Dazed and Confused
Dazed and Confused is a 1993 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The film follows a variety of teenagers on the last day of school in Austin, Texas, in 1976. The film has no single protagonist or central conflict; rather, it follows interconnected plot threads among different social groups and characters, such as rising ninth graders undergoing hazing rituals, a football star's refusal to sign a clean living pledge for his coach, and various characters hanging out at a pool hall. The film features a large ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars, including Jason London, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Nicky Katt, Joey Lauren Adams, and Rory Cochrane.
Plot
On May 28, 1976, the last day of school at Lee High School in Austin, Texas, the next year's group of seniors prepare for the annual hazing of incoming freshmen. Randall "Pink" Floyd, the school's star football player, is asked to sign a pledge promising not to take drugs during the summer or do anything that would "jeopardize the goal of a championship season". When classes end, the incoming freshman boys are hunted down by the seniors and paddled. The incoming freshman girls are rounded up in the school parking lot by senior girls (led by Darla), covered in mustard, ketchup, flour and raw eggs and forced to propose to senior boys.
Cast
- Adam Goldberg
- Anthony Rapp
- Ben Affleck
- Christin Hinojosa
- Christine Harnos
- Cole Hauser
- Esteban Powell
- Jason London
- Joey Lauren Adams
- Kim Krizan
- Marissa Ribisi
- Matthew McConaughey
- Michelle Burke
- Milla Jovovich
- Nicky Katt
- Parker Posey
- Renée Zellweger
- Rory Cochrane
- Sasha Jenson
- Shawn Andrews
- Wiley Wiggins
More details
author | Richard Linklater |
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contentLocation | Austin |
director | Richard Linklater |
editor | Sandra Adair |
genre | comedy social |
keywords | aerosmith austin texas baseball game beat best friend cannabis coming home cruise even first time foghat force hang out haze high school student hunt injured last day lee mailbox baseball make out marijuana middle school paddle parking lot pick up pink floyd pool hall rock music school friend slow ride suffer tackle tough guy |
musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
producer | James Jacks Sean Daniel |
productionCompany | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Richard Linklater |
publisher | Gramercy Pictures |
theme | high school independent stoner |