On this particular vacation bonus episode Bruce talks with Melissa Maerz, creator of the fabulous new e book Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s ‘Dazed and Confused‘.
“You cool, man?”
In the summertime of 1992, younger director Richard Linklater introduced a forged of even-younger actors to Austin, Texas, to movie a film in regards to the final day of highschool in 1976. Dazed and Confused didn’t make a field workplace splash at first, however through the years it’s entered the pantheon as one of many biggest comedies ever made.
1 / 4-century after its launch, Melissa Maerz interviewed forged and crew to compile this enjoyable, humorous, shocking, and shifting behind-the-scenes historical past of D&C.
Chuck Klosterman as soon as wrote this about Dazed:
I’ve watched Dazed and Confused roughly sixty-five instances, and I’ve been stoned for roughly sixty-four of these viewings. At this level, it appears unfathomable to observe this film with out being excessive; in actual fact, it’s totally potential that watching this film actively releases THC into my bloodstream.
Is it a stoner film? After all.
Is it a lot greater than a stoner film? Completely.
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