This movie came out when I was 16 years old and living in a small city in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was a perfect, and I mean perfect, reflection of my life at that time. It felt like every bit of this film had either happened or was happening in my life. I cherish this movie. It's like a high-quality documentation of my teenage years.
I rewatched 12 Monkeys recently and I was curious to see what Quentin's take was. I can't find a single remark by QT on that movie which really surprised me.
I like his remarks that close out the video, that the D&C kids are not individual characters as in most movies, but a whole community of people we as audience has gotten to know, that they are, beyond the context of Texas or the Seventies, representative of a universal human experience, of being a teenager.
I have tears in my eyes right now. I'm 43 years old. Meaning I was 13 in 1994. The time this movie came out on VHS. I'd rent from Blockbuster multiple times. Watching late night before going to sleep. When it'd get to the part where Mitch Krammer is making out with the girl and getting dropped off at home, a feeling of melancholy and sadness would come down on me. Because the film was over, and as Tarantino says, the "hang" was over. But of course, that feeling was really beginning when Lenord Skinnered Tuesday's Gone would play. Once again, I am 13. I hadn't even begun high school yet. I'd soon be the incoming freshman. The Dazed and Confused moments for me wouldn't kick in until junior semester. By then, Dazed Confused faded into the background because I was now living it. The 1970s was mysterious to me. It always felt like I missed out. The movie is an absolute masterpiece. Thank you all involved.
Its funny because the way he views this movie is exactly how i view Pulp Fiction and its characters, especially after rewatching it more than 10 times, feels like visiting friends and that same thing applies to Reservoir Dogs since that movie is also mostly banter as the plot is actually pretty short and concise.
thx that means a lot, I remember watching this movie when i was in school or smth. And to this day i remember feeling a third of jealousy for how they were spending their time. i wished for having a different life , but now i´m in tune with everything, connected or smth. thx for this vid, i did wish for a way to enjoy the movie w/o getting in a way chillin
I remember in the 90s, I had Starz and Encore, and from 93 till the end of the decade, I probably saw Dazed and Confused a couple of hundred times. If I was flipping through the channels and the movie was on and it was before the baseball scene, 90% of the time, I watched the rest of it.
I identify with this movie so strongly, even though I graduated 11 years after the time frame in the movie. My experiences were very similar. Quentin's right, all of the characters in this film feel like old friends.
My highschool life in the 90's was literally a modern version of this, minus the hazing, . and crossed with a little outsiders and Kids. . My group wldve been the Greasers
I remember growing up thinking the 70s looked totally dumb until I saw this movie (and my mom got the soundtrack) and I realized maybe the 70s were just pleasant and fun.
Poor Tarantino. Filling the void of loneliness and depression with Dazed and Confused? I mean... whatever gets you to the other side safe and sound but still... Dick-Linklater?
"That's what I love about those high school girls man, I get older while they stay the same age yes they do", every creep knows this line.....yes me too.
It is an interesting juxtaposition, considering that Dazed is set in what was the present when Graffiti was filmed (more or less). Both films are set in a past twenty years from the time of being filmed. I have to be honest...I don't feel at all nostalgic about 2004 (writing this in December of 2024).
I really liked the film, however I think that the freshmen and the adults needed to put a stop to the hazing that was going on. Why is no one talking about this. The freshman should have told the seniors, like in the UNTOUCHABLES "You put one of our guys in the hospital, we put one of yours in the morgue."
@@petebondurant58 start by stopping the passive-aggressive sarcastic BITCH like behavior...then learn the difference between being "cool" & not being "sad & pathetic" by thinking fictional figures are your friends. I'm sorry I hurt your guys's feelings my picking on your pretend buddies & you're none existing friendships.
This came out when I was graduating high school…but it’s focused on the year I was born….i just found that cool…plus I was on a lot of acid when I saw it
I agree, this is one of my favorite movies. I've watched it over and over again.
This movie came out when I was 16 years old and living in a small city in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was a perfect, and I mean perfect, reflection of my life at that time. It felt like every bit of this film had either happened or was happening in my life.
I cherish this movie. It's like a high-quality documentation of my teenage years.
I’d love to hear what Quentin has to say about Carlito’s Way. I love that movie and think it’s underrated.
"MFer to the max!"
Its like them old reflexes com'n back...
I rewatched 12 Monkeys recently and I was curious to see what Quentin's take was. I can't find a single remark by QT on that movie which really surprised me.
Spiritual successor of Scarface
One of my favorite depalma films and Pacino films
I like his remarks that close out the video, that the D&C kids are not individual characters as in most movies, but a whole community of people we as audience has gotten to know, that they are, beyond the context of Texas or the Seventies, representative of a universal human experience, of being a teenager.
