Grew up in Texas in the 70s, and this is EXACTLY what it was like.

"Dazed and Confused" (about teens in the 70's), American Graffiti" (about teens in the 60's), and "Fast Times At Ridgemount High" (about teens in the 80's) were all defining movies about the era they were set in.

@Blu9_Nin9

3 жыл бұрын

And maybe Empire Records for teens in the 90s

@stevetanner3019

3 жыл бұрын

@@Blu9_Nin9 Yeah, that’s a great one for the 90’s

@jamiemiller6156

3 жыл бұрын

Richard Linklater had an underrated movie about the 80's called Everybody Wants Some. It wasn't as good as the ones you mentioned, but was definitely worth the time.

@stevetanner3019

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamiemiller6156 That was good too. Saw that one as well

@deacongowan117

3 жыл бұрын

Clueless as well for the 90s

American Graffiti, 60's highschool. Dazed and Confused, 70's highschool. Now for the 50's, The Last Picture Show and the 80's, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

@robertmccauley754

3 жыл бұрын

Diner would be another great 50s showcase.

@user-sm2ql7nq4l

3 жыл бұрын

But unlike the others you mentioned. Fast Times was filmed during that era. So it wasn't a reflection movie. Also American Graffiti and Dazed took place in one night.

@O_Towne_Bear

3 жыл бұрын

American Graffiti is 50s

@needles1987

3 жыл бұрын

@@O_Towne_Bear American Graffiti was set in 1962.

@user-sm2ql7nq4l

3 жыл бұрын

@@O_Towne_Bear WRONG! American Graffiti is set in the summer of 1962. The slogan was, "Where were you in 62?" Look it up. Plus they talk about President Kennedy, he was not a president in the '50s. And most of the songs like Runaway by the late Del Shannon came out in '61.

This film is highly accurate. I can put names of real people to the characters in this film.

@Johonnac

3 жыл бұрын

My family moved from Austin at the end of summer in 1975; this movie gets that time’s vibe SO MUCH

@jeffmurray1681

3 жыл бұрын

Highly accurate. I lived it. BTW The reason it had an American Graffiti vibe at times is because high school kids were still cruising town back then. I don't know if kids still do that or not.

@sixpakshaker88

3 жыл бұрын

It is really about Huntsville TX. 3 of the characters where about locals.

@lesterine77

2 жыл бұрын

I so wish I'd been born in the 60s. I was born 20 years too late :(

@hitmixhyepock9405

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffmurray1681 they used to where I live up to about the 2000's. The cops stopped all that, but they now do car meets of cars&coffee.

I graduated in 1979 and this is without a doubt the best representation of that time period in any movie I've seen!

I can tell you, as a toker for 30+ years, that the stuff they/we were getting in late high school and early college, wasn't that good. I mean, it did the job for about an hour and that was pretty much it. So, the amount that you're seeing is actually par for the course, back then. They're just maintaining, is all. :)

@Lethgar_Smith

3 жыл бұрын

But for those who didn't get high everyday that brown Mexican weed was not bad. I grew up in Florida and was a teenager in the 70s. Every fall a huge crop of gorgeous sativa we called "Gainesville Green" would come in and brother that shit would kick our ass.

@sean-ew2qv

3 жыл бұрын

The 90's was when weed got real. The shit we had in Seattle was as good as the stuff today.

@deacongowan117

3 жыл бұрын

@@sean-ew2qv nice story, too bad it’s not true.

@lewstone5430

2 жыл бұрын

The stuff I smoked here in New Mexico from 2007-2014 would make your brain boogie-woogie. Super strong. We just legalized it for rec use so we’ll see how good legal weed compares to the stuff of yesteryear.

@rastiga9196

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on your location and who you knew. I was getting girl scout cookies and northern lights even back then.

This is such a lovely movie. Imagine after two hours it feels like you know all these people, like you've experienced the entire day with them. So REAL. So undressed. I love it.

