Any fans of this movie. This enjoyable flick asked all the important questions of the 70's...Mary Ann or Ginger, Football or Pot, Kiss or Aerosmith, Paddle Now or Paddle Later, Keg Party or Parent's Night, Seniors Chicks or Freshman Crop, Pay For Beer or Stash & Dash, Baseball Bat or Bowling Ball and so many more.
My favorite character was Matthew McConaughey as Wooderson but this movie had a great cast. It was neat to see "Adventures In Babysitting"'s Anthony Rapp kinda grown up. This was the first movie I remember Adam Goldberg being in....he can play a great nutcase these days.
My favorite part is the soundtrack though...I love the songs.... "Tuesday's Gone" & "Low Rider" are wonderfully used in this movie. Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
my absolute favorite movie.
"That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age."--Wooderson
Slater is another good character.
I agree the soundtrack is the best part of the movie. The movie starts off with Aerosmith's 'Sweet Emotion' and that sets the perfect mood for the entire movie. Every song seems like it was cleverlly planned out to fit the scene and have the greatest impact possible.
"Now fry like bacon you freshmen piggies fry fry fry"
Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
Heres the entire soundtrack
"Sweet Emotion" Written by Steve Tyler & Tom Hamilton Performed by Aerosmith Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"Highway Star" Written by Richie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ian Gillian & Roger Glover Performed by Deep Purple Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"School's Out" Written by Alice Cooper & Michael Bruce Performed by Alice Cooper Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Jim Dandy" Written by Lincoln Chase Performed by Black Oak Arkansas Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Why Can't We Be Friends" Written by Jerry Goldstein, Harold Brown, 'Papa' Dee Allen, B.B. ****erson, Howard Scott, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar & Charles Miller Performed by War Courtesy of Rhino Records/Avenue Records
"Stranglehold" Written and Performed by Ted Nugent Courtesy of Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"No More Mr Nice Guy" Written by Alice Cooper & Michael Bruce Performed by Alice Cooper Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Do You Feel Like We Do" Written by John Siomos, Peter Frampton, Rick Wills & Mick Gallagher Performed by Peter Frampton Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
"Low Rider" Written by Jerry Goldstein, Harold Brown, 'Papa' Dee Allen, B.B. ****erson, Howard Scott, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar & Charles Miller Performed by War Courtesy of Rhino Records/Avenue Records
"Hurricane" Music by Bob Dylan Lyrics by Bob Dylan & Jacque Levy Performed by Bob Dylan Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"I Just Want To Make Love To You" Written by Willie Dixon Performed by Foghat Courtesy of Rhino Records, Bearsville Records
"Love Hurts" Written by Boudleaux Bryant Performed by Nazareth Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
"Paranoid" Written by Anthony Iommi, William Ward, Terrance Butler & John Osbourne Performed by Black Sabbath Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"There's Never Been Any Reason" Written by Mike Somerville Performed by Head East Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
"Tush" Written by Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard & Dusty Hill Performed by ZZ Top Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Fox On The Run" Written by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott & Mike Tucker Performed by Sweet Courtesy of Capitol Records By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets
"Slow Ride" Written by Dave Peverett Performed by Foghat Courtesy of Rhino Records/Bearsville Records
"Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo" Written and Performed by Rick Derringer Courtesy of Blue Sky/Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"Show Me The Way" Written and Performed by Peter Frampton Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
"Lord Have Mercy On My Soul" Written by Jim Mangrum & Harvey Jett Performed by Black Oak Arkansas Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Balinese" Written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard Performed by ZZ Top Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Rock & Roll All Nite" Written by Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley Performed by Kiss Courtesy of PolyGram Special Markets A division of PolyGram Group Distribution
"Right Place, Wrong Time" Written by Malcolm J. Rebennack Performed by Dr. John Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Livin' In The USA" Written and Performed by Steve Miller Courtesy of Capitol Records By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets
"Hey Baby" Written by Derek St. Holmes Performed by Ted Nugent Courtesy of Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"Cherry Bomb" Written by Joan Jett & Kim Fowley Performed by The Runaways Courtesy of PolyGram Special Markets A division of PolyGram Group Distribution
"Summer Breeze" Written and Performed by Seals & Crofts Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
"Tuesday's Gone" Written by Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd Courtesy of MCA Records
"Free Ride" Written By Dan Hardman Performed by The Edgar Winter Group
Posted by HipsterMom27 (Member # 2161) on :
A thread that is very close to my heart, since I am Class of '77 and the movie takes place on the last day of the '76 school year.
