15 things you might learn from the oral history of ‘Dazed and Confused’
1993 film riding new round of nostalgia By Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman
Published: December 27, 2020, 6:05am
Share: Matthew McConaughey (foreground), Rory Cochrane and the rest of the Dazed and Confused cast had as much fun making the movie as people did seeing it, according to a new oral history of the 1993 film. (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
You don’t expect to read the oral history of one of the great American hangout movies and find heartache. But a touch of longing lingers at the end of Melissa Maerz’s new book “Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused.” Maybe it’s just proof that the pain of returning home always holds a little bittersweetness.