Dazed and Confused

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Dazed and Confused

R,

1993,

1h 43m,

Comedy

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69 Reviews

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This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of a 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 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.

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

Sep 15, 2023

5/5

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.

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

Mar 20, 2023

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

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Ben Thompson

Sight & Sound

Feb 6, 2020

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

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Hayley Croke

Loud and Clear Reviews

Oct 25, 2024

4.5

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.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

Sep 30, 2024

4/5

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. 

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Noah Berlatsky

Splice Today

Sep 25, 2023

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.

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Theodore W

Apr 21, 2019

This movie is basically a flashback to the â~70s, which I never lived. Apparently, the 1970s was filled with marijuana, under-age drinking, and the repetition of the word "man". Nothing really happens in the movie besides a bunch of people hanging out and mild parties. Now, the acting is pretty good, with a couple of good actors portraying teenagers. Honestly, there's nothing much to say, that is the whole movie. I'm glad I watched it because it was recommended by others but in the end, only a couple of laughs could keep me interested.

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Apr 15, 2019

Great movie!! Veryyy nostalgic!

Hermione R

Mar 22, 2019

Great film about life as a teen in the 70s with humor, wonderful soundtrack, and killer lines makes this the best film out there

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Kylo S

Jan 22, 2019

It's dumb fun with some great music. That's all.

Hagrid S

Jan 17, 2019

It ok, bad clothes bad hair styles, yep its the 70's I grew up in that era and there was nothing great about the first time and its even worst the second time with this movie.

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Theodore W

Jan 10, 2019

amazing, well writen characters, it gave me a sense of nostalgia. makes you want to go back in time and live in the 70s :)

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Richard Linklater

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Jason London

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 a 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 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.

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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