Dazed and Confused (1993)
Country: US
Technical: col 102m
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Jason London, Adam Goldberg, Wiley Wiggins, Milla Jovovich, Parker Posey, Matthew McConaughey, Christin Hinojosa, Ben Affleck
Synopsis:
On the eve of the summer recess, 1976, various characters at a Texas high school confront their essential confusion about who they are by partying and trying to get laid: Freshmen on the run from Seniors trying to whoop them, Juniors tormenting about their final football season, Seniors wondering just what might lie ahead of all these mindless rituals. The geeks luck out.
Review:
Linklater's affectionate hymn to the pain and pleasure of growing up is like American Graffiti on pot. An alien landing in Lucas's California town might at least consider that 'these Yanks have style'; the same arriving in this film might diagnose a degenerate culture doomed to extinction. They litter wantonly, vandalize mailboxes, and treat the world like their own private toilet; meanwhile the parents have no control and there is no police presence (strange, must happen every year). In short, more a wish-fulfilment fantasy of what Linklater's high school experience might have been like, with jocks and geeks, sluts and nice girls cleverly nuanced with points in between. What saves it is that you get to like most of these kids in spite of everything. And the teachers are so cool, except for the coaches, yey.
Country: US
Technical: col 102m
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Jason London, Adam Goldberg, Wiley Wiggins, Milla Jovovich, Parker Posey, Matthew McConaughey, Christin Hinojosa, Ben Affleck
Synopsis:
On the eve of the summer recess, 1976, various characters at a Texas high school confront their essential confusion about who they are by partying and trying to get laid: Freshmen on the run from Seniors trying to whoop them, Juniors tormenting about their final football season, Seniors wondering just what might lie ahead of all these mindless rituals. The geeks luck out.
Review:
Linklater's affectionate hymn to the pain and pleasure of growing up is like American Graffiti on pot. An alien landing in Lucas's California town might at least consider that 'these Yanks have style'; the same arriving in this film might diagnose a degenerate culture doomed to extinction. They litter wantonly, vandalize mailboxes, and treat the world like their own private toilet; meanwhile the parents have no control and there is no police presence (strange, must happen every year). In short, more a wish-fulfilment fantasy of what Linklater's high school experience might have been like, with jocks and geeks, sluts and nice girls cleverly nuanced with points in between. What saves it is that you get to like most of these kids in spite of everything. And the teachers are so cool, except for the coaches, yey.
Country: US
Technical: col 102m
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Jason London, Adam Goldberg, Wiley Wiggins, Milla Jovovich, Parker Posey, Matthew McConaughey, Christin Hinojosa, Ben Affleck
Synopsis:
On the eve of the summer recess, 1976, various characters at a Texas high school confront their essential confusion about who they are by partying and trying to get laid: Freshmen on the run from Seniors trying to whoop them, Juniors tormenting about their final football season, Seniors wondering just what might lie ahead of all these mindless rituals. The geeks luck out.
Review:
Linklater's affectionate hymn to the pain and pleasure of growing up is like American Graffiti on pot. An alien landing in Lucas's California town might at least consider that 'these Yanks have style'; the same arriving in this film might diagnose a degenerate culture doomed to extinction. They litter wantonly, vandalize mailboxes, and treat the world like their own private toilet; meanwhile the parents have no control and there is no police presence (strange, must happen every year). In short, more a wish-fulfilment fantasy of what Linklater's high school experience might have been like, with jocks and geeks, sluts and nice girls cleverly nuanced with points in between. What saves it is that you get to like most of these kids in spite of everything. And the teachers are so cool, except for the coaches, yey.