I wasn't into the beer-guzzling pot-smoking gear-head scene because I went to a semi-urban regional school...we were more like mixed drink-guzzling pot-smoking disco-philes.
Still, it's a universal coming-of-age story, packed with great lines, great characters and timeless moments.
Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
What I liked is that all the characters seemed believable to me. I've met and hung around people like every character in the movie.
Posted by ValleyCat (Member # 1322) on :
Sam if you see O'Bannon tell him I hope he graduates this year! Posted by Sam Hain 666 (Member # 3150) on :
O'Bannion eventually got his GED and now drives a forklift at the lumberyard. He's a power drinker at the local pub and it's not a good Friday night unless he doesn't kick somebody's ***. He's married and has 5 kids. Still has the same car he had back in high school.
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
The TV show "Celebrity Justice" did a piece on this movie recently. The movie was roughly based on writer-director Richard Linklater's experiences while in high school. Now it seems that the four real-life friends that were the inspiration to the main characters are suing Universal Studios because of the drug references in the movie that made them appear to look like a bunch doped-up losers, and it became a source of personal embarassment to them in later life. My only question about this lawsuit is: "Why are they suing now, eleven years after the movie first came out?"
Come on I thought Slater, Wooderson, and Randall "Pink' Floyd were cool. They should embrace the movie and laugh off the drug undertones. I mean it was 1976, it's not like what they did was so bad.
I will say....Richard Linklater should have done a better job disguising the names. Like wow let's change Richard to Randall, that should work. Posted by HipsterMom27 (Member # 2161) on :
Like I said, this high school picture was quite a bit different than the experience I had. From a fashion standpoint, I wouldn't have been caught dead dressing like those girls...my school was very 'preppy'...lacoste polo shirts, button-down oxford shirts, monogrammed sweaters, matching kneesocks, 'the right' leather shoes & matching purses. I never left the house in 'hippy chicky' garb, never smoked pot and hung out with Slater-types.
We drank alot & partied, but we still had a specific image to uphold in our town since we were a regional parochial school. We definitely considered ourselves better than those public school potheads in their clunker cars who hung out at the dive bars, while our crowd controlled the local teen disco hangout.
Still, if a guy like Wooderson had looked my way at 18, I'da been all over that!
"Well, all right, all right, all right."
Posted by Trash4130 (Member # 3386) on :
Allright alllright allllright...thats what i like about those college girls! As i get older,they stay the same age!
Classic..
Posted by jlp937 (Member # 1877) on :
Yeah this flick was one of my favorites from the 90s about the 70s. It really was the first movie that I can recall ever seeing that led any insight into what the 70s were like. What can I say, yes the music was awesome and an absolute match for this film. Everyone was cast appropriately and really jump started the careers for Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Matthew McConnaughey, Cole Hauser, Nicky Katt, and Parker Posey.
Posted by HipsterMom27 (Member # 2161) on :
"Saturday Night Fever" also captures the '70s quite well, just not from a nostaglic look back like "Dazed"...that was much more my scene than the pot-smokin' beer-drinkin' football backdrop. The urban east cost disco locale...the gangs of guys dogging the gangs of girls...that was definitely my '70s youth.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
"Dazed & Confused" is one of my fav 90's flicks. I mean it was a 90's movie about the 70's that felt so 80's cool.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
Cool...I've never seen this thread. Awesome movie. I love that scene when they are partying and Mike and Clint get into the fight over the pot... "No, I meant somewhere I smell some pot, you know? It was just an observation."
Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
this thread makes me miss Hipstermom Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
This thread makes me miss partying at the moontower.....oh and high school chicks.
Watch the leattthhheerrr
In all seriousness Sam, I totally understand missing a friend from Rewind past.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
quote:Originally posted by 80'sRocked: Cool...I've never seen this thread. Awesome movie. I love that scene when they are partying and Mike and Clint get into the fight over the pot... "No, I meant somewhere I smell some pot, you know? It was just an observation."
