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Dazed and Confused (1993)

 -  Comedy | Drama  -  24 September 1993 (USA)
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The adventures of incoming high school and junior high students on the last day of school, in May of 1976.

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It's the last day of school at a high school in a small town in Texas in 1976. The upperclassmen are hazing the incoming freshmen, and everyone is trying to get stoned, drunk, or laid, even the football players that signed a pledge not to. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

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

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Rated R for pervasive, continuous teen drug and alcohol use and very strong language | See all certifications »

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24 September 1993 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Confusion - Sommer der Ausgeflippten  »

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$7,993,039 (USA)
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Mike, Tony and Cynthia featured in additional scenes, including one in which they steal beer from Cynthia's neighbor's garage (accompanying this scene was Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath"). This scene was shot but was not included in DVD bonus footage. See more »

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When O'Bannion has the paint poured on him, the amount on his face changes from shot to shot See more »

Quotes

Assistant Coach: Hey ladies, are you gonna be ready to play football this fall? huh?
Benny O'Donnell: I don't know coach, I've been doin' so well in english I thought I might work on bein' a writer. What do ya think about that?
Assistant Coach: Boy, you woudln't know how to spell your own name if it wasn't stencilled on your locker.
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Referenced in Family Guy: The Former Life of Brian (2008) See more »

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"Lord Have Mercy On My Soul"
Written by Jim Dandy (as Jim Mangrum) and Harvey Jett
Performed by Black Oak Arkansas
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Hilarious, and Heartfelt!
12 June 2001 | by (Alberta, Canada) – See all my reviews

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)


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