Dazed - 50 years ago today (May 28, 1976)

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2:55p, 5/28/26
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And in real life, I walked the stage 5 days later and received my HS diploma. Wasn't decided yet on where or what I'd be doing in the fall, other than leaving the RGV.

The film was a pretty accurate depiction of that time.

I still listen to a lot of the same music. I'm wearing a t shirt and jeans today - probably wearing jeans and a t shirt 50 years ago today.

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3:30p, 5/28/26
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Then you went to college, that's where all the girls are, right? But you'd probably just as soon keep working, keep a little change in your pocket. Better than listening to some dip**** who doesn't know what the hell he's talking about anyway.
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4:16p, 5/28/26
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4:28p, 5/28/26
Okay, guys, one more thing. Hey, this summer when you're being inundated with all this American semiquincentennial Fourth of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes.
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5:11p, 5/28/26
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Fry little piggies! FRY!
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5:15p, 5/28/26
Does anyone have the Criterion Collection of this film? I've always wanted to order it. The only other Criterion I have is Two Lane Blacktop.

https://www.criterion.com/films/314-dazed-and-confused
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In reply to Hey Nav • 5:38p, 5/28/26
Hey Nav said:
And in real life, I walked the stage 5 days later and received my HS diploma. Wasn't decided yet on where or what I'd be doing in the fall, other than leaving the RGV.

The film was a pretty accurate depiction of that time.

I still listen to a lot of the same music. I'm wearing a t shirt and jeans today - probably wearing jeans and a t shirt 50 years ago today.


Hey Nav, sorry, I got super excited from your first post. One of my good friends turns 50 this Monday June1st so this will be a perfect b-day present. I also ordered a few America 250 stickers on amazon. God Bless you Sir along with the USA!





*Edited cuz' fun fact: Fred O'Bannion (Ben Affleck) broke his ankle when he smashed his paddle in that scene.
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In reply to CheeseSndwch • 8:06p, 5/28/26
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CheeseSndwch said:
Okay, guys, one more thing. Hey, this summer when you're being inundated with all this American semiquincentennial Fourth of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes.
beat me to it.

So awesome!

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11:08p, 5/28/26
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Fun fact, a lot of the extras in that movie were HS kids from Round Rock McNeil where I did the majority of my substitute teaching in 1994.
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12:27a, 5/29/26
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One of my all time favorite movies! My best friend and I (met at A&M) watched tonight to celebrate fifty years. We picked up a sixer at the local gas station prior to to commemorate.
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12:29a, 5/29/26
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Though not nearly as popular, Everybody Wants Some is a very worthy "spiritual successor" and a really good movie.
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In reply to double aught • 1:05a, 5/29/26
double aught said:
Though not nearly as popular, Everybody Wants Some is a very worthy "spiritual successor" and a really good movie.

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7:03a, 5/29/26
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So many great random lines in this movie. My group of friends & I have repeated them for so long it sometimes shocks on a rewatch because I forgot where they came from.

"You're an embarrassment to the sport of pool, and you should be glad I let you play at my table"

"Tamperin' with mailboxes is a felony offense"

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In reply to double aught • 7:28a, 5/29/26
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Man I forgot about that movie. That's the one with the baseball guys in Huntsville.

Gonna have to watch that again this weekend.
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 9:07a, 5/29/26
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HollywoodBQ said:
Fun fact, a lot of the extras in that movie were HS kids from Round Rock McNeil where I did the majority of my substitute teaching in 1994.

It just hit me now, thinking about that era of apartment living off Wells Branch Parkway in Austin and hoping to find an Engineering job in Austin.

That movie was released only 18 years after the time period it was set in.

The movie itself is now 32 years old.

Our rent back then was $450 a month to live in an apartment exactly like the one Peter Gibbons and Lawrence lived in, in the movie "Office Space". Damn I'm old.
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11:22a, 5/29/26
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That was filmed at Travis HS in Austin. I did a summer semester there in '86. Still brings back memories every time I see it.
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12:10p, 5/29/26
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I grew up in Allendale and during filming. So much was filmed all throughout my neighborhood. The pony fields where Mitch gets paddled, when Obannon drives through the yard, a girl in my elementary class, that was her yard. And the kicker, Mitch Kramer's house was one block from mine. We would sneek over at night and watch them film, it was a huge to-do with trucks, lights, etc. So cool to see as a 9-10 yr old. Still eat at Top Notch too.

No one does Hang Movies as good as Linklater. He's the best.
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In reply to Btron • 2:29p, 5/29/26
Btron said:
I grew up in Allendale and during filming. So much was filmed all throughout my neighborhood. The pony fields where Mitch gets paddled, when Obannon drives through the yard, a girl in my elementary class, that was her yard. And the kicker, Mitch Kramer's house was one block from mine. We would sneek over at night and watch them film, it was a huge to-do with trucks, lights, etc. So cool to see as a 9-10 yr old. Still eat at Top Notch too.

No one does Hang Movies as good as Linklater. He's the best.

That's awesome. I just randomly rewatched this movie the other night and enjoyed it even more than I used to. Should be requiring viewing for all Gen Z/Gen Alpha HS or college aged kids.

Dated my now wife for a few years when she was finishing up school at UT from 2008-2010 and she lived in that 51'st and Lamar/Burnet area. I hope Burnet never loses that retro charm. Still felt like a time warp cruising that road back then.
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5:22p, 5/29/26
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One of my favorite movies. The stadium at the end of the movie was my football home field in high school, so that adds a little personal connection as well.
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In reply to AgFrogfan • 6:35p, 5/29/26
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AgFrogfan said:
Does anyone have the Criterion Collection of this film? I've always wanted to order it. The only other Criterion I have is Two Lane Blacktop.

https://www.criterion.com/films/314-dazed-and-confused

I'm a big Dennis Wilson fan and ordered that, but the disc that had the special features came cracked in half and I never ended up getting a replacement.
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7:18p, 5/29/26
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Has anyone ever set the opening scene to "Rock and Roll" instead which was the intention except he could not get the rights from LZ.

