Jules' car, a 1974 Chevy Nova, is never seen in full frame. Only the interior, or parts of the exterior, are visible.
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Joey Lauren Adams would appear two years later in Mallrats with Jason London's twin brother Jeremy.
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Picked by Entertainment Weekly magazine as one of the "50 Greatest Independent Films" in a special supplement devoted to independent films that was only distributed to subscribers in November 1997.
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Vince Vaughn auditioned for Benny, but was turned down after Richard Linklater decided that he and Ben Affleck resembled each other too closely. Cole Hauser was cast in the role instead.
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While filming in Texas, Milla Jovovich (Michelle) and Shawn Andrews (Kevin Pickford) eloped to Las Vegas and got married. However, Jovovich was only sixteen or seventeen years old at that time, and her mother had the marriage annulled. It is further interesting that Milla's role in Chaplin (1992), she portrayed an underage girl, who married Charles Chaplin, who was subsequently put on trial for statutory rape.
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Matthew McConaughey (Wooderson) and Adam Goldberg (Mike) would work together 10 years later in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"
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The infamous hazing scene was shot at the old Americana Theater (out of operation at the time) located at 2200 Hancock Drive, just off Burnet Road in Austin. It is now the Yarborough Branch of the city library, but still retains some of the original exteriors and signs from the film's era.
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Shawn Andrews (Pickford) and Jason London (Pink) did not get along during the shoot, and Richard Linklater eventually had to break them up from fighting at one point. This wound up changing the ending, as it was to feature Pickford instead of Wooderson (Matthew McConaughey). This also accounts for their virtual lack of dialogue between each other, despite being in each other's scenes quite a bit.
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First feature film role for Matthew McConaughey, Wiley Wiggins, Marissa Ribisi, and Shawn Andrews.
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Matthew McConaughey's infamous line "All right, all right, all right" was improvised. He got the idea from a recording of Jim Morrison saying "All right" 4 times in rapid succession. The scene where he flirts with Cynthia (Marissa Ribisi) was shot on the evening after McConaughey's costume fitting and he was not supposed to be in the scene at all originally. Richard Linklater put him in the scene after enthusiastically approving of McConaughey's costume and started reasoning with him if Wooderson would be attracted to someone like Cynthia.
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In the scene where the kids are building the paddles, the teacher in the shop (sleeping) is actually a real teacher at the school, and still works there.
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Despite being a minor, Mitch Kramer purchases a six pack of beer from a pleasant, talkative clerk at a liquor store. David Blackwell, who plays the clerk, also played a friendly, accommodating liquor store clerk in Boyhood (2014).
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23 years later Richard Linklater would revisit similar themes in his movie Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).
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Ben Affleck and Joey Lauren Adams would later star together in Chasing Amy in 1997.
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Richard Linklater originally wanted the Led Zeppelin song "Rock and Roll" for the movie playing during the end credits, but he didn't get it. Jimmy Page agreed for Linklater to use the song, but Robert Plant denied him.
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When Wiley Wiggins (Mitch Kramer) was cast, he lied about knowing how to play baseball and how to pitch. Richard Linklater had to get a double to show from the back during the pitching scenes.
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Cole Hauser and Ben Affleck appeared in Good Will Hunting (1997).
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When Mitch Kramer speaks with Sabrina in front of the Emporium, he grabs his nose thirteen times.
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Reportedly one-sixth of the film's budget was spent on acquiring the rights to 1970s pop hits on the soundtrack.
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When Randall "Pink" Floyd drives Mitch Kramer home, the 8-track they have playing in the car is "Frampton Comes Alive".
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Dazed and Confused - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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