I feel like this is the most authentic view of life in high school no matter what decade you grew up in.

So very authentic to the 70’s. Cars, sound track, fashion. I swear I had that very shirt Ben Affleck wore when he gets the payback.

@cesarnarro6013

3 жыл бұрын

Jeff K. In 1971 I had the shirt mitch wears and my hair was about the same length and I was just as skinny and I played baseball as well.

Checkout Fast Times At Ridgemont High for an '80's trend movie and what's better is it was filmed in the '80's. Great cast and great soundtrack. i.e. Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage, Phoebe Cates and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

@O_Towne_Bear

3 жыл бұрын

Cue "Moving In Stereo"....ha! But seriously, it's still the movie I randomly quote more than any other. Doesn't hurt that I went to a Ridgemont High.

@laudanum669

3 жыл бұрын

I suggested the same on her "American Graffiti " video. It's a no brainer after this one.

@norwegianblue2017

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Fast Times, Dazed and Confused and American Graffiti are the trifecta of American teenaged life in the 60s, 70 and 80s. Honorable mention for SubUrbia (1996) for the 90s.

@ThreadBomb

3 жыл бұрын

@@norwegianblue2017 Also a mention for Rock 'n' Roll High School.

@americanmutt9089

3 жыл бұрын

@@O_Towne_Bear lol Did you have the same type of characters there? I know we did at our high school.

And now you know why Matthew McConnaughey always says "alright, alright, alright".

@jean-paulaudette9246

3 жыл бұрын

Son of a gun! I would have sworn it was a reference to the Mungo Jerry song, "Mighty Man".

@DerrickMims

3 жыл бұрын

And his production company is called "JK Livin".

This movie is like, proto mumblecore, where the dialogue feels like the actors were given the role, then improvising the beats. It's so real. I was a teen in the 90s, and we had this 70s revisit with grunge being a lot like classic rock, guitar oriented rebel rock. So watching this, it felt like just an alternate version of my life. The party scene was basically every party I ever went to, and every character was someone I knew to one degree or another.

I was 23 years old when this movie came out. I was 6 years old in 1976. This movie gave me some nostalgic feelings of my childhood. I was a teen in the 1980s which was my all time favorite decade.

Favorite movie ever. I watched it daily when i discovered it. 5 times in one day was the most. I know the script by heart 😂😂

@guayabito6946

2 жыл бұрын

What so good about it? There is no plot.

@patrickm.4573

2 жыл бұрын

@@guayabito6946 You just don't get it.

@ladida1031

2 жыл бұрын

That’s Passion! 👏👏👏👏

@flawingyou

2 жыл бұрын

@@guayabito6946 man, that's why it's good, there's no plot the story has to maintain it's just supposed to be an experience, maybe you got adhd or sum if you think that's a negative

"What's the point of the movie"? To get Aerosmith tickets.

@MrParkerman6

3 жыл бұрын

Top priority of the summer!

@jeffmurray1681

3 жыл бұрын

There was no higher calling.

Shanelle: "Maybe he's hiding it so it can be 'Anytown, Suburbia'. Like That 70's Show" Every episode of That 70's Show: "Hello Wisconsin!"

I was lucky that my little college town got one of the limited screenings of this back in '93. I was 19yrs old. My friends and I, (all stoners), hadn't heard anything about it. We saw the poster for the film at the theatre and figured 'What the hell, this looks like fun'. I walked out just having seen one of my favorite movies of all time. Glad you liked it too!

Fun drinking game,take a shot everytime Mitch grabs his nose.

@tiarnanquinn5403

3 жыл бұрын

I was watching it in a cinema at a retro night. I counted out loud how many times he does it in the scene outside the emporium. 7 or 8 I think.

@TC_Smitty

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! We'd die of alcohol poisoning.

@buddhamonkey

3 жыл бұрын

Official talley. 42, which means Means knew the answer to the universe.