Not that Sweet Emotion isn't great but I'd love to see it.
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7:44p, 5/29/26
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I have a connection to the film since I graduated from HS the week of the story.

The soundtrack - I looked it up on AI, and I did see War at the Pan American Field House (now UT Edinburg) on November 9, 1975. They put on a great show. I had to include that Commander Cody was the opening act - for AI to figure it out. I was not a pot smoker, but I think I had a secondary high at that concert, sitting/standing at mid court.

I reckon they left some bigger groups off the soundtrack due to funding, as a previous poster mentioned. Yep, I listened to ZZ Top, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, War, Aerosmith, etc. They probably didn't have the budget for the Rolling Stones, Bad Company, Yes, Springsteen, and The Who. My crowd didn't listen to disco, even though it was the main Top 40 radio playlist favorites. But the Eagles and Three Dog Night would have been a nice touch for the soundtrack.

The cars. We did love our beautiful machines. The film captures that. And we did raise the hoods and check things out. We worked on our vehicles, for enjoyment ... and necessity.

The coaches did wear those gray shorts and tube socks.

The girls did wear those jeans...
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In reply to Hardcore Greg • 8:05p, 5/29/26
Hardcore Greg said:
Btron said:
I grew up in Allendale and during filming. So much was filmed all throughout my neighborhood. The pony fields where Mitch gets paddled, when Obannon drives through the yard, a girl in my elementary class, that was her yard. And the kicker, Mitch Kramer's house was one block from mine. We would sneek over at night and watch them film, it was a huge to-do with trucks, lights, etc. So cool to see as a 9-10 yr old. Still eat at Top Notch too.

No one does Hang Movies as good as Linklater. He's the best.

That's awesome. I just randomly rewatched this movie the other night and enjoyed it even more than I used to. Should be requiring viewing for all Gen Z/Gen Alpha HS or college aged kids.

Dated my now wife for a few years when she was finishing up school at UT from 2008-2010 and she lived in that 51'st and Lamar/Burnet area. I hope Burnet never loses that retro charm. Still felt like a time warp cruising that road back then.


I worked at IBM on Burnet in '87.

It's all gone now.

I think it's now The Domain
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5:20p, 5/30/26
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Still shocked that Cole Hauser is in this movie:

He looks so different as Rip:

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6:47p, 5/30/26
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And Mitch Cramer, your a$$ will be purple before the days over
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In reply to Prosperdick • 8:23p, 5/30/26
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...wtf.

I had no idea. I've seen Dazed and Confused an unhealthy number of times and watched all of Yellowstone, except for this last season. This blows my mind.
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In reply to Lathspell • 8:58p, 5/30/26
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Lathspell said:
...wtf.

I had no idea. I've seen Dazed and Confused an unhealthy number of times and watched all of Yellowstone, except for this last season. This blows my mind.

He also gives one of the most authentic drunk performances when he gets up and realizes "oh sh*t, I'm f'd up" and sits back down. Classic.
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In reply to Chipotlemonger • 11:38p, 5/30/26
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One of my favorite movies. The stadium at the end of the movie was my football home field in high school, so that adds a little personal connection as well.


Same. Bowie class of '92.
I miss old Austin.

In other news, it was just announced a day or two ago that the real life middle school (Bedicheck) that served as the fictional high school in the movie is being closed down.
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 12:35a, 5/31/26
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HollywoodBQ said:
Fun fact, a lot of the extras in that movie were HS kids from Round Rock McNeil where I did the majority of my substitute teaching in 1994.


What haven't you done??
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2:21a, 5/31/26
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One of the most realistic (and fantastic) movies ever made.
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10:14p, 5/31/26
Thanks to OP. Buy the criterion collection Blue Ray + 4K combo for $33 on Amazon Prime.
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In reply to Rudyjax • 8:33a, 6/1/26
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Rudyjax said:
HollywoodBQ said:
Fun fact, a lot of the extras in that movie were HS kids from Round Rock McNeil where I did the majority of my substitute teaching in 1994.


What haven't you done??

I've been in some really interesting and diverse situations but, I haven't:
  • Flown from one side of this galaxy to the other
  • Seen Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion
But... I have definitely seen things you people wouldn't believe.

When I finished the Armor School at Fort Knox in March 1994, I went back to Austin and spent 4 months looking for an Engineering job. While applying everywhere, including TXDOT and the Austin Fire Department (that exam was crazy - 1,800 people showed up in Palmer Auditorium to take the test), I did a lot of substitute teaching between Round Rock and Pflugerville.

Round Rock McNeil was a brand new HS at that time and the principal was very touchy feely and had a genius idea to let the kids vote on their school rules. As you can imagine, it was extremely loose.

Once head of the Math Department found out I could teach Calculus (and all other math), I could earn $50 every day that I wanted to work. Big money when you're unemployed and don't even have a National Guard Unit to report to yet.

My top 3 RR McNeil 1994 incidents were:
  • 2 kids getting shot during an accidental discharge because a kid brought a stolen gun to school to try to sell it
  • A Chevrolet Suburban being crashed through the front door of the school in the morning before school started
  • The hyperactive little twit who kept acting up in Algebra class and the rest of the kids in the classroom telling me that - I can't do anything to him and he won't get in trouble because he has ADD. I was like, "what the heck is ADD"?
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