I love this movie! I first saw it when I was in the fourth grade. It's a great film that shows a bunch of teenagers in 1976. Great 1970's soundtrack, I even bought a copy after I saw the film. It's like an R-rated version of That's 70's Show. There's profanity and marijuana use, as well as some sexual content and a fight scene. Should be okay for anyone over the age of 10
Dazed and Confused
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Plenty of drug use with very little consequence.
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for Ages 15–16
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Dazed and Confused was written by Elliot Panek
Parents need to know that this movie features drug use and petty vandalism with little consequence. Overindulgence in alcohol leads to a fistfight, and overindulgence in pot-smoking leads to stupidity, but casual use of both results in an alluring sense of camaraderie.
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- Families can talk about the deleterious effects of drug and alcohol use not depicted in the film. Where are Randall and Mitch likely to be 5 or 10 years after the close of this movie? How often do high school kids party like this? What has changed since the 1970s, in terms of the enforcement of drug laws and our knowledge of the long-term effects of drug and alcohol use?
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What’s the Story?
DAZED AND CONFUSED follows the activities of a group of Texas high-schoolers on the last day of the school year as they cruise around town, drink, and fall in love. Mitch, the bullied freshman, takes revenge on the bully (Ben Affleck). The star quarterback, Randall "Pink" Floyd, is forced to choose between his allegiance to the team and his allegiance to his friends.
Is It Any Good?
A classic coming-of-age tale that paints an unapologetically rosy picture of high school in the 1970s, Dazed and Confused manages to thoroughly entertain without saying much besides "boy, those were the days." Though conflict arises when characters briefly contemplate what comes after the last day of school, the film does not let such serious moments complicate the good time they experience.
Dazed and Confused helped to kick off the nostalgic preoccupation with the 1970s that continues to plague pop culture. This is not to say that the film is an empty paean to the era of bellbottoms and bongs. While Dazed and Confused is no doubt a '70s idyll, it owes its lasting popularity to spot-on depictions of timeless suburban rites of passage. The joy that Mitch experiences from transcending social barriers that seem etched in stone is contagious. With nearly every teenager on television caught up in a different brow-furrowing crisis each week, it's nice to be reminded that, on occasion, high school can be fun.
Movie Details
Studio: Universal Studios, Director: Richard Linklater
Run time: 103 minutes
Theatrical release: 1/1/1993, DVD release: 11/2/2004
MPAA Rating: R for language, violence, and drugs.
Run time: 103 minutes
Theatrical release: 1/1/1993, DVD release: 11/2/2004
MPAA Rating: R for language, violence, and drugs.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
this is a classic and every american over the age of 13 should see this
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One of my favorite movies! got to see it!
If your into the 70's type of movies, then you will love this movie. Great for kids above 14 i would say. A lot of drugs and drinks go around but a wonderful movie.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Funny, but not really that entertaining.
I thought that if you were high, you would enjoy this movie for what it is. If you're not you might get bored.
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