Redford, Robert, 292–93
Reitman, Jason, 12, 59, 189, 271, 284, 286, 299, 408
release strategy. See distribution and release strategy
Return to the Blue Lagoon, 260–61
reviews, for Dazed and Confused, 18, 320, 326, 342
Rhodes (Conroy), Shavonne, 344, 351
Ribisi, Marissa, 69, 111, 115–17, 119–23, 133, 142–44, 157–58, 172, 195, 197–98, 226–28, 240, 273, 298, 386, 408–9, 417
Lee, J., and, 115–16, 157
Richards, Ann, 54–55
Richards, Denice, 90
Riley, Mike, 343–44
A River Runs Through It, 292–93
Snipes, Frances Robinson, 24, 351
Romero, George, 47
La Ronde, Slacker compared to, 49
Root, Melina, 390
Ruffalo, Mark, 89
Sarandon, Chris, 83
Saving Private Ryan, 359
Say Anything, 218
Sayles, John, 47
A Scanner Darkly, 53
Schindler’s List, 147
School of Rock, 333
“School’s Out,” 301
School Ties, 202
Schwartz, Russell, 62, 65, 143, 289–92, 314, 325–28, 332, 383–84, 417
letter of apology to, from Linklater, R., 335–36
marketing strategy of, 318–20
Scott, Jason Davids, 11, 64, 69, 116, 118–19, 129, 136, 138, 152, 161, 174, 181–82, 185, 197, 205–6, 229, 232–33, 237, 246, 248–50, 261–62, 265–66, 268–69, 286, 309–11, 316, 323–24, 365, 373, 378, 405, 418
Scott, Shana, 74, 86, 91, 110, 137, 276, 374, 418
script, for Dazed and Confused
early draft versions of, 17–18, 26, 28–29, 31, 281–82, 285–86, 343, 345
final film transcript, 32–33, 237–38
improvisation and, 145–46, 226–29
shooting script for, 36–37, 175–76, 219, 233–34, 267, 283–84, 344–47
sex, as subject matter
in Dazed and Confused, 218–24
in teen films, 217–18
Sex, Lies and Videotape, 60
She’s Gotta Have It, 62
Shrake, Bud, 47
Sims, Greg, 181–82, 184, 186
Singer, Bryan, 62
Sixteen Candles, 81
Slacker, 40–59, 317
L’Argent compared to, 49
audience reaction to, 54–55
auditions for, 50–52
Austin culture as center of, 50–53
box office for, 57
casting for, 50
“Conspiracy A-Go-Go” and, 51
creative legacy of, 59
cultural significance of, 55
as cultural touchstone, 55
Dazed and Confused production compared to, 148–49
distribution of, 55–56
as DIY production, 50
Gen X and, 42
Pierson and, 55–57
plotless narrative structure in, 41–42, 49, 51
production crew for, on Dazed and Confused, 73–78
reviews of, 42, 54
La Ronde and, comparisons with, 49
sale of, 53–54
script development for, 50–52
Smith, K., on, 58–59
Taylor and, 50–51, 57–58
theatrical release of, 56–58
as volunteer effort, 75–76
writing process for, 48–49
Slate, John, 49, 51
Slater, Andy, 18, 30–32, 348–49, 351, 352–55
“Slow Ride,” 30, 294 308–309
Smith, Kevin, 10, 53, 55, 82, 335, 366–72, 405
Affleck and, 371–72
Linklater, R., and, career comparisons with, 367–69
Mallrats, 367–70
on Slacker, 58–59
Soderbergh, Steven, 60, 304
Sorvino, Mira, 90
soundtrack, for Dazed and Confused, 294–312
final song tracks in, 294–95
Hyden on, 298–301, 308
Jacks’ input in, 303–7
Jackyl and, 302–6
Led Zeppelin and, 301–2
Linklater, R., personal disappointment with, 311–12
mixtapes for actors, as character-specific, 294–95, 298–300
music choices for, 299–300
music rights budget, 297
popularity of, 296–97
Spelletich, Kal, 43, 46, 50–52, 58, 74–75, 380–81
Stone, Oliver, 127–28
Stroud, Don, 50, 91, 117–18, 177, 183–84, 210, 257–58
Subway, 62
Sundance Film Festival, 60–61, 371–72
Super 8 film, It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books, 48–49
