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Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused

By (author) Melissa Maerz

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The definitive oral history of the cult classicÂ Dazed and Confused, featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater. Dazed and ConfusedÂ not only heralded the arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater, it introduced a cast of unknowns who would become the next generation of movie stars. Embraced as a cultural touchstone, the 1993 film would also make Matthew McConaugheyâ€™s famous phraseâ€”alright, alright, alrightâ€”ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might like to watch a movie about high school kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day of school in 1976. Â Â Â To some, that might not even sound like a movie. But to a few studio executives, it sounded enough like the nextÂ American GraffitiÂ to justify the risk.Â Dazed and ConfusedÂ underperformedÂ at the box office and seemed destined to disappear. Then something weird happened: Linklater turned out to be right. This wasnâ€™t the kind of movie everybody liked, but it was the kind of movie certain peopleÂ loved,Â with an intensity that felt personal. No matter what their high school experience was like, they thoughtÂ Dazed and ConfusedÂ was about them. Alright, Alright, AlrightÂ is the story of how this iconic film came together and why it worked. Combining behind-the-scenes photos and insights from nearly the entire cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and many others, and with full access to Linklaterâ€™sÂ DazedÂ archives, it offers an inside look at how a budding filmmaker and a cast of newcomers made a period piece that would feel timeless for decades to come.