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PHOTOS: Where are the “Dazed and Confused” stars now?
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger is a huge fan of the cult classic “Dazed and Confused” and loves when people compare him to Mitch from the movie.
Go through the photos above for an update on what happened to the “Dazed and Confused” stars …
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PHOTOS: Where are the “Dazed and Confused” stars now?
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger is a huge fan of the cult classic “Dazed and Confused” and loves when people compare him to Mitch from the
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Let’s take a look back and see where the stars of Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age-in-Texas comedy are at now.
Let’s take a look back and see where the stars of Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age-in-Texas comedy are at now.
Photo: Universal Pictures
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Rory Cochrane (Ron Slater) as hear no evil, Jason London (Randall ‘Pink’ Floyd) as speak no evil and Sasha Jenson (Don Dawson) as see no evil in a scene from ‘Dazed And Confused.’
Rory Cochrane (Ron Slater) as hear no evil, Jason London (Randall ‘Pink’ Floyd) as speak no evil and Sasha Jenson (Don Dawson) as see no evil in a scene from ‘Dazed And Confused.’
Photo: Gramercy Pictures
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`All right, all right, all right.’
Matthew McConaughey’s high-school-hanger-on David Wooderson is undoubtedly the most quoted `Dazed and Confused’ character.
A few other gems:
`It’d be a lot cooler if you did.’
`That’s what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.’
The film launched the Texan’s career.
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`All right, all right, all right.’ Matthew McConaughey’s high-school-hanger-on David Wooderson is undoubtedly the most quoted `Dazed and Confused’ character.
A few other gems: `It’d be a lot cooler if you
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Photo: Dazed And Confused., Gramercy Pictures
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McConaughey was looking very Wooderson-esque at the 10th anniversary screening party of `Dazed and Confused’ in Austin. The party was held at the same location where the moon tower keg party scene was filmed.
McConaughey was looking very Wooderson-esque at the 10th anniversary screening party of `Dazed and Confused’ in Austin. The party was held at the same location where the moon tower keg party scene was filmed.
Photo: Matt Archer, Getty Images
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Some of McConaughey’s most recent films include `Bernie,’ also directed by Linklater …
Some of McConaughey’s most recent films include `Bernie,’ also directed by Linklater …
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… Steven Soderberg’s`Magic Mike’ …
… Steven Soderberg’s`Magic Mike’ …
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… and `Mud.’
… and `Mud.’
Photo: Jim Bridges, Associated Press
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McConaughey’s most recent role, as Ron Woodroof in `Dallas Buyers Club,’ has been generating a lot of buzz. The actor lost almost 60 pounds for the part.
McConaughey’s most recent role, as Ron Woodroof in `Dallas Buyers Club,’ has been generating a lot of buzz. The actor lost almost 60 pounds for the part.
Photo: Anne Marie Fox, Associated Press
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Ben Affleck played paddling hazer Fred O’Bannion. “Y’all ready to bust some (expletive)?
A few years after `Dazed,’ Affleck won an Oscar for `Good Will Hunting.’
Ben Affleck played paddling hazer Fred O’Bannion. “Y’all ready to bust some (expletive)?
A few years after `Dazed,’ Affleck won an Oscar for `Good Will Hunting.’
Photo: Gramercy Pictures
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Affleck starred with Joey Lauren Adams in Kevin Smith’s 1997 film, ‘Chasing Amy.’ Adams played Simone Kerr in `Dazed.’
Affleck starred with Joey Lauren Adams in Kevin Smith’s 1997 film, ‘Chasing Amy.’ Adams played Simone Kerr in `Dazed.’
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In 2013, Affleck won another Oscar, this time for `Argo,’ the rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.
In 2013, Affleck won another Oscar, this time for `Argo,’ the rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.
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Adams recently starred in several episodes of ABC Family’s `Switched at Birth.’
Adams recently starred in several episodes of ABC Family’s `Switched at Birth.’