I have tears in my eyes right now. I'm 43 years old. Meaning I was 13 in 1994. The time this movie came out on VHS. I'd rent from Blockbuster multiple times. Watching late night before going to sleep. When it'd get to the part where Mitch Krammer is making out with the girl and getting dropped off at home, a feeling of melancholy and sadness would come down on me. Because the film was over, and as Tarantino says, the "hang" was over. But of course, that feeling was really beginning when Lenord Skinnered Tuesday's Gone would play. Once again, I am 13. I hadn't even begun high school yet. I'd soon be the incoming freshman. The Dazed and Confused moments for me wouldn't kick in until junior semester. By then, Dazed Confused faded into the background because I was now living it. The 1970s was mysterious to me. It always felt like I missed out. The movie is an absolute masterpiece. Thank you all involved.
Couldn't have put it better, feels like my childhood; GenX 67
I graduated much later than the kids in Dazed but can still relate. Timeless imo.
Its funny because the way he views this movie is exactly how i view Pulp Fiction and its characters, especially after rewatching it more than 10 times, feels like visiting friends and that same thing applies to Reservoir Dogs since that movie is also mostly banter as the plot is actually pretty short and concise.
Rewatched this not too long ago, had to smile when I heard Matthew McConaughey's first line of dialogue: "Alright."
thx that means a lot, I remember watching this movie when i was in school or smth. And to this day i remember feeling a third of jealousy for how they were spending their time. i wished for having a different life , but now i´m in tune with everything, connected or smth. thx for this vid, i did wish for a way to enjoy the movie w/o getting in a way chillin
This movie def meant alot to me and my friends and the late 90s.
Clicked so fast!
The Ultimate hang out movie
Superbad is now as long ago as the events of Dazed and Confused were from its release
And I was a few years behind that generation
Class of '01
God help me
That’s exactly not what I did when I got lonely in Amsterdam.
I remember in the 90s, I had Starz and Encore, and from 93 till the end of the decade, I probably saw Dazed and Confused a couple of hundred times. If I was flipping through the channels and the movie was on and it was before the baseball scene, 90% of the time, I watched the rest of it.
These people were all my parent’s friends in North Houston in the 1970s. It’s really pretty crazy how accurate this movie was.
The characters were a little older than me, but I recognize the type.
These people were all my parent’s friends in North Houston in the 1970s. It’s really pretty crazy how accurate this movie was.
I identify with this movie so strongly, even though I graduated 11 years after the time frame in the movie. My experiences were very similar. Quentin's right, all of the characters in this film feel like old friends.
I feel like watching the movie nw after seeing this. It’s been awhile. 😅
Love that movie
My highschool life in the 90's was literally a modern version of this, minus the hazing, . and crossed with a little outsiders and Kids. . My group wldve been the Greasers
I remember growing up thinking the 70s looked totally dumb until I saw this movie (and my mom got the soundtrack) and I realized maybe the 70s were just pleasant and fun.
I jus wanna dance!
Hershfelder!!!
what happened to the sound?
Yeah. Alright. Alright. Alright.
We keep getting older they say the same age ....
Allllll right. ✅️
Try watching it on mushrooms…. Next level😎👍
Poor Tarantino. Filling the void of loneliness and depression with Dazed and Confused? I mean... whatever gets you to the other side safe and sound but still... Dick-Linklater?
So many great quotes. "I only came here to do two things man, kick a$$ and drink beer, looks like we're almost out of beer."
I forgot Ben Afleck I was in that
Look..it's Chris from Soundgarden .. lol
"That's what I love about those high school girls man, I get older while they stay the same age yes they do", every creep knows this line.....yes me too.
why is the audio SO FUCKING BAD?!?!?!?!?!?>!?!?!?!?
Such a fun movie. Way better than the incredibly dull American Graffiti.
It's okay, I used to be a dumb motherfucker too.
It is an interesting juxtaposition, considering that Dazed is set in what was the present when Graffiti was filmed (more or less). Both films are set in a past twenty years from the time of being filmed. I have to be honest...I don't feel at all nostalgic about 2004 (writing this in December of 2024).
I dig American Graffiti
Unfair take imo.
@@playedout148 Idk bout fair.. what is fair.. I'd just argue AG is cool.
Well, maybe it's because you never got past the sniffin butts stage.
I really liked the film, however I think that the freshmen and the adults needed to put a stop to the hazing that was going on. Why is no one talking about this. The freshman should have told the seniors, like in the UNTOUCHABLES "You put one of our guys in the hospital, we put one of yours in the morgue."
Very underrated film
It's underrated?
@ yeh I don’t think it gets mentioned enough
Thanks Obama
Thinking movie characters are your friends is beyond lonely, it's just sad & pathetic.
Okay cool guy
Anima guy... yeah all your friends are definitely fictional.
@YeLizardLords How can we be as cool as you are, Liz?
Ah, you don't know shit. All your friends are probably on TikTok
@@petebondurant58 start by stopping the passive-aggressive sarcastic BITCH like behavior...then learn the difference between being "cool" & not being "sad & pathetic" by thinking fictional figures are your friends. I'm sorry I hurt your guys's feelings my picking on your pretend buddies & you're none existing friendships.
This came out when I was graduating high school…but it’s focused on the year I was born….i just found that cool…plus I was on a lot of acid when I saw it