Dazed and Confused (1993)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writer (WGA):

Richard Linklater (written by)

Release Date:

24 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

It was the last day of school in 1976, a time they'd never forget... if only they could remember.

Plot:

The adventures of incoming high school and junior high students on the last day of school, in May of 1976.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Last Day Of School | Hazing | Stoner | Stoned

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jason London	...	Randall 'Pink' Floyd
Rory Cochrane	...	Ron Slater
Wiley Wiggins	...	Mitch Kramer
Sasha Jenson	...	Don Dawson
Michelle Burke	...	Jodi Kramer
Adam Goldberg	...	Mike Newhouse
Anthony Rapp	...	Tony Olson
Matthew McConaughey	...	David Wooderson
Marissa Ribisi	...	Cynthia Dunn
Shawn Andrews	...	Kevin Pickford
Cole Hauser	...	Benny O'Donnell
Milla Jovovich	...	Michelle Burroughs
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Simone Kerr
Christin Hinojosa	...	Sabrina Davis
Ben Affleck	...	Fred O'Bannion
Jason O. Smith	...	Melvin Spivey
Deena Martin	...	Shavonne Wright
Parker Posey	...	Darla Marks
Nicky Katt	...	Clint Bruno
Catherine Avril Morris	...	Julie Simms (as Catherine Morris)
Christine Harnos	...	Kaye Faulkner
Esteban Powell	...	Carl Burnett
Mark Vandermeulen	...	Tommy Houston
Jeremy Fox	...	John Hirschfelder
Parker Brooks	...	Kyle Eschenbrenner
Terry Mross	...	Coach Conrad
Kim Krizan	...	Ms. Ginny Stroud, high school teacher
Julius Tennon	...	Mr. Payne, junior high school teacher
Richard Dillard	...	Frank Pickford
Kathleen Cunningham	...	Mrs. Pickford, Kevin's Mom
Katherine Asher	...	Mrs. Burnett, Carl's Mom
Zooey Greif	...	Pentico
Rick Moser	...	Assistant Coach
John Swasey	...	Beer Deliver Guy
Zach Taylor	...	Freshman Smartass
Jacob Jones	...	Freshman Smartass
Priscilla Kinser	...	Freshman Girl 1
Erika Geminder	...	Freshman Girl 2
Heidi Van Horne	...	Freshman Girl 3 (as Heidi Cole Trenbath)
Zeke Mills	...	Old Timer
Michael Gillespie	...	Party Guy
Tom Hoeck	...	Chaparone
Fred Lerner	...	Guy with Pistol
David Blackwell	...	Liquor Store Clerk
Autumn Barr	...	Stacy
Doug Taylor	...	Cop
Bob Moser	...	Cop
Mona Lee Fultz	...	Mrs. Kramer, Mitch's Mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicole Emmons	...	Girl in pool hall (uncredited)
Mike Enright	...	Guy at party (uncredited)
James 'Kimo' Wills	...	Guy at Party (uncredited)
Jessica Wilson	...	Senior Girl, Featured (uncredited)
Renée Zellweger	...	Girl in blue pickup truck (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Linklater

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Linklater		(written by)

Produced by
Sean Daniel	....	producer
James Jacks	....	producer
Richard Linklater	....	producer
Anne Walker-McBay	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Lee Daniel

Film Editing by
Sandra Adair

Casting by
Don Phillips

Production Design by
John Frick

Art Direction by
Jenny C. Patrick

Set Decoration by
Deborah Pastor

Costume Design by
Katherine Dover

Makeup Department
Jean Ann Black	....	makeup artist (as Jean Black)
Meg Brennan	....	assistant makeup artist
Bob Harper	....	hair stylist
Sally J. Harper	....	hair stylist (as Sally Harper)
Kelly Nelson	....	assistant hair stylist
Janet Tallent-Dickson	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Terra Abroms	....	post-production supervisor (as Terra Mair-Abroms)
Steven Brown	....	additional production manager
Alma Kuttruff	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Addington	....	second assistant director
John Cameron	....	first assistant director
Vincent Palmo Jr.	....	second second assistant director (as Vincent N. Palmo Jr.)