80'sRocked, I came back to The Rewind to do only two things, to kick some tassh and drink some beer. And it looks like we're about outta beer. Posted by Ali_with_an_i (Member # 27) on :
Oh this is a classic. I love this movies but some of my friends just dont get it. They think it's boring and pointless. Oh well to each his own.....
Check ya later!!!!!!!
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Ali_with_an_i: I love this movies but some of my friends just dont get it. They think it's boring and pointless.
What? You gotta love this movie. I'd stop hanging out with them immediately. Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: I came back to The Rewind to do only two things, to kick some tassh and drink some beer. And it looks like we're about outta beer.
Nice...Similar quote in "They Live" by Nada:
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick a**... and I'm all out of bubblegum.
Another great movie. But that's for another thread. Posted by KISSMAD (Member # 4412) on :
Dazed and Confused is a great movie. At the end of the movie they talk about going to see Van Halen in concert. I've always wished they would make that into Dazed and Confused 2. Since they didn't, Detroit Rock City (1999) will have to do. From IMDB "Detroit Rock City is about four teenagers in 1978 who try to scam their way into a KISS concert." If they made Dazed and Confused 3, the storyline of Thunderstruck (2004) would be appropriate. From IMDB "After a near death experience, five Boys, all devoted AC/DC fans, make a pact to bury their best friend next to the grave of Bon Scott. 12 years later, having gone their different ways, they come together to fulfill the promise."
One day I'll watch Dazed and Confused then Detroit Rock City and then Thunderstruck after each other. Be a great few hours of viewing.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
"Aerosmith, 2 weeks. Don't forget."
KISSMAD, that is quite the triple feature. I thought "Detriot Rock City" had its moments and definitely is worth watching for the great soundtrack. Might be Edward Furlong's second best film behind "Terminator 2". Great Mrs. Gene Simmons cameo as well.
Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
Shannon "Mrs. Gene Simmons" Tweed never disappoints. I always liked Detroit Rock City as well. Probably because I was a huge Kiss fan back in 1978 when the movie was supposed to take place.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Sam, this wasn't "Hotdog....The Movie".
I agree that KISS fans would definitely enjoy "Detroit Rock City" for the tunes alone. Actually KISS trading cards were quite popular when I was a kid.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
"Get up, everybody's gonna move their feet Get down, everybody's gonna leave their seat You gotta lose your mind in Detroit rock city"
Great song. Great movie.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Might be Edward Furlong's second best film behind "Terminator 2".
I gotta put American History X #1 for Furlong. T2 #2. Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
quote:Originally posted by 80'sRocked:
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Might be Edward Furlong's second best film behind "Terminator 2".
I gotta put American History X #1 for Furlong. T2 #2.
I had a feeling someone would pull out American History X, but I see that flick more as a Edward Norton experience.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley:
I had a feeling someone would pull out American History X, but I see that flick more as a Edward Norton experience.
True Valley. But since Furlong's in it and he's a main character, it's still my #1 Furlong flick pick, slick. Posted by Pyro (Member # 7658) on :
Just watched this one again today after a long while...and here's my take on it today...
I wouldn't say this is my favorite 90's movies, but it is up there somewhere in my top 20. And it's definitely above average as far as soundtracks go. I always wondered if this movie was just an excuse to release this SDtrk. It's like they already had this collection of songs compiled and then said.."Damn, we need a movie to go along with these songs."
And I do get a bit of a kick out of Mcconaughey's character too. Probably one of the only films I can think of where a creepy weird pedophile character is actually amusing..lol
Anyway, that's my little 2-bits about this movie. A very random and mediocre flick built around some incredible classic rock gems.
[ 08. July 2012, 20:17: Message edited by: Pyro ]
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
That's what I like about these high school girls. I get older, they stay the same age.
Posted by Zigyma7ik (Member # 12351) on :
I think is overrated. Take away the soundtrack and you have pretty much nothing left.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
It's funny that if you buy the soundtrack many of the good songs from the movie are not on it. Hurricane by Bob Dylan for example.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
quote:Originally posted by Zigyma7ik: I think is overrated. Take away the soundtrack and you have pretty much nothing left.
I gotta admit that I too am in the minority. I really like Richard Linklater's stuff, but "Dazed and Confused" is one of his weaker efforts.
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