins (November 6th, 1976 in Austin, Texas) is an American film actor and blogger. ... Adam Goldberg, born October 25, 1970 in Santa Monica, California, in appearance and speech typifies the quintessential young New York Jew in many movies and TV programs of the 1990s and 2000s; including the title role of the self-parodying Jewsploitation movie The Hebrew Hammer. ... Joey Lauren Adams is an actress with appearances in over 30 films. ... Parker Posey Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress best known for her many appearances in independent films. ...

Trivia

• The Word "man" is said 185 times in the movie.
• All the wooden paddles were designed by the cast members themselves.
• The beer drunk by most of the cast was real beer, except for the minors and Jason London, who refused to drink it.
• Matthew McConaughey's production company's name, JKL Productions, comes from Wooderson's life credo: 'Just Keep Livin'
• Pink's belt buckle is really a pipe.

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See also

• Dazed and Confused Drinking Game

This is a drinking game for the movie Dazed and Confused. ...

External links

• Dazed and Confused at the Internet Movie Database