Dazed and Confused is a coming of age comedy film released on September 24, 1993. It was written and directed by Richard Linklater. The film features a large ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars, including Jason London, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Nicky Katt, Joey Lauren Adams, and Rory Cochrane. The plot follows the exploits of several Austin, Texas teenagers during the last day of school in 1976.
Dazed and Confused was a commercial disappointment at the box office, grossing less than $8 million in the United States. The film found later success on home video market and has since become a cult classic. It ranked third on Entertainment Weekly magazine‘s list of the 50 Best High School Movies. The magazine also ranked it 10th on its Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years list.
The soundtrack for the film was released on September 28, 1993, by The Medicine Label, and they consist of hit songs (mostly rock) from the 1970s, the film’s setting. The songs Hurricane by Bob Dylan, Hey Baby by Ted Nugent, and Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith were also included in the film, but not on the commercial soundtracks. The Alien Song (For Those Who Listen) by Milla Jovovich was briefly performed by Jovovich‘s character Michelle Burroughs, but was not included in the soundtrack either. Geffen Records attempted to get up and coming band Jackyl to do a cover of Grand Funk‘s We’re an American Band to play over the end credits and be released as a single, but Linklater refused.
Tracklist:
- Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (Rick Derringer)
- Slow Ride (Single version) (Foghat)
- School’s Out (Alice Cooper)
- Jim Dandy (Black Oak Arkansas)
- Tush (ZZ Top)
- Love Hurts (Nazareth)
- Stranglehold (Ted Nugent)
- Cherry Bomb (The Runaways)
- Fox on the Run (Sweet)
- Low Rider (War)
- Tuesday’s Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Highway Star (Deep Purple)
- Rock and Roll All Nite (Kiss)
- Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
