{"product_id":"alright-alright-alright-the-oral-history-of-richard-linklaters-dazed-and-confused-isbn-9780062908506","title":"Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Melissa Maerz’s brilliant oral history is the\u003cbr\u003edefinitive account of a cult-classic movie that took a slow ride into the\u003cbr\u003eSeventies and defined the Nineties.” –Rob Sheffield, \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive oral history of the cult classic \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDazed and\u003cbr\u003eConfused\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and\u003cbr\u003eOscar-nominated director Richard Linklater.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDazed and Confused\u003c\/em\u003e not only heralded\u003cbr\u003ethe arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater, it introduced a cast of unknowns\u003cbr\u003ewho would become the next generation of movie stars. Embraced as a cultural\u003cbr\u003etouchstone, the 1993 film would also make Matthew McConaughey’s famous phrase—\u003cem\u003ealright,\u003cbr\u003ealright, alright\u003c\/em\u003e—ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might like to watch a movie\u003cbr\u003eabout high school kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day\u003cbr\u003eof school in 1976.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo some, that might not even sound like a\u003cbr\u003emovie. But to a few studio executives, it sounded enough like the next \u003cem\u003eAmerican\u003cbr\u003eGraffiti \u003c\/em\u003eto justify the risk. \u003cem\u003eDazed and Confused \u003c\/em\u003eunderperformed at the box office and seemed destined to disappear. Then something weird\u003cbr\u003ehappened: Linklater turned out to be right. This wasn’t the kind of movie\u003cbr\u003eeverybody liked, but it was the kind of movie certain people \u003cem\u003eloved,\u003c\/em\u003e with\u003cbr\u003ean intensity that felt personal. No matter what their high school experience\u003cbr\u003ewas like, they thought \u003cem\u003eDazed and Confused \u003c\/em\u003ewas about them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlright, Alright, Alright\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of\u003cbr\u003ehow this iconic film came together and why it worked. Combining\u003cbr\u003ebehind-the-scenes photos and insights from nearly the entire cast, including\u003cbr\u003eMatthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and many\u003cbr\u003eothers, and with full\u003cