The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Writing
Dialogue so natural it feels overheard, not written.
Direction
Linklater's time-capsule precision without cheap punchlines.
Sound
Greatest 70s rock soundtrack ever assembled, fight me.
Director
Richard Linklater
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
McConaughey's 'alright alright alright' was improvised, borrowed from Jim Morrison's live recordings. He was originally only supposed to have three lines.
Linklater cast Wiley Wiggins (Mitch) after seeing him in a local Austin video store. The film's entire budget was under $4 million, and most actors wore their own 70s-vintage clothes.
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