@inarar5334

3 жыл бұрын

You trying to kill someone?

@scotto5426

3 жыл бұрын

Very irritating habit

McConaughey’s “Alright” dialogue is the 90’s equivalent to Eddie Murphy’s exuberant laugh in his early 80’s comedies. They become trademarks for these actors, and how we remember them best.

I graduated in 1975 so this movie really hits home. More than that however, it was just so much fun to see you having so much fun reacting to this. Top tier reactor alright alright alright. 😁

@nunyabussiness4054

3 жыл бұрын

I graduated in 75 in Houston also. My son, nieces and nephews can't believe we could smoke on campus. It was supposed to only be in the smoking area but in practice it was anywhere outside.

@Significant7rapsongs

2 жыл бұрын

I graduated in 2001 and I loved this movie. This movie is universal

@mdehe

2 жыл бұрын

I graduated in '79. I would have been Mitch's age in the movie. This movie portrayed my 70's high school years to perfection.

@TheMikeMase

Жыл бұрын

I graduated in 2013 and it hits home. its timeless

YOU: "She was in 'Big Daddy'!" Me: (Headslap, sighing in disappointment) Okay, you need to react to "Chasing Amy" soon. Also, if you think all Linklater's films are long, you probably haven't "Before Sunset" so you probably set up reactions to "The Before Trilogy" as well. You'll especially love "Before Sunset" especially, lots of long takes. And yeah, Kenosha's a real city btw; I mean, it could be an anywhere, USA kind of town, but yeah, it's in Wisconsin.

@dianem8544

3 жыл бұрын

Good Lord, and she's talking to Jason London, whose brother was with her in Chasing Amy. I haven't seen this flick in too long, I didn't even remember she was in it.

@zmarko

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, I literally was going to type this same exact comment, with head slap (insert multiple head slap from Naked Gun)! Lol. Shanelle definitely needs to see Chasing Amy.

@CraigKostelecky

3 жыл бұрын

With the number of times she's stated she likes one-day films, she needs to do Clerks first.

@dianem8544

3 жыл бұрын

@@CraigKostelecky Then Mallrats. THEN Chasing Amy. Facts.

@mostresticator3000

3 жыл бұрын

she needs to do the whole View Askew universe!

It was filmed in Texas, and every year the town has a Dazed and Confused reunion, a bunch of the actors have gone back for it, there is a documentary on it on youtube.

During the lockdown, the cast reunited virtually to do a script reading of this. It was awesome!!!

@MrParkerman6

3 жыл бұрын

More like a trainwreck.

@brittyn

3 жыл бұрын

MrParkerman6 you think? I enjoyed it a lot even though it wasn’t perfect. It was fun to see everybody after all these years.

The opening to That 70's Show says "Hello Wisconsin" in every episode.

@td811

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and they live in fictional Point Place. They go to Kenosha for events in several episodes

it's soooo full of very successful actors, what a gem of a film one thing I've noticed about films like this where the characters are having the funnest time of their lives is that they are always the most re-watchable

Watching this movie is like watching my older brothers. BTW, another film that launched a lot of careers, The Outsiders.

@tempsitch5632

3 жыл бұрын

Probably one of the biggest cast-overall-success movies. The film student in her would also love The Outsiders lighting and use of black.

I feel like this does capture highschool in such a universal sense. I can’t relate to the time period, or the hazings, but I still feel like I lived through this.

This is one of my favorite soundtracks of all time! My parents saw most of those bands in the 70s and I’m so jealous. I wish I was born sooner to experience teenage life without the internet. Creating real connections like this is so much better.

