Dazed and Confused (film) - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the author of the book 'Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused'?
A) Richard Linklater
B) Marc Spitz
C) David Allan
D) Melissa Maerz
  • 2. In what year was Melissa Maerz's book about Dazed and Confused published?
A) 2020
B) 1993
C) 2013
D) 2011
  • 3. Which publication featured an article titled 'An Oral History of Dazed and Confused' by Marc Spitz?
A) Maxim
B) CNN
C) The Austin Chronicle
D) High-Def Digest
  • 4. On what date was Marc Spitz's article on Dazed and Confused published?
A) May 26, 2023
B) September 24, 1993
C) August 8, 2011
D) December 26, 2013
  • 5. Who wrote the article 'Dazed by Days' for The Austin Chronicle?
A) Richard Linklater
B) Melissa Maerz
C) Marc Spitz
D) David Allan
  • 6. In which publication was Richard Linklater's article 'Dazed by Days' printed?
A) CNN
B) High-Def Digest
C) Maxim
D) The Austin Chronicle
  • 7. Which author wrote the piece regarding traveling in Austin titled 'Dazed and Confused' are not typically goals when traveling, except in Austin'?
A) Melissa Maerz
B) David Allan
C) Richard Linklater
D) Steven Cohen
  • 8. Who authored the review of Dazed and Confused for High-Def Digest?
A) Marc Spitz
B) Steven Cohen
C) David Allan
D) Melissa Maerz
  • 9. What is the ISBN of Melissa Maerz's book on Dazed and Confused?
A) 9780062908499
B) 9780062900000
C) 9780062908490
D) 9780062908400
  • 10. What is the title of the article written by Richard Linklater in 1993?
A) Alright, Alright, Alright
B) Dazed and Confused
C) An Oral History of Dazed and Confused
D) Dazed by Days
  • 11. Where was the cast lodged during the filming of Dazed and Confused?
A) Austin Inn
B) Congress Suites
C) The University Hotel
D) Crest Hotel
  • 12. What did Joey Lauren Adams say Linklater told the cast regarding their characters?
A) Stick strictly to the script provided
B) Take instructions only from the writers
C) If you don't like your character, change it
D) Focus primarily on your physical appearance
  • 13. Which actor drew on memories of his alcoholic father to portray O'Bannion?
A) Affleck
B) Jason London
C) Matthew McConaughey
D) Shawn Andrews
  • 14. Which actor's role was reduced due to his behavior with other cast members?
A) Parker Posey
B) Rory Cochrane
C) Jason London
D) Shawn Andrews
  • 15. Why was Milla Jovovich's role as Michelle reduced?
A) She was late to set
B) She demanded higher pay
C) It didn't really gel
D) She had another film commitment
  • 16. What did Parker Posey and Rory Cochrane wear to replicate 1970s hairstyles?
A) Temporary dyes
B) Vintage hats
C) Wigs
D) Hair extensions
  • 17. What was the main reason studio officials were concerned about Linklater?
A) His excessive spending on costumes
B) His refusal to use a professional crew
C) His lack of experience with period pieces
D) His improvisational and experimental directing style
  • 18. What did Universal want added to the film to justify an R rating?
A) More profanity
B) More violence
C) Nudity
D) More drug use
  • 19. What was the location used for the film's fictional Robert E. Lee High School?
A) Everette L. Williams Elementary
B) Tony Burger Activity Center
C) Bedichek Middle School
D) Austin High School
  • 20. What condiments were used on the freshman girls during the hazing scene?
A) Mayonnaise and relish
B) Honey and syrup
C) Mustard and ketchup
D) Vinegar and oil
  • 21. Which actress improvised the line 'wipe that face off your head!'?
A) Joey Lauren Adams
B) Autumn Barr
C) Milla Jovovich
D) Parker Posey
  • 22. Who lied to Linklater about his baseball abilities?
A) Jason London
B) Wiley Wiggins
C) Shawn Andrews
D) Matthew McConaughey
  • 23. Where was the first scene filmed with McConaughey?
