For years now, the easiest way to do a Matthew McConaughey impression has been to imitate his 'Dazed and Confused' character, David Wooderson, by saying "Alright, alright, alright" in a goofy Southern drawl -- something McConaughey himself acknowledged when he uttered those magic words while picking up his Oscar and Golden Globe awards for 'Dallas Buyers Club.' And as it turns out, we ha
In 1993, director Richard Linklater released his seminal coming-of-age story 'Dazed and Confused.' Set in 1976, the film follows a group of high-school kids on the last day of school. The next year's senior class are basking in their new authority and plotting ways to torment the incoming freshmen, while everyone is just trying to find a way to make it to the big end-of-year party. Twenty years la
As this list of the best 'Dazed and Confused' classic rock moments demonstrates, it's hard to imagine any movie that's used the music of our favorite genre better than this 1993 masterpiece.
The 1993 film 'Dazed and Confused' contains so many scenes enhanced by classic rock that it's practically a musical. We plan on discussing as many of those songs as possible over the next few weeks.
We're going to tackle one of the more painful moments in this beloved movie first; the initiation paddling young Mitch Kramer receives at the hands of the school football team to the backdrop of Alice