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‘Dazed and Confused’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan and Sean Fennessey
October 2, 2018 · Dazed and Confused (1993) · Comedy · 1:15:49 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsListed five scenes: Wooderson pool hall entrance in slow-mo with Hurricane, guys breaking mailboxes, paint dumped on O'Bannon, Adam Goldberg fight, and the ending with four characters in car listening to Slow Ride▶ 28:51
What's Aged the Best
Bill SimmonsMultiple picks: McConaughey and the cast combo, Don always getting into cars (15 times), Tim Lincecum looking like adult Mitch Kramer becoming a running joke in the 2000s, and the President Ford CTE subplot being relevant now▶ 37:02
What's Aged the Worst
Bill SimmonsMitch Kramer's performance and casting as the biggest flaw, plus his terrible pitching scenes that required cutaways▶ 38:16
Chris RyanDefends the casting by pointing out that 1970s baseball players weren't as athletic-looking as modern players▶ 39:17
Sean FennesseyDisagrees that Mitch Kramer aged poorly, arguing his bad acting actually works for the awkward eighth-grade character▶ 40:35
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsCast lived in a Radisson hotel together creating party atmosphere; McConaughey was only supposed to be in two scenes but kept getting more scenes and ended up taking Sean Andrews' final scenes including the football field ending▶ 43:44
Chris RyanNicky Katt and McConaughey appeared together in A Time to Kill in 1996; noted that McConaughey stole Sean Andrews' thunder and that Sean Andrews wasn't good in the movie▶ 45:03
Sean FennesseyMost memorable Wooderson scenes were improvised or written on set, including L-I-V-I-N scene and Top Notch invitation scene; Wooderson became second most important character despite not being planned that way▶ 45:11
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsVince Vaughn — Shared casting trivia: Vince Vaughn was runner-up for both Affleck and Hauser parts; Renee Zellweger auditioned for Parker Posey's part; Claire Danes didn't get Sabrina role; Ashley Judd didn't get Jodie part▶ 47:12
Sean FennesseyCole Hauser — Commented that Cole Hauser wasn't a convincing Texan and noted lack of accent work in the movie besides McConaughey▶ 47:28
Joey Pants Award
Bill SimmonsJason O. Smith — Jason O. Smith (who plays Mel/Melvin Spivey), with Nicky Cat (who plays Clint the Bully) as runner-up▶ 50:15
Sean FennesseyJason O. Smith — Agrees with Jason O. Smith (Mel), noting he only has two film credits and should have the award named after him▶ 50:37
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsRichard Linklater — Zero Apex Mountain people unless Linklater, but second Before Sunrise movie was his peak. Minor actors like Jason O Smith, Michelle Burke, Sean Andrews could qualify but usually reserved for bigger people▶ 55:30
Best Quote
Bill SimmonsMultiple quotes including 'That's what I love about these high school girls...', 'I only came here to do two things...', 'All right, all right, all right', and others▶ 1:02:07
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsLee High School went 9-3, made tournament as upset; Randy Floyd came back and played football; Joey Lauren Adams broke up with Randy over Jodie situation, Randy moved to Jodie; Jason London was a game manager like Ryan Tannehill but movie would be better with Leo DiCaprio as Pink▶ 1:05:43
Chris RyanLee High School went 10-3 with occupied coaching staff but not Friday Night Lights level pressure; high school actors don't necessarily translate to adult roles; Jason London was perfect for the role and Leo would have overpowered the ensemble▶ 1:05:41
Sean FennesseyRandy Floyd probably ended up with Joey Lauren Adams at prom but she was very drunk; Jason London didn't have bigger career because he's a cipher; wishes he could know how good the 1976 Aerosmith concert was since it was peak time for the band▶ 1:06:47
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsRichard Linklater — Argues against McConaughey due to his career crater in early 2000s, but strongly supports Linklater as one of the nine most important directors since 1990 and says this launched his 25-year career▶ 1:10:48
Chris RyanRichard Linklater — Linklater - calls this a masterpiece that made him more than an experimental filmmaker and emerged as a standalone masterpiece with Pulp Fiction▶ 1:10:52
Sean FennesseyRichard Linklater — Linklater - says 'it's probably Linklater' and praises how every movie he makes is always interesting▶ 1:12:01
Movies Referenced (32)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Time to Kill (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 35:15 |
| Halloween (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 0:00 |
| Aliens (1986) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | ▶ 1:45 | |
| American Graffiti (1973) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:17 |
| Boyhood (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 13:26 |
| Creed (2015) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:14:09 |
| Friday Night Lights (2004) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 19:49 |
| Into the Woods (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 11:21 |
| Predator (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | ▶ 45:40 | |
| Pulp Fiction (1994) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:12:14 |
| The Dark Knight (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 49:42 |
| Top Gun (1986) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:04:22 |
Directors Referenced (6)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Linklater | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 25 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Before Midnight | ▶ 5:17 |
| Ben Affleck | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Argo, Gone Girl, The Town | ▶ 2:35 |
| Woody Allen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Annie Hall | ▶ 58:25 |
| John Hughes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club | ▶ 12:50 |
| Ken Loach | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 13:47 | |
| Ray Manzarek | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The X Files | ▶ 33:27 |
Actors Referenced (64)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew McConaughey | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 52 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Interstellar, Dallas Buyers Club, Magic Mike | ▶ 2:35 |
| Pink Floyd | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Eternals | ▶ 8:44 |
| Parker Posey | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Scream 3 | ▶ 2:48 |
| Cole Hauser | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Dazed and Confused, Good Will Hunting | ▶ 23:34 |
| Joey Lauren Adams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Chasing Amy, Dazed and Confused, Big Daddy | ▶ 15:36 |
| Michelle Burke | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Dazed and Confused | ▶ 24:33 |
| Adam Goldberg | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | A Beautiful Mind, Saving Private Ryan, Deja Vu | ▶ 8:53 |
| Anthony Rapp | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Dazed and Confused, A Beautiful Mind | ▶ 23:53 |
| Jason London | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Dazed and Confused | ▶ 23:18 |
| Ted Nugent | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey | Superbad | ▶ 54:02 |
| Wiley Wiggins | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Dazed and Confused | ▶ 31:20 |
| Harrison Ford | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive | ▶ 37:53 |
Writers Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 23:04 | |
| Dan O'Bannon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Alien, Aliens | ▶ 29:56 |
| David Auburn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Lake House | ▶ 54:26 |
| Ron Kovic | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Born on the Fourth of July | ▶ 1:08:56 |