such a profound change into main line hollywood. say, man, you got a joint? no, not on me, man. it would be a lot cooler if you did. just like american graffiti, dazed and confused was this complete euphoric look at young people before they have to become adults. there s other high school movies. there s a million of them. but there s very few that really gives you an honest depiction of that time in your life. whoo. you all ready to bust some ass. you see all these fantastic actor who started out in dazed and confused. that s what i love about these high school girls, man. i get older, they stay the same age. richard linkletter cast all these fabulous girls.