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