Fresh
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.
Variety Staff, Variety
Dazed and Confused
It was the last day of school in 1976. A time they'd never forget. (If only they could remember)
1993 · 1h 42m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Overview
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Bet it makes you wanna dance.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh
Seriously funny, and shorn of any hint of nostalgia or wish-fulfilment, this is pretty much where it's at.
Tom Charity, Time Out
Fresh
A better-than-average teen movie but not much more, at least if you aren't a member of Linklater's generation.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Dazed and Confused has an enjoyably playful spirit, one that amply compensates for its lack of structure.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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