Repertory Pick: Summer Dreaming
May 02, 2013
Film Info
- United States
- 1993
- 102 minutes
- Color
- 1.85:1
- English
- Spine #336
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.
Cast
| 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 |
Credits
| 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 |
Disc Features
DIRECTOR APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION
- New high-definition digital transfer of the director’s cut, supervised by director Richard Linklater and cinematographer Lee Daniel
- Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks (DVD edition); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack (Blu-ray edition)
- Audio commentary by Linklater
- Making Dazed, a fifty-minute documentary by Kahane Corn
- Rare on-set interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
- Footage from the ten-year anniversary celebration
- Audition footage and deleted scenes
- Original theatrical trailer
- A booklet featuring new essays by Kent Jones, Jim DeRogatis, and Chuck Klosterman; memories of the film from the cast and crew; character profiles; and the original film poster by Frank Kozik
New cover by Marc English
Current Posts
Big Screen
Behind the Scenes
Film Essays
Dazed and Confused: Dream On . . .
By October 25, 2011
“What did things look like back then?” We always begin with the visible when we describe past experience. It’s safe ground, easily indexable and quantifiable. Yet we never stay there for long. “ . . . Read more »
Film Essays
Dazed and Confused: Not So Long Ago, But Very Far Away
By October 25, 2011
I have watched Dazed and Confused approximately sixty-five times, and I have been stoned for approximately sixty-four of those viewings. At this point, it seems unfathomable to watch this movie . . . Read more »
Film Essays
The’70s Obviously Sucked—NOT! (or at least not the music, anyway)
By October 25, 2011
In one of my favorite scenes in Richard Linklater’s heartfelt, hard-rocking, kills-me-every-time-I-see-it Dazed and Confused, the lovably geeky redhead Cynthia Dunn (Marissa Ribisi, now the wife . . . Read more »
Film Essays
Dazed and Confused: Dream On . . .
By October 25, 2011
“What did things look like back then?” We always begin with the visible when we describe past experience. It’s safe ground, easily indexable and quantifiable. Yet we never stay there for long. “ . . . Read more »
Film Essays
Dazed and Confused: Not So Long Ago, But Very Far Away
By October 25, 2011
I have watched Dazed and Confused approximately sixty-five times, and I have been stoned for approximately sixty-four of those viewings. At this point, it seems unfathomable to watch this movie . . . Read more »
Film Essays
The’70s Obviously Sucked—NOT! (or at least not the music, anyway)
By October 25, 2011
In one of my favorite scenes in Richard Linklater’s heartfelt, hard-rocking, kills-me-every-time-I-see-it Dazed and Confused, the lovably geeky redhead Cynthia Dunn (Marissa Ribisi, now the wife . . . Read more »
Big Screen
Behind the Scenes
Film Essays
Dazed and Confused: Dream On . . .
By October 25, 2011
“What did things look like back then?” We always begin with the visible when we describe past experience. It’s safe ground, easily indexable and quantifiable. Yet we never stay there for long. “ . . . Read more »
Film Essays
Dazed and Confused: Not So Long Ago, But Very Far Away
By October 25, 2011
I have watched Dazed and Confused approximately sixty-five times, and I have been stoned for approximately sixty-four of those viewings. At this point, it seems unfathomable to watch this movie . . . Read more »
Film Essays
The’70s Obviously Sucked—NOT! (or at least not the music, anyway)
By October 25, 2011
In one of my favorite scenes in Richard Linklater’s heartfelt, hard-rocking, kills-me-every-time-I-see-it Dazed and Confused, the lovably geeky redhead Cynthia Dunn (Marissa Ribisi, now the wife . . . Read more »
Clippings
Rainning Movies
November 19, 2010
The Office’s Rainn Wilson stopped by NPR’s Morning Edition today to talk movies, in the latest in a series that has Hollywood stars recommend DVDs. As it turns out, three of his picks are . . . Read more »