In the Midwestern town I grew up in; my last day of High School was in 1973. By playing Soccer, my circle of friends was on the periphery of “the “Jock-kingdom”. Soccer was an unacknowledged sport in 70-73 and was part of my identity. Those of us on this squad, were not considered on an athletic team; but more of a partying squad All in all; from my experience; “Dazed and Confused” was a very accurate retelling of the high school experience in 1973. VTR

I am so glad you loved this movie Shanelle. I get emotional watching you react to this because of how much this movie means to me. There is an amazing making of documentary on KZread and in interviews with the actors, they said it was the best time they've ever had. They were all just a bunch of real people for the most part, who were put together for a few weeks. They became incredibly close with one another, and you see that on the screen. This is that one movie that I can watch endlessly, and it always make me feel okay with life. I loved your reaction, thanks for sharing this.

I live in Austin where this was filmed and see locations driving around, always puts a smile on my face. If you want to see a version of Austin in the '90s check out Linklater's "Slacker" which has even less of a narrative. Excellent move to watch this soon after "American Graffiti" because they definitely have a similar vibe to me.

@brianm523

3 жыл бұрын

They shot this at Bedichek Middle School over the summer between my 7th and 8th grades. Love watching this and be like, there’s my locker! There’s my class! The film makers actually painted the hallway outside the cafeteria with the big red/white/blue patriotic mural and the school kept it up after filming. We all knew some movie was made but we had no idea what it was until it came out. We never would have guessed it would become such a classic!

@melodyrichardson5051

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you mentioned Slacker! One of my favorites.

@tempsitch5632

3 жыл бұрын

And then watch Eric Bogosian’s subUrbia.

@AI_Image_Master

2 жыл бұрын

I would say this is a 1970's copy of American Graffiti. I think this was made about 96,97 so most people were forgetting AG.

As legitimately as this feels 70's...Fast Times is quintessential 80's.

@Theomite

3 жыл бұрын

Early 80s but unmistakably 80s nonetheless. The music more or less gives it away.

Incredible movie, with the best soundtrack! it took me back to my high school days. Gotta love a movie that features TWO songs by Black Oak Arkansas! I was a freshman in high school during this time, and it really did bring me back in time! But there were no swats where I went to high school. Though there were a lot of police on campus due to the forced bussing... I also remember the cars... Late 60s, early 70s muscle cars were the BEST! A guy down the street had a 70 Dodge Hemi Daytona, dayglow orange, drop nose and 5" high rear spoiler!

It was filmed primarily in Georgetown, TX area (kinda a suburb of Austin, I had dated a girl from there & she told me stories of going to see the filming) and is based in Texas. And this filmed launched SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many damn careers....a couple of them Oscar careers.

I grew up in Lil ole' Iowa...city of around 50,000. My freshman year was 82', six years after this. This movie IS my freshman year. We had hazing (which we were okay with), we got stoned A LOT, we hung out at arcades and roll arenas...we had lots of parties down by the lake... I was the freshman and my classmates envied me because all the Senior guys adopted me... and my mom hated it because I was always having seniors and juniors stop and pick me up...especially the "older girls". This is such a flashback. But by the time I was a senior, four years later... completely different atmosphere... completely different experience. My senior year is very VERY much like Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Thank you for the stroll down memory lane.

Totally just realized Benny is Rip from “Yellowstone”. 😆

@Madbandit77

2 жыл бұрын

Cole Hauser.

Graduated in '74. This movie is so perfect and just nailed the time period except for the paddle hazing thing. We never did that and I don't know of any other school that did. Funny, that someone said the movie had no point. That is exactly the point! A typical day and night in the '70s, just hanging out and having fun. I get a chuckled out of the end when they are all hanging on the football field and talking about how they can't wait to get out and on with their lives and how they don't want to look back and say these were the best years of their lives. I'm 50 years out of high school now and while I might not say they were the best years, I will always look back with fondness of those carefree times when we had our whole lives ahead of us and the world was our for the taking. I feel very lucky to have come of age back then. What the hell happened to us and how did we become so angry about everything?

