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, Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused eavesdrops on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshmen. A launching pad for a number of future stars, Linklater’s first studio effort 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.
| Pink | Jason London |
| Slater | Rory Cochrane |
| Mitch Kramer | Wiley Wiggins |
| Jodi Kramer | Michelle Burke |
| Wooderson | Matthew McConaughey |
| Michelle | Milla Jovovich |
| Simone | Joey Lauren Adams |
| Darla | Parker Posey |
| Clint | Nicky Katt |
| Tony | Anthony Rapp |
| Mike | Adam Goldberg |
| Cynthia | Marissa Ribisi |
| Benny | Cole Hauser |
| Don | Sasha Jenson |
| O'Bannion | Ben Affleck |
| Director | Richard Linklater |
| Screenplay | Richard Linklater |
| Producer | Sean Daniel, James Jacks and Richard Linklater |
| Cinematography | Lee Daniel |
| Co-producer | Anne Walker-McBay |
| Editing | Sandra Adair |
| Production design | John Frick |
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