Art Department
James Brisbin	....	art department assistant
Mark Lambert Bristol	....	storyboard artist
Marcus Brown	....	co-lead man
Tom Dreesen	....	construction coordinator (as Thomas M. Dreesen)
Donald Gross	....	carpenter (as Donald J. Gross)
John R. Helton	....	scenic painter
Robert Janecka	....	property master
Loma Johnson	....	art department assistant
Hope Malkan	....	art department coordinator
Jay F. McCuin	....	assistant props (as Jay McCuin)
D. Montgomery	....	assistant art director (as Denise Montgomery)
Nick Papadakis	....	art department assistant
Shane Patrick	....	lead man
Tom Patterson	....	art department assistant
Steve Swagerle	....	set painter
Sabrina Winningham	....	assistant props (as Sabina Winningham)

Sound Department
Charlie Ajar Jr.	....	sound re-recordist
Roberta Alstadter	....	foley recordist
Chris Beresh	....	apprentice sound editor
Michael C. Casper	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Clayton Collins	....	sound editor
Jeff Courtie	....	adr mixer
Lily Diamond	....	sound editor
Sandy Gendler	....	supervising sound editor
Evelyn Hokanson	....	adr recordist
Cynthia Keller-Gika	....	apprentice sound editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	supervising sound editor
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Jennifer McCauley	....	sound mixer
Henry Miller	....	boom operator (as Henry 'Hank' Miller)
Oscar Mitt	....	second assistant sound editor
Sonny Pettijohn	....	first assistant sound editor
Rachael Reinhardt	....	cable puller (as Rachel Reinhardt)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (as John B. Roesch)
Mikael Sandgren	....	sound editor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Petra von Oelffen	....	sound editor (as Petra von Oelfenn)
Ben Wilkins	....	sound editor (as Ben Wilkens)

Stunts
Dave Bartholomew	....	stunts (as David Bartholomew)
Don Breneman	....	stunts
Hollis Hill	....	stunts
Fred Lerner	....	stunt coordinator
Mark May	....	stunts
Lonnie Nelson	....	stunts
Todd Potter	....	stunts
David Sanders	....	stunts (as David B. Sanders)
Bobby Sargent	....	stunts
Wanda Sargent	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Belsky	....	electrician (as Steve 'Uno' Belsky)
Layton Blaylock	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Boyle	....	additional first assistant camera
Jonathan Burkhart	....	first assistant camera
Dwight Cary	....	best boy electric (as Dwight 'Curly' Cary)
Ian Ellis	....	additional first assistant camera
Curtis Herbert	....	grip
Paul Logan	....	assistant camera
Michelle Madison	....	camera loader
Raul Mello	....	electrician (as Raul 'Bull' Mello)
Michael Moss	....	best boy grip
Charles Seligman	....	grip (as Charlie Seligman)
John Sheeren	....	additional first assistant camera
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip (as Ferrell Schinnick)
Todd Smiley	....	electrician (as Todd 'Sweetwater' Smiley)
Gabor Szitanyi	....	still photographer
Joseph Vasquez	....	grip
Sebastian Vega	....	additional first assistant camera
Clark Walker	....	second assistant camera (as Clark Lee Walker)
Ralph Watson	....	additional camera operator
Rick A. West	....	gaffer
Jeff Andrus	....	electrician (uncredited)
Buzzy Burwell	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
John Johns	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Don Kirk	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
John Lacy	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lisa Bankert	....	casting assistant
Shana A. Clester	....	casting assistant: Texas (as Shana Alexandra)
J.L. Montgomery	....	extras casting assistant
Emily Vinas	....	extras casting intern (as Emily K. Vinas)
Dee Dee Wehle	....	casting: New York (as De De Wehle)
Catherine Avril Morris	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabelle Coulet	....	costume supervisor
Keith Fletcher	....	extras wardrobe supervisor
Melanie Armstrong Fletcher	....	extras set costumer (as Melanie Armstrong)
Janice Janacek	....	set costumer (as Janice Janecek)
Kari Perkins	....	additional costume designer
Tracey Holman Weaver	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Wade Bartlett	....	second assistant editor (as Justin Wade Bartlett)
Robert Brakey	....	apprentice editor
Sandy Brundage	....	negative cutter
Greg Finton	....	second assistant editor
Sheri Galloway	....	assistant editor
Kevin Henry	....	negative cutter
Mark Kaplan	....	post-production assistant
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Dennis McNeil)
Kelly Stone	....	post-production assistant
Wendy Streza	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor (as Jeffrey Charbonneau)
Harry Garfield	....	music supervisor
Eeda Kitto	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Julian T. Arredondo	....	driver (as Julian Arredondo)
Henry Castillo	....	driver
Ronnie D. Chambers	....	picture car mechanic (as Ron Chambers)
Billy Cooper	....	driver
Billy Cude	....	driver
Jim Dicuffa	....	driver
Joe Dye	....	driver
Cecil D. Evans	....	transportation captain (as Cecil Evans)
Jerry McKnight	....	transportation coordinator
Karen Prince	....	driver
Esteban Rodríguez	....	driver
Ben Rodriguez Jr.	....	driver (as Ben Rodriguez)
Isidro Salvidar	....	driver
Phil Schriber	....	driver (as C. Philip Schriber)