One key thing about "Dazed and Confused" that many don't point out is that it came at a time when teen movies, ensemble high school comedies and the like were not happening for a while. For someone growing up on 1980s and even 1970s high school/teenager movies, it was refreshing to see this. Add to that the 1970s nostalgia was starting to really become a major aspect of the 1990s. The movie was supposed to have a wide release and had a lot of buzz and the trailer attached to major releases but Universal scaled it back extremely. It got more notice with the home video release but I was lucky to see a screening at a college movie theater.

This was one night in my life... I was a freshman in 1976 and this is EXACTLY what it was like. The best music, best friends, best drugs and, say it with me, the best times of my life. I watch this movie one or two times a year at a minimum.

I was born in 1984, but I've lived in 1976 for a day thanks to this film.. you feel like you're part of the group and every rewatch is like catching up with old friends.. it always hits harder when you watch as summer is about to begin.. it's always sad but satisfying when it ends.. This film is easily in my top 3 all time and possibly #1.. I've seen it a million times.. all the characters are great.. my favorite character can change from watch to watch, but I'm a huge fan of Mike, he just cracks me up every time.. Mitch is awesome, it sucks that Wiley Wiggins didn't do much acting after this because he was great.. there's a lot of deleted scenes that's on the DVD and can be found on KZread.. I'm just going to stop here before I start to nerd out, but I'm glad that you loved this film!

This was my reality, just 12 yrs later, updated ever so slightly. Making the drag in your car, swimming in the water tower, chasing and sometimes catching your favorite girls. Smoking sometimes, drinking more than you should, and music always. I remember the visual cues that remained from the 70's, and they are spot-on in this movie.

"I was going to go tell them to wrap it up so I could record " You will never leave Long Island! 🤣

Not many people realize the Red Headed male "Benny " also plays Rip on Yellowstone

While it isn't high school, Animal House would also be a great reaction.

I loved this movie in highschool, and was always so jealous that my school wasn't like this.

There's a great "making of" doc here on YT with a ton of interviews and BTS stuff. Def check it out. Also, check out Linklater's 1996/7 youth dramady Suburbia based on Eric Bogosian's stageplay.... one of the most underrated 90's teen/youth movies ever.

@tempsitch5632

3 жыл бұрын

Fell in love Steve Zahn, Giovanni Ribisi and Dina Spybey HARD in that flick. That is a deep, brilliant, simple, heart wrenching cheapass movie with some amazing performances and majorly relevant pints to make and questions to ask. It’s often not lit well and probably wouldn’t make a good reaction, but I love that one.

The period detail is exactly correct for 1976 or thereabouts--the bowl haircuts, bib overalls, etc.

This is my all time favorite non-car movie, although it has a lot of great cars. Someone once said you can watch this movie anytime, and it feels like you're just catching up with your friends. That made me love it so much more.

Favorite coming of age movie Is "Singles" by Cameron Crow. The Post College era of peoples lives, struggling with the world they were supposed to change.

@purcascade

2 жыл бұрын

Soundtrack is an absolute time capsule.

This was the most enjoyable reaction I've watched on KZread! Very honest, very complete, and loved your commentary! Thank you!

Seniors at Mauldin High School from South Carolina used "Dazed and Confused" as the theme in 1995. I was in the "Class of '95." This movie was a big inspiration for that decision.

I went to high school in the mid-eighties. Shortly before I started, the school took away the in-school smoking room, because students were putting their smokes out on the carpet.

Meet pooka shells twin brother and watch Mallrats.

@theodorec5775

3 жыл бұрын

I second the Mallrats recommendation

This is one of those movies that "everything changes" for everyone and they are never the same again. Movies like this gives the audience nostalgia. Another good movie to see like this is Fast Times At Ridgemont High.

I was high school Class of 76 in Memphis. EVERY detail of this movie felt spot-on to me.

As a Strong Island film nerd, I am thrilled to discover your channel. For Dazed, you said all the same things I remember thinking on my first watch back in the day. You can feel the casual last-day fun vibe from every performance.

