Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused is a film by director Richard Linklater that takes an autobiographical look at the adventures of a group of teens in small-town Texas, on the last day of school in 1976. Starring a cast of soon-to-be stars (including Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck and Parker Posey, the movie was a critical success and helped establish Linklater as a major talent. While it didn't received a great deal of commercial success when it was released, it has since gone on to become a "Cult" classic.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Richard Linklater
2. Release Date: September 24, 1993
3. Starring: Matthew McConaughey; Jason London; Ben Affleck; Milla Jovovich; Parker Posey; Cole Hauser; Joey Lauren Adams; Wiley Wiggins
4. Run Time: 102 min
5. McConaughey’s first film role, won in a chance meeting with a producer/casting director while he was a film student at the University of Texas
6. Ranked #3 on Entertainment Weekly's 50 Best High School Movies

Quotes

• "That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age. " - Wooderson

• "Behind every good man there is a woman, and that woman was Martha Washington, man, and everyday George would come home, she would have a big fat bowl waiting for him, man, when he come in the door, man, she was a hip, hip, hip lady, man." - Slater

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