Other crew
Anne Barnstone	....	guardian (as Anne Bauer Barnstone)
Valerie DeKeyser	....	set production assistant
Angelina Fontana	....	assistant: Sean Daniel
Holly Gent Palmo	....	production coordinator (as Holly Gent)
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	assistant production coordinator
James Alan Hensz	....	key set production assistant (as Jim Hensz)
Tom Hoeck	....	set medic
Don Howard	....	emc2 editor
Randall Hull	....	assistant craft service
Catherine Jelski	....	script supervisor
Christina Kelly	....	office intern
Julia Lazarus	....	set production assistant
Tricia Linklater	....	assistant: Richard Linklater
David Long	....	caterer
Heather McClellan	....	office assistant
Jack Meredith	....	stand-in
Stephanie Meyer	....	assistant: James Jacks
Morgan Miles	....	assistant accountant
Reid Nixon	....	office assistant
Brian O'Kelley	....	set production assistant (as Brian L. O'Kelley)
Michelle Romaine	....	assistant location manager
David Schmerler	....	legal services
Shelly T. Schriber	....	assistant craft service
Sissy Schriber	....	craft service
Jason Davids Scott	....	unit publicist (as Jason D. Scott)
John Sloss	....	legal services
Don Stroud	....	stand-in
Tim Swan	....	location manager (as Tim Leary Swan)
Kara Walecki	....	assistant accountant
Dixie D. Walker	....	production accountant
Stella Weir	....	stand-in
Matthew Woody	....	set production assistant
Scott Colomby	....	additional adr voice (uncredited)

Thanks
Ivan Bigley	....	thanks
Bill Daniel	....	thanks
Travis Johnson	....	thanks
Kevin Lucas	....	in memory of
Peter Millius	....	thanks
Chale Nafus	....	thanks
Diane Perella	....	thanks
Jon Sanchez	....	thanks
Pat Sullivan	....	thanks
Jesse Williams Thomas	....	thanks
David Santos Wlson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Alphaville Films
• Detour Filmproduction

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Cineplex Odeon Films (1993) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1995) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Criterion Collection, The (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Feature Film Company (UK)
• Gramercy Pictures (I) (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures

Other Companies

• Austin Recording Studio  adr recording: Texas
• Cinévieotech  grip and lighting equipment
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• Directors Sound  adr recording
• Grand Central Soundworks  sound editing
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Texacam  camera equipment
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recorded at (as Universal Studios Sound Facility)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive, continuous teen drug and alcohol use and very strong language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:18 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (1994) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Alphaville Films

Trivia:

O'Bannion's car is a 1972 Plymouth Duster 340 and Pickford's car is a 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When the freshmen girls are being hazed, a red Trans Am is visible in the background with 1982 Camaro/Z28 rims, yet the film is set in 1976.

Quotes:

Pink: Put some ice on it. After that, there's nothing a few beers won't take care of.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Soundtrack:

Highway Star

Hilarious, and Heartfelt!

Why Can't All Teen Comedies Be Like This?!?

Director and Writer Richard Linklater shows us the last day of school for a group teens in the seventies. Which contains a lot of truth and heart.

From the opening bars of Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" to the final credit roll with Foghat's "Slow Ride" you know that you haven't seen just any teen comedy.

The film takes place in Texas on the last day of school as a group of teens prepare for summer, some by going to get Aerosmith tickets, others by hazing freshman, and some by just simply kickin' back and getting stoned!

The film speaks truths, and is very well written. This is one film that will really make you wish that you had been a teenager three decades ago.

It's funny without being totally moronic, and the script doesn't sink as low as to make it gross out comedy for laughs, it earns genuine belly laughs from the truthful, intelligent writing and jokes that never miss the mark.

A great film to enjoy with friends, especially if any of your friends resemble some of these characters, I know mine do!

**** 1/2 Four and a half out of Five (Excellent)