@ShanelleRiccio

2 жыл бұрын

Long Island represent!! This movie is infectious!! 😎😎

This was my life in High School, same cars, music, beer, weed and friend's. A great time to be young.

This movie was exactly like my high school years. I probably did everything in this video, including getting drunk and getting my ass kicked by someone tougher than me! Glad you're back with an incredible movie!

@cesarnarro6013

3 жыл бұрын

Killabytez : I was just like Mitch my freshman year of high school in 1970. Long hair and skinny. Went to parties at friends when their parents were away for the weekend and went to keg parties out in the middle of nowhere. Always with plenty of pot or hashish to smoke !!!

@markmac2206

3 жыл бұрын

in the 90's we copied everything they did back when the movie was only a few years old. we made paddles and my friends got busted for "kidnapping" an incoming freshman. we did the mailbox thing, etc. and before i die im getting Pickford's car!

@GangstaStan010

3 жыл бұрын

@@cesarnarro6013 I was black Mitch. My big brother and his friends were my Pink and Wooderson's lol

Shanelle There is a table reading of the script from a few years ago with the actual cast! A must watch!!!

I was a child in 1976 and living abroad to boot but I can tell you this film unequivocally captures the spirit of ‘76 (a catch phrase from that year actually as we celebrated the 200th birthday of the US). I can’t say enough good things about this movie either. It’s a gem. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

I'm pretty sure I have seen this movie about 100 times and it never gets old. One of my favorite movies of all times. I know I'm not that old but growing up in the 80s (graduated in 92)this movie is so relatable. We didn't have cell phones, internet, none of that bs. Life was so much simpler and better back then. Absolutely loved your reaction.

This is 100% accurate portrayal 1976 high school. I attended Alvin High School (30 miles south of Houston) and EVERYTHING I experienced is represented in this movie; the graduate who couldn't move on from hanging-out with high school kids, the story of John Bonham of Led Zeppelin playing a one-hour drum solo, cruising, trunk filled with beer and kids getting high EVERY weekend night. Even the Aerosmith concert. Aerosmith played in Houston that summer and I was there! Tickets couldn't be bought on-line (no internet) and only two places sold concert tickets; Foley's department store and one other place in Pasadena, Southwest Records & Tapes. Those were incredible days to be a teenager.

The hazing and being friends after is pretty accurate. Depending on how cool you were with being hazed. It somehow showed how "mature" you were and therfore worthy of being under a senior's wing. I personally was made to try to lift up a school bench while repeatedly being told what a wimp I was, etc. The bench was bolted into the cement. Also went through "freshmen kidnapping" where the upperclassmen came to your house, blindfolded you and tossed a bunch of you into a back of a car and then took you on walks through grocery stores or tied you together with other freshman to slow dance on the football field. Afterwards, everyone met at a designated parents house to have a pancake breakfast. So, yes, our parents were fully in on it. It was never abusive, just a little embarrassing, and everyone got a laugh and felt closer to each other after. Those days are long gone.

Having been raised in Texas & gone to highschool in the 90's I can say that this movie is HIGHLY accurate. And as the kid who could buy beer at 17 I was huuuuuuuuuuugely popular in my town. And we'd often go to my friend's family christmas tree farm and have keggers. This film always brings me back to highschool.

Absolutely love this movie and relate to so much. I love how you pointed out the cricket sounds and the quiet moment after Mitch gets his beating. That after scene and sound effects always takes me back to my young teen years (early 90s). Hanging out in an empty parking lot walking home from a friends house, or walking a girlfriend home at 2am or later. The air is quiet, a bit muggy, and the only sounds are our footsteps, small talk, and the crickets and frogs. Simple memories and sounds like that I just cherish and miss so much.

In 1990, I was 13, a freshman and walked into a QT and bought a 6 pack of MGD bottles. I can still see the look on my friend’s faces when I got back.

oohhh the times of our youth at least in America! movie brings back all the exact feelings and experiences i had going through highschool. the running away from people, hazing, drinking underage, smoking underage, waiting for the school day to end, etc. and you can smell that summer smell at night when you are cracking open your first few beers to get it started before the party. haha now i can barely drink 3-4 beers without feeling tired and uninterested in getting drunk.

