Rent Dazed and Confused (1993)
3.5 of 5 from 190 ratings
1h 38min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- America, 1976. The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell-bottoms ring, and rock and roll rocks. Among the best teen films ever made, 'Dazed and Confused' eavesdrops on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshmen. A launching pad for a number of future stars, the first studio effort by Richard Linklater also features endlessly quotable dialogue and a blasting, stadium-ready soundtrack. Sidestepping nostalgia, 'Dazed and Confused' is less about "the best years of our lives" than the boredom, angst, and excitement of teenagers waiting...for something to happen.
- Actors:
- Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Joey Lauren Adams, Milla Jovovich, Shawn Andrews, Rory Cochrane, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Sasha Jenson, Marissa Ribisi, Deena Martin, Michelle Burke, Cole Hauser, Christine Harnos, Mark Vandermeulen, Esteban Powell, Jeremy Fox, Ben Affleck, Jason O. Smith
- Directors:
- Richard Linklater
- Producers:
- Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Richard Linklater
- Writers:
- Richard Linklater
- Aka:
- Dazed & Confused
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/07/2011
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, English Hard of Hearing, Latin American Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- The Blunt Truth: Side-Splitting Filmstrip on the Dangers of Partying
- Retro Public Service Announcements
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/05/2024
- Run Time:
- 102 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Dazed and Confused
Bullying and drink-driving with no meaning or message - Dazed and Confused review by DB
Perhaps this has just become rather dated, but the film mostly involves children and young people bullying and beating each other, in between driving aimlessly, drinking, smoking, and taking drugs. Or maybe the rebel in me has died.
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Interesting American Youth Culture Drama - Dazed and Confused review by GI
Director Richard Linklater's window into the hedonistic lives of a group of High School students on their last day of term in 1976. A time when American youth were no longer distracted by the fear of the draft for the Vietnam war and were solely focused on rock 'n' roll, beer, getting high and sex. The film has no real narrative as it follows various groups of friends as they navigate around their Californian town indulging in various escapades with each other at parties and gatherings with the older students either bullying or trying to nurture some younger ones who are due to transition to the next level after the summer. As a look at a time in American youth culture the film remains entertaining and quite fascinating not least because you have some early appearances by actors who went on the bigger things not least in Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck. Viewed today its easy to begin to anticipate a tragedy forming for one or more of the characters but that doesn't materialise and Linklater just allows the film, which takes place over one afternoon and night, to play out almost as if we're watching a fly on the wall documentary. The rock soundtrack grounds the film into it's time, and if you remember the mid to late 70s then you'll see it's a great soundtrack, the rights to which are rumoured to have been a big part of the film's cost. Modern viewers will enjoy this as a typical Linklater film, and he's drawn from his own life here, and an interesting coming of age drama of a specific time in America's modern development.
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