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Rory Cochrane played the perpetually stoned Ron Slater, whose famous reply to the question `How’s it goin’?’ was ‘Fixin’ to be a lot better, man.’
Rory Cochrane played the perpetually stoned Ron Slater, whose famous reply to the question `How’s it goin’?’ was ‘Fixin’ to be a lot better, man.’
Photo: Gabor Szitanyi, Gramercy Pictures
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Slater was also a history buff: `Behind every good man there is a woman, and that woman was Martha Washington, man, and everyday George would come home, she would have a big fat bowl waiting for him, man, when he come in the door, man, she was a hip, hip, hip lady, man.’
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Cochrane went on to star in `CSI: Miami’ on CBS.
Cochrane went on to star in `CSI: Miami’ on CBS.
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Cochrane recently starred in `Argo’ as hostage Lee Schatz.
Cochrane recently starred in `Argo’ as hostage Lee Schatz.
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Jason London’s Randall `Pink’ Floyd was the football star who didn’t want to sign a pledge not to take drugs. He also liked Aerosmith.
Jason London’s Randall `Pink’ Floyd was the football star who didn’t want to sign a pledge not to take drugs. He also liked Aerosmith.
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Here’s London at the 10th anniversary screening party of `Dazed and Confused.’
Here’s London at the 10th anniversary screening party of `Dazed and Confused.’
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Here’s London’s mugshot after he was arrested for fighting in a Scottsdale, Ariz., bar in 2013.
Here’s London’s mugshot after he was arrested for fighting in a Scottsdale, Ariz., bar in 2013.
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London, shown here with wife Sofia, has continued to act over the years, but he hasn’t been able to outdo `Dazed.’
London, shown here with wife Sofia, has continued to act over the years, but he hasn’t been able to outdo `Dazed.’
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Milla Jovovich played Michelle Burroughs.
Milla Jovovich played Michelle Burroughs.
Photo: Archive Photos, Gramercy Pictures
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Jovovich went on to do six `Resident Evil’ films.
Jovovich went on to do six `Resident Evil’ films.
Photo: Steve Sands, Getty Images
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Wiley Wiggins played incoming freshman Mitch Kramer, who spent a lot of the movie trying to elude hazing seniors. `Er, Mr. Payne. Sir. You know every second that you could let us out early would really increase our chances of survival.’
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Photo: Dazed And Confused., Gramercy Pictures
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Linklater and Wiggins backstage at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards at Austin Studios in March.
Linklater and Wiggins backstage at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards at Austin Studios in March.
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`Dazed and Confused’ was writer-director Linklater’s big break. Linklater, who graduated from Bellaire High School, had already drawn a lot of attention with his film `Slacker,’ but with `Dazed and Confused’ he found a more mainstream audience.
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Photo: Dazed And Confused., Gramercy Pictures
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Some of Linklater’s best films include the trilogy of `Before Sunrise,’ `Before Sunset’ and `Before Midnight,’ which star Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke.
Some of Linklater’s best films include the trilogy of `Before Sunrise,’ `Before Sunset’ and `Before Midnight,’ which star Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke.
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics
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Parker Posey starred as Darla Marks in `Dazed.’ Darla was not a nice person:
`What are you looking at? Wipe that face off your head, (expletive).’
`OK, girlies. It’s really hot out here and I’m really sick of looking at you.’
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Parker Posey starred as Darla Marks in `Dazed.’ Darla was not a nice person:
`What are you looking at? Wipe that face off your head, (expletive).’
`OK, girlies. It’s really hot out here and I’m really sick of
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Posey at the 10-year party for `Dazed and Confused.’
Posey at the 10-year party for `Dazed and Confused.’
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Posey went on to be something of an indie-film queen with movies such as `The House of Yes,’ `The Doom Generation, `The Daytrippers’ and several of Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries.
Posey went on to be something of an indie-film queen with movies such as `The House of Yes,’ `The Doom Generation, `The Daytrippers’ and several of Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries.
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Adam Goldberg played Mike Newhouse, who didn’t want to go to law school. `I wanna dance!’