A) Top Notch Hamburgers
B) The football field
C) The Emporium
D) Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park
  • 24. What phrase did McConaughey use to craft his character's catchphrase?
A) Party on
B) Stay cool
C) Keep it moving
D) All right
  • 25. What was built at Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park for the keg party?
A) A wooden parking garage
B) A replica moontower
C) A large stage
D) A mock football field
  • 26. When did the film production officially end?
A) August 15
B) July 19
C) September 1
D) August 27
  • 27. Who helped Linklater search for undiscovered talent for the film?
A) Wiley Wiggins
B) Parker Posey
C) Don Phillips
D) Anne Walker-McBay
  • 28. Which city was not mentioned as a location for casting searches?
A) New York
B) Los Angeles
C) Austin
D) Chicago
  • 29. Who was almost cast as the bully O'Bannion before Ben Affleck?
A) Ron Livingston
B) Vince Vaughn
C) Brendan Fraser
D) Jon Favreau
  • 30. How did Linklater describe his decision to cast Ben Affleck?
A) He wanted an appealing person
B) He wanted the most famous person
C) He wanted someone with a dark personality
D) He wanted a professional actor with experience
  • 31. How many main ensemble actors were found in Texas?
A) Eight
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 32. Why did Linklater initially dislike Matthew McConaughey for the role of Wooderson?
A) He was too handsome
B) He was not local to Austin
C) He lacked acting experience
D) He arrived late to the audition
  • 33. What was Matthew McConaughey studying when he was discovered?
A) English
B) Film
C) Theater
D) History
  • 34. Why was the role of Wooderson originally meant to be cast locally?
A) To maintain authentic accents
B) To avoid fame
C) To save travel time
D) Budget purposes
  • 35. Who told Matthew McConaughey who Don Phillips was at the bar?
A) Linklater
B) Anne Walker-McBay
C) A bartender
D) His girlfriend
  • 36. Which actress was considered for the role of Darla?
A) Ashley Judd
B) Claire Danes
C) Elizabeth Berkley
D) Renee Zellweger
  • 37. How did Linklater explain why he chose Parker Posey for Darla?
A) She was a local resident
B) She was taller
C) She was crazier
D) She had more experience
  • 38. Which producer saw Richard Linklater's film Slacker at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival?
A) Jim Jacks
B) Universal Pictures
C) Sean Daniel
D) Lee Daniel
  • 39. What was the name of the production company founded by Jim Jacks and Sean Daniel?
A) Alphaville Films
B) Sundance Productions
C) Slacker Studios
D) Universal Pictures
  • 40. How much money did Richard Linklater receive to write the script for Dazed and Confused?
A) $6 million
B) $50,000
C) $10,000
D) $25,000
  • 41. What did Richard Linklater use his initial writing payment for?
A) To buy a new car
B) To hire new actors
C) To fund a vacation
D) To pay off debts from producing Slacker
  • 42. In what year does the film Dazed and Confused take place?
A) 1980
B) 1991
C) 1976
D) 1970
  • 43. Where did Richard Linklater grow up and base many of his characters' experiences?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Austin, Texas
C) Huntsville, Texas
D) Dallas, Texas
  • 44. Who was the director of photography for Dazed and Confused?
A) Lee Daniel
B) Jim Jacks
C) Sean Daniel
D) Richard Linklater
  • 45. How long did it take Linklater to complete the first draft of the script?
A) A year
B) Six months
C) A month
D) A week
  • 46. What equipment did Linklater avoid using to achieve a 1970s look?
A) Boom microphones
B) Steadicam
C) Color filters
D) Digital cameras
  • 47. How many other films in development did Universal fast-track Linklater's script ahead of?
A) 50
B) 5
C) 30
D) 10
  • 48. What was the intended budget for the film from Universal?
A) $1 million
B) $6 million
C) $10 million
D) $25,000
  • 49. Which actor became the breakout star of the film?
A) Ben Affleck
B) Adam Goldberg
C) Jason London
D) Matthew McConaughey
  • 50. Which character serves as the school's star quarterback?