Yessss so happy I found someone who’s reacted to Dazed and Confused. It’s one of if not my favorite movie.

I was in my early 20s when this came out.. was born in 72 so I'm just barely old enough to remember a bit of 1976. To this day I still love this movie it's all wrapped up in the nostalgia of growing up and being young for me.

The soundtrack is excellent, I still own or have at least at one point owned probably every song on this soundtrack and still listen to a lot of it. You should watch Almost Famous next, unless you've already seen it.

Second best soundtrack behind Almost Famous, imo. I am one of those who is obsessed with the 70's; love that 70's Show as well. I mean... the 70's had the best music, cars, and clothes. The 70's rock.

the soundtrack was so good it was 2 or 3 CD's. CD's were these things us "old timers" listened to music on in the old days.

@CR41489

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was two CD’s. I have both of them and they are great. Like you, I’m also an “old timer” and this film and the music are so nostalgic.

Seniors were allowed to smoke on school property at my school in New Jersey in an outdoor area called "the commons" up until like '92. Still blows my mind to this day

@HaveL0veWillTravel

3 жыл бұрын

There was a smoking section at my high school in NY until 1995, the year before I went.

Kenosha is a real place and the opening credits end with Ashton shouting,, "Hello, Wisconsin!" This movie is set in Texas.

loooved your commentary, so funny!!! i heard you mention something about rehearsals, which reminded me that i thiiiink i read somewhere that there were actually no rehearsals at all for this movie! and yes, most of it was improvised!! linklater gave nearly every cast member their own personal playlists full of '70s songs that their character would listen to and basically just let them take it from there :) so cool, i love the way he directs! he's so laid back, def my favorite director :)

School Ties came out in 92 and this came out in 93, and that was the start of my life-long Cole Hauser obsession.

about Matthew's character here, you can connect his line "I get older, they stay the same age..." on his character in "Interstellar"

If you blinked you missed Rene Zellweger in the hazing scene... When Quentin Tarantino re-opened the New Beverly Cinema a few years back Dazed and Confused was played on opening night.

Love that this is inspired by someone's actual life and takes place near Huntsville Texas

I always love it when someone new sees this. When it came out, for three weekends in a row, we went to the theater three times to watch this movie. I wouldn't ever call it the best movie ever, but by far it is my favorite movie ever.

GREAT Reaction Shanelle! Thanks for sharing the vibes, the thoughts, and the feels.

I remember sort of a hazing ritual when I was in high school. When I was a sophomore all the freshmen were made to duck walk around the entire cafeteria during lunch.

This was almost literally, my graduating class (I was 77) and it is so true to the high school life I experienced. The best of these I think. You should watch "Can't Buy Me Love" which I would call the most underrated teen film of this time. Especially if you love high school films. I am absolutely sure you would like it.

I graduated high school in May 1976 and this rings very true down to the clothes and cars. We also saw Aerosmith that summer.

We use to watch this movie almost every weekend. We had a take a shot game every time Wiley grabbed his nose.

I'm glad you liked this. Having graduated in 1972 I completely relate to this movie. I went to school with all these characters.

I haven’t seen this one in 20 years. I remember watching it in the theatre. Still a great movie.

I've watched this reaction so many times. Such a genuinely good movie.

Yeah this movie has such a killer soundtrack. I grew up with all of these songs back then. They were a staple of the summers growing in Michigan in the 70's. I can remember cruising a place called Hines Dr. where I grew up just west of Detroit or hanging out at the lakes. All the cars would have their doors open and the stereos blasting out the popular music of the day. I had just turned 3 years old 8 days prior to when this movie takes. And yes it takes place in Texas near Austin.