Goldberg recently played Howard K. Stern in the Lifetime Original Movie, `Anna Nicole.’
Adam Goldberg played Mike Newhouse, who didn’t want to go to law school. `I wanna dance!’
Goldberg recently played Howard K. Stern in the Lifetime Original Movie, `Anna Nicole.’
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Deena Martin’s acting career fizzled after `Dazed.’
Deena Martin’s acting career fizzled after `Dazed.’
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Christine Harnos, Martin and Michelle Burke played senior mean and not-so-mean girls in the film.
Christine Harnos, Martin and Michelle Burke played senior mean and not-so-mean girls in the film.
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Seniors wreak havoc on the new freshmen.
Seniors wreak havoc on the new freshmen.
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PHOTOS: Where are the “Dazed and Confused” stars now?
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger is a huge fan of the cult classic “Dazed and Confused” and loves when people compare him to Mitch from the movie.
Go through the photos above for an update on what happened to the “Dazed and Confused” stars …
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PHOTOS: Where are the “Dazed and Confused” stars now?
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger is a huge fan of the cult classic “Dazed and Confused” and loves when people compare him to Mitch from the
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Photo: Getty Images
Indians starter Mike Clevinger loves ‘Dazed and Confused’ comparisons
Yes, Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger knows he looks like the kid from “Dazed and Confused.” And he loves it.
“People think it bothers me, but it’s my favorite movie,” said Clevinger, who will start Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Monday.
Clevinger’s boyish face, thin frame and strands of straight dark brown hair that reach his chest but fly up over his cap when his herky-jerky pitching delivery uncoils, give him a resemblance to Mitch Kramer, the 14-year-old protagonist of Richard Linklater’s 1993 stoner classic about the last day before summer break at an Austin high school.
Out of uniform, Clevinger wears paisley shirts that make him look more like a member of Iron Butterfly than the Cleveland Indians. He would fit right in with “Dazed,” set in 1976, and the rock-loving laidback characters played by an ensemble cast that included Ben Affleck and Matthew McConaughey.
Clevinger relates to the teenage mischief and a good hang depicted in the film. Austin’s free-spirited counterculture is similar to the one Clevinger navigated on his skateboard with “a bunch of grom kids” while growing up in Jacksonville, Fla.
“We all had long hair and going around surfing and skating,” he said. “Even sports weren’t around when we were young and skateboarding.”
He was too rebellious and restless for the regimented development of a promising starting pitcher. Despite being the only freshman to make his high school’s varsity roster, Clevinger quit to focus on skateboarding and got a sponsorship from a local bike shop.
He wound up yearning for the fun of baseball, growing four inches, pitching for Seminole Community College, getting drafted by the Angels in 2011 and traded to the Indians in 2014.
He blossomed this season. He went 13-8 with a 3.02 ERA and 207 strikeouts in 200 innings.
He did not get compared with anything related to “Dazed” until his baseball fame increased. He saw the movie for the first time after he graduated college.
“It came on TV, and I was like, ‘How have I not seen this movie?” he said. “It was so comical, about introducing drug testing into even high school sports, and their whole high school scene.”
His favorite parts of the movie are too inappropriate for him to attach his name to, but he enjoys the moment when Kramer heaves a bowling ball through the back window of a parked car to the shock of the older teenagers trying to one-up each other on a joyride.
“They were, like, setting to hype him up,” Clevinger said, “and then they’re like, ‘Oh, [expletive]!'”
Linklater, a Houston native who attended Bellaire High School, played baseball at Sam Houston State University. He has made films that show his love for the sport. He directed a “Bad News Bears” reboot and “Everybody Wants Some!!” about college baseball players in Texas in 1980.
Despite Clevinger’s resemblance to Kramer and fanfare for “Dazed,” Linklater has not reached out to the pitcher. Clevinger thinks it’d be a lot cooler if he did.
“He should,” Clevinger said. “That’d be great. Let him know if he’s interested in a ‘Dazed and Confused 2.’ I’ll be ready.”