A) Fred O'Bannion
B) Benny O'Donnell
C) Randall "Pink" Floyd
D) David Wooderson
  • 51. Who is the senior that participates in hazing for a second year after failing to graduate?
A) Don Dawson
B) Fred O'Bannion
C) Clint Bruno
D) Kevin Pickford
  • 52. What is the name of the pool hall frequented by the teens?
A) The Emporium
B) The Moonlight Tower
C) The Field
D) The Watering Hole
  • 53. What song does Mitch listen to at the end of the film?
A) Paranoid
B) School's Out
C) Slow Ride
D) Stranglehold
  • 54. Where do Pink and his friends travel to at the end of the movie?
A) Huntsville
B) Houston
C) Dallas
D) Austin
  • 55. What rank did Entertainment Weekly give the film on its list of the 50 Best High School Movies?
A) Third
B) Tenth
C) First
D) Twentieth
  • 56. What did Pink refuse to sign for his coach?
A) A letter of intent
B) A disciplinary form
C) A clean-living pledge
D) A permission slip
  • 57. What was the final runtime of the film after editing?
A) 102 minutes
B) 165 minutes
C) 120 minutes
D) 90 minutes
  • 58. Who was the editor of Dazed and Confused?
A) Jimmy Page
B) Richard Linklater
C) Harry Garfield
D) Sandra Adair
  • 59. What did Kaye and Jodi reflect on in a deleted scene?
A) Their high school lockers
B) A broken car
C) A teenager's tombstone
D) A poster of a band
  • 60. Where was the research screening held in November?
A) A Hollywood studio
B) A Texas university
C) An Austin movie theater
D) A Dallas shopping center
  • 61. What score did the film receive at the initial Dallas research screening?
A) 38
B) 78
C) 50
D) 10
  • 62. Who was the music supervisor for the film?
A) Sandra Adair
B) Jimmy Page
C) Robert Plant
D) Harry Garfield
  • 63. What percentage of the film's budget was set aside for music rights?
A) Nearly 5 percent
B) Nearly 25 percent
C) Nearly 10 percent
D) Nearly 50 percent
  • 64. What did Linklater create for each major character to help choose songs?
A) Written biographies
B) Mixtapes
C) Music videos
D) Playlists on CDs
  • 65. Which Led Zeppelin member blocked the use of "Rock and Roll"?
A) Robert Plant
B) John Bonham
C) Jimmy Page
D) John Paul Jones
  • 66. What did Linklater resolve to do after Robert Plant denied the song rights?
A) Replace the scene entirely
B) Sue the band
C) Boycott Plant for life
D) Use a cover version
  • 67. Which band did Universal employ to record a cover of "We're an American Band"?
A) Jackyl
B) Aerosmith
C) The Medicine Label
D) Led Zeppelin
  • 68. On what date was the Dazed and Confused soundtrack released?
A) November 12, 1993
B) September 28, 1993
C) September 28, 1992
D) January 1, 1994
  • 69. Which artist had a song in the film that was excluded from the commercial soundtrack due to licensing costs?
A) Milla Jovovich
B) Ted Nugent
C) Bob Dylan
D) Jackyl
  • 70. Which song was performed by Milla Jovovich but excluded from the soundtrack?
A) The Alien Song (For Those Who Listen)
B) Hey Baby
C) Sweet Emotion
D) Hurricane
  • 71. Which company distributed and marketed the film Dazed and Confused?
A) Universal Pictures
B) Gramercy Pictures
C) Paramount Pictures
D) Columbia Pictures
  • 72. How did Russel Schwartz want to market the film, against Linklater's wishes?
A) As a historical documentary
B) As a coming-of-age drama
C) As an action thriller
D) As a stoner comedy
  • 73. What items were included in Gramercy's press kit?
A) Autographed cast photos
B) Original movie scripts
C) A soundtrack CD
D) Pot-leaf earrings
  • 74. Which rock and roll poster designer did Linklater hire to design an alternative poster?
