Opening Statement - Dazed and Confused is an amazing movie
This blog is dedicated to the analysis of and information about my favorite film, Dazed and Confused . For readers that are unaware of the basic background of this film, it is the second full-length film from acclaimed Director/Writer Richard Linklater. It was shot over the summer of 1992, in and around Austin, TX, and released September 24, 1993. It was unfortunately marketed by Universal and their sub-studio Gramercy Pictures as a teen pot comedy. Linklater's stated goal was that he wanted “to capture the moment-to-moment reality and energy of being a teenager.” He also wanted to draw from his own life experiences in high school to tell the story. So Linklater's purpose here was a bit higher level and much more personal than a "teen pot comedy". The movie's timeline is less than 24 hours over the last day of school. Specifically, the day is Friday, May 28, 1976. While there is really no main story line, I suppose most viewers would say that the pree
