Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused (1993)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (51 reviews)

  • 89% of users liked it
    (207,705 ratings)

Like George Lucas' American Graffiti, Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused is an affectionate look at the youth culture of a bygone era. While Lucas took aim at the conservative 1950's, Linklater jumps ahead a generation to the bicentennial year of 1976 to celebrate the joys of beer… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Richard Linklater
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 10, 1993 Wide
Gramercy Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    The teenage wasteland, 1976-style, of Dazed and Confused is smack-dab between The Brady Bunch and Children of the Damned , and it's a scary, if sometimes giddily amusing, place to visit.

  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

    Bet it makes you wanna dance.

  • , Time Out

    Seriously funny, and shorn of any hint of nostalgia or wish-fulfilment, this is pretty much where it's at.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    A better-than-average teen movie but not much more, at least if you aren't a member of Linklater's generation.

  • , Time Out New York

    Seriously funny, and shorn of any hint of nostalgia or wish-fulfilment, this is pretty much where it's at.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    A cult classic. Us 30 somethings now watched this movie in envy and than even made it happen sometimes. Loved those tower parties.

  • Tyler C


    Funny, authentic and extremely nostalgic of its time period, 'Dazed and Confused' is the 'American Graffiti' for the 1970s decade, but a whole lot more rebellious and drug-induced. Writer/director Richard Linklater captures youth culture in such an exquisite way as… More

  • Eric S


    It does a good job at recreating the 70s and some of the characters are cool, but there is no story whatsoever. If you're into the 70s you'll probably love this movie; it really takes you to that era.

  • Melvin W


    Wooderson: That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.  "It was the last day of school in 1976, a time they'd never forget... if only they could remember." When it comes to teen movies, Dazed and Confused is at the… More

  • Joshua W


    One simple quote can explain this film: That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.

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