A) Saul Bass
B) Shepard Fairey
C) Frank Kozik
D) Andy Warhol
  • 75. What vehicle was featured in the collage on the poster designed by Frank Kozik?
A) Chevrolet Camaro
B) Ford Mustang
C) Plymouth Duster
D) Dodge Charger
  • 76. Who was considered the best-known cast member at the time of the film's release?
A) Parker Posey
B) Matthew McConaughey
C) Ben Affleck
D) Jovovich
  • 77. How much did the film gross on its opening weekend?
A) $918,127
B) $500,000
C) $1.2 million
D) $2.5 million
  • 78. What did Russel Schwartz call the release strategy of using less than 200 theaters?
A) A financial success
B) Death
C) A limited engagement experiment
D) A tactical error
  • 79. In what month and year was the film first released on laserdisc?
A) January 1994
B) June 2006
C) March 1994
D) August 2011
  • 80. How long after the laserdisc release did the VHS version arrive?
A) One year
B) Two months
C) Six months
D) Four months
  • 81. In what year was the film released on HD DVD?
A) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2023
D) 2011
  • 82. On which television channel did the 'Making Dazed' documentary originally air?
A) Universal Television
B) Criterion Channel
C) Entertainment Weekly Network
D) American Movie Classics
  • 83. How many pages are in the book included with the Criterion Collection boxed-set?
A) 10 pages
B) 50 pages
C) 4 pages
D) 72 pages
  • 84. What rating did Entertainment Weekly give the Criterion Collection release?
A) A+
B) A
C) B+
D) C
  • 85. What audio format was featured on the 2011 Blu-ray release?
A) Dolby Atmos
B) Mono 1.0
C) Stereo 2.0
D) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
  • 86. When did The Criterion Collection re-release the film on 4K UHD Blu-ray?
A) February 21, 2023
B) June 6, 2006
C) September 18, 2005
D) August 2011
  • 87. The 4K UHD release featured a new remaster from what source?
A) The original camera negative
B) The 1994 laserdisc transfer
C) A digital intermediate
D) The 2011 Blu-ray master
  • 88. What is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for Dazed and Confused?
A) 82%
B) 100%
C) 75%
D) 94%
  • 89. How many stars did Roger Ebert award the film?
A) Three out of four
B) Four out of four
C) Two out of four
D) One out of four
  • 90. What rating did Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly give the film?
A) B
B) A-
C) B+
D) A
  • 91. Who included Dazed and Confused on their list of the 10 greatest films of all time in 2002?
A) Richard Linklater
B) Roger Ebert
C) Peter Travers
D) Quentin Tarantino
  • 92. Where was the defamation lawsuit against Linklater filed?
A) New Mexico
B) New York
C) Texas
D) California
  • 93. What music video did Matthew McConaughey reprise his Wooderson role in during 2012?
A) High School Life
B) Synthesizers
C) The 1970s Party
D) Everybody Wants Some!!
  • 94. Linklater described his intent for the film as being an inverse of whose movies?
A) John Hughes
B) Roger Ebert
C) Richard Corliss
D) Quentin Tarantino
  • 95. What film did Linklater announce as a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused?
A) The 1980s
B) Huntsville
C) Boyhood
D) Everybody Wants Some!!
  • 96. How many reviews were used to determine the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 69
D) 21
  • 97. What Metacritic score did the film receive?
A) 81 out of 100
B) 75 out of 100
C) 82 out of 100
D) 94 out of 100
  • 98. Which critic called Dazed and Confused 'art crossed with anthropology'?
A) Richard Corliss
B) Peter Travers
C) Roger Ebert
D) Janet Maslin
  • 99. Who described Dazed and Confused as 'shitfaced American Graffiti'?
A) Marjorie Baumgarten
B) Desson Howe
C) Peter Travers
D) Owen Gleiberman
  • 100. What specific band's tickets were mentioned by Linklater as a low-stakes goal in the film?
A) Lynyrd Skynyrd
B) The Black Widows
C) Led Zeppelin
D) Aerosmith
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