Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Dazed and Confused
1993
**
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Wiley Wiggins, Sasha Jenson, Michelle Burke, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Marissa Ribisi, Kim Krizan, Parker Posey, Milla Jovovich, Ben Affleck

During the last day of school in 1976 seniors subject freshmen to cruel hazing rituals, but they all come together in the evening for a massive party. In his plotless cult film Richard Linklater aims to capture the vibe of this brief moment of joy before the uncertain future, but his autobiographical anecdote has nothing for me to relate to. He inhabits this alien world with warmly drawn but utterly uninteresting stock characters. The soundtrack is peppered with some of the most obvious 1970s hard rock hits.