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