Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History Of Richard Linklater’s Dazed And Confused
- Author: Melissa Maerz
- Narrator: George Newbern
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 12:18:02
Synopsis
The definitive oral history of the cult classic Dazed and Confused, featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater. The production includes an exclusive conversation between Melissa Maerz and Richard Linklater at the end of the audiobook.
Dazed and Confused not only heralded the arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater, it introduced a cast of unknowns who would become the next generation of movie stars. Embraced as a cultural touchstone, the 1993 film would also make Matthew McConaughey’s famous phrase—alright, alright, alright—ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might like to watch a movie about high school kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day of school in 1976.
To some, that might not even sound like a movie. But to a few studio executives, it sounded enough like the next American Graffiti to justify the risk. Dazed and Confused underperformed at the box office and seemed destined to disappear. Then something weird happened: Linklater turned out to be right. This wasn’t the kind of movie everybody liked, but it was the kind of movie certain people loved, with an intensity that felt personal. No matter what their high school experience was like, they thought Dazed and Confused was about them.
Alright, Alright, Alright is the story of how this iconic film came together and why it worked. Combining behind-the-scenes photos and insights from nearly the entire cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and many others, and with full access to Linklater’s Dazed archives, it offers an inside look at how a budding filmmaker and a cast of newcomers made a period piece that would feel timeless for decades to come.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
Chapters
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chapter 21
Duration: 14min -
chapter 22
Duration: 11min -
chapter 23
Duration: 12min -
chapter 24
Duration: 17min -
chapter 25
Duration: 07min -
chapter 26
Duration: 12min -
chapter 27
Duration: 07min -
chapter 28
Duration: 19min -
chapter 29
Duration: 13min -
chapter 30
Duration: 11min -
chapter 31
Duration: 07min -
chapter 32
Duration: 09min -
chapter 33
Duration: 14min -
chapter 34
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chapter 35
Duration: 19min -
chapter 36
Duration: 30min -
chapter 37
Duration: 29min -
chapter 38
Duration: 12min -
chapter 39
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chapter 40
Duration: 21min