Swank, Hilary, 89
Swasey, John, 87, 157, 186, 418
“Sweet Emotion,” 11, 31, 294, 300
Swingers, 371, 377
Tanner, Justin, 389
Tarantino, Quentin, 135
Tarkovsky, Andrei, 73
Taubin, Amy, 58
Taylor, Teresa, 42–44, 46, 50–51, 57–58, 75
teenagers
common archetypes, 10
hazing among, 12, 18–23
music as voice of, 297–98
oppression of, 14–16
unifying elements among, 9–10
teen films. See also specific films
by Hughes, 69–70, 81
sex as subject matter in, 217–18
10th anniversary screening and reunion, for Dazed, 394–401
cast attendance at, 394–97
test screenings, 287–89, 319, 324
Texas, in cinema. See also Austin, Texas; Dazed and Confused; Slacker
Giant, 55
The Last Picture Show, 55
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, 226, 362–63
That ’70s Show, 389–90
Thomas, Michelle Burke, 10–11, 93, 97, 116, 161, 220, 376, 392, 396, 398–99, 418
flirtatious nature of, 162–65
Hauser, C., and, relationship with, 164–65
strained relationships with other female cast members, 236–40, 359–60
A Time to Kill, 366
Travers, Peter, 320
Truffaut, François, 34, 73
Trust, 61
Universal (film studio). See also Jacobson, Nina
Dazed and Confused and, oversight of, 147–54, 188–93
editing challenges with, 212–14
Linklater and, 61–64, 67–68
Pollock and, 67–69, 83–84, 219–21, 290–91
Up in Smoke, 314
The Usual Suspects, 62
Valenti, Jack, 323
Vandermeulen, Mark, 86, 206–7, 207, 213, 399, 418
Van Horne, Heidi, 86, 178, 418
Van Sant, Gus, 59
Vaughan, Stevie Ray, 44
Vaughn, Vince, 90, 94, 371
Village Voice, 58
Waiting for Guffman, 357, 360
Walken, Christopher, 83, 204–5
Walker, Clark, 42, 73, 78, 123, 357, 379, 418
Walker-McBay, Anne, 42, 57, 78, 123, 357, 418
casting for Dazed and Confused, 81–82
casting for Slacker, 50
Wallace, Deenie, 173, 177, 208, 222, 257, 418
Walters, Chris, 54
Wanchic, Mike, 108
Warner, Harry M., 140
Warren, Leslie, 27–29, 351
Washington, George, marijuana use and, 316–317, 348, 383
Washington Post, 42
Wasserman, Lew, 67
Waters, John, 47
Watson, Don, 19, 26, 30–33
Wheeler, Scott, 106–7, 135
Wiggins, Wiley, 12, 15, 55, 85, 86, 92–93, 118–19, 121, 123, 128–29, 131, 137, 172, 177, 186, 189–90, 206–7, 207, 221, 223, 228, 255, 363, 384–87, 391, 407–8, 418
physical abuse of, during filming, 207–8
on Affleck as menacing figur
e, 203–4
on Hauser, C., as menacing figure, 203–4
life after filming, 273–74
Morris, C. A., and, kissing scene with, 223–24
post-Dazed career, 374, 376
on romantic relationships during filming, 156–57, 165
Wills, Monnie, 102, 106, 109–10, 245–49, 251
Wilson, Owen, 58
“Wipe that face off your head, bitch” line, 177
Wise, Bill, 107, 134, 143, 148, 152–53, 183, 185, 190, 208, 257, 263, 268, 418
Witherspoon, Reese, 90
Wittliff, Bill, 47
Wooderson, Bob, 351
Wooderson, Linden, 17, 349, 352–53
Zahn, Steve, 373
Zellner, David, 47
Zellner, Nathan, 74
Zellweger, Renée, 11, 91–92, 131, 177, 198, 418
post-Dazed career, 362–63, 375, 383
About the Author
MELISSA MAERZ has worked as an editor at Spin and Rolling Stone, a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles Times, and a supervising producer on HBO’s VICE News Tonight. She was a founding editor of New York magazine’s Vulture website. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two kids.
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