I think Cynthia's speech about "preamble to the future" is key to the movie because it's really about a bunch of characters deciding to live in the moment. Mitch decided to hang out with older kids and make out with an older girl, Pink decided to go get Aerosmith tickets instead of sign his commitment, Tony decides to kiss Sabrina, Cynthia decides to make a date with an older creep, and Mike decides to pick a fight with a thug who kicks his ass. In every instance they set aside the future for the now. The fact that the movie takes place in a 24 hour period highlights the ephemeral quality of these moments.

Great reaction - this was like one of my favorite movies in middle school in the 90s - growing up in the coastal tourist town of Boothbay Harbor Maine felt like this

My dad graduated in 1977... he was these boys; football team and all the hazing.

It's Austin TEXAS. The high school was my middle school. We still have Top Notch and the only place with Moon Towers

Austinite here! One of my faves of all time. I love your reaction! Subscribed!

I was in high school when this came out and my group of friends were kind of a mix of stoners, gearheads, and art class guys in garage bands, this movie was perfect for us. I've seen it so many times, it's one of those movies I just have playing even if I'm not actually watching it, but I do remember one day I was, and just happened to notice young Renee Zellweger, I had to rewind it a couple times to be sure but it made sense since I knew she was from Texas too. She is in the blue truck with a pacifier in her mouth, I also believe that's her getting checked out by Wooderson when he's leaning on the wall of the pool hall, she's wearing a striped top, and I think she can also be seen at the beer bash later. Btw idk if it was in the trivia but I remember hearing that Sean Andrews and an underage Milla Jovovich ran off during the production to get married and that some of the beef between Jason London and Andrews had to do with Milla, and Andrews was allegedly trying to upstage London. Another fun fact is that during production most of the actors were staying together, separated by gender, and they actually did develop some strong rapport, if I remember correctly Ben Affleck did not stay with the other actors though, and that lack of rapport kind of played into his relationship as O'Banion with the rest of the characters.

@apatternedhorizon

Жыл бұрын

She's one of the main girls not the kids with pacifiers.

This is one of my all-time favorites. My high school years were 76-80 so I always get nostalgic when I watch it. By coincidence my wife and I watched American Graffiti last weekend. We had both seen it many years ago, but had never realized until our re-watch how much Dazed and Confused owed to it. Similar themes and characters throughout.

Glad to see you reacting again. Missed seeing you on your channel.

I remember watching this on tv with my 10 year old daughter in '98 or so...she was "Team Mitch" 1000%. Love this...one of my favorites! I would have been 12 when this took place, but I can still recognize everything that happens here...it feels so real.

You pretty much won me over by saying That 70’s Show is your favorite show of all time. Me too.

The date at the beginning was my 15th birthday so I can definitely relate! Another great but poignant coming-of-age movie is The Last Picture Show (1971) about teens (and others) in a dying Texas town in 1949/50. It was shot in black and white. Another sort of coming-of-age movie is Almost Famous (2000) set in the early 70's.

@stefanconradsson

3 жыл бұрын

The Last Picture Show .. oh man .. you know, I deliberately read the book before seeking the movie out (I was deep in a Larry McMurtry binge at the time) and still that film moved me soo much. Cheers 🍺

@Zebred2001

3 жыл бұрын

@@stefanconradsson One of my favorite movies of all time! I also have the book but haven't read it yet. That scene where Sam the Lion (Ben Johnson) reminisces to the boys about the time he brought a young lady (Ellen Burstyn's character) out to the water tank to swim the horses across is one of my favorite monologues in movie history. Incredibly poignant!

@stefanconradsson

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zebred2001 Yes, we are on the same wavelength! Please do go ahead and read the book .. you are in for a treat. He is one of my five favorite American writers. And I am not American. Cheers 🍺

@Zebred2001

3 жыл бұрын

@@stefanconradsson Nor am I. Canadian here. Grew up on the prairies so other than the winters I experienced the same environment and small towns etc.