Remember the Daze (2007)

A glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia 1999 that takes place over 24 hours, and the teenagers who make their way through the last day of high school.

Director:

Jess Manafort

Writer:

Jess Manafort

Stars:

Katrina Begin, Charles Chen, Melonie Diaz

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katrina Begin	...	Sylvia
Charles Chen	...	Thomas
Melonie Diaz	...	Brianne
Sunny Doench	...	Mrs. Turner
Caroline Dollar	...	Kiki
Shahine Ezell	...	Eddie
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Dawn
Alexis Gay	...	Girl at Kegger 1
Robert X. Golphin	...	Boy #2 (as Robert Golphin)
Amber Heard	...	Julia Ford
Aaron Himelstein	...	Riley
Max Hoffman	...	Zack
Thomas Holmes III	...	Ponte
Wesley Jonathan	...	Biz
Belinda Keller	...	Mrs. Cherry

Storyline

A glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia 1999 that takes place over 24 hours, and the teenagers who make their way through the last day of high school.

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Plot Keywords:

teenager | f rated | vandalism | teen movie | teacher | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive drug and alcohol use, strong language and some sexual content - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Remember the Daze

Filming Locations:

New Hanover High School - 1307 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirror Cube Films,Persistent Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mr. Ford: [trying to wake his daughter up with a soft voice] Angie, Angie, it's time to wake up. It's your last day in middle school. You know what your counselor said, you won't be able to finish junior high school if you miss one more half day. Little Angie.
Angie: [opens eyes] Get the *fuck* out of here!

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Connections

References The Matrix (1999)

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Soundtracks

We Fell in Love Every Night
Written and Performed by Douglas Smith

User Reviews

Great movie for the right audience

This movie was phenomenal for the audience who can understand it on a deeper level (Think "The Fountain"). Yes, on the surface it seems like another "Dazed and Confused", but its very accurate to its 1999 time period, and the sex and drugs are a key element to what the movie's about, because the sexual desires and drugs are what bring everybody's different social groups together. The reason why some people might hate this movie is because it isn't plot driven. It's instead character driven, and the interesting thing about it is that it doesn't really have lead characters, it just has an outstanding ensemble cast of some rising stars like Khleo Thomas, Melonie Diaz, Lyndsy Fonseca, Amber Heard, Alexa Vega and Chris Marquette, and some newcomers like Charles Chen, Shahine Ezell, and Katrina Begin. I agree with the other commenter that they did an excellent job with the casting, which is very important in a character-driven film. I disagree however, with the comments that Jess Manafort's script tries too hard to be filled with "funny" stoner jokes. There's so much going on in this film, there's so many different characters leading different lifestyles that end up colliding, that for each thing you may hate about the film there will always be something you love. Amber Heard and Melonie Diaz stole the show for the female casting, and Chris Marquette and Charles Chen had to be my favorite male characters. Like I said in the beginning, if you watch this movie on the surface it may seem stupid and old. If you watch it with more concentration to find a deeper meaning, it becomes an excellent teenager film about the key to blending the high school cliques so everybody fits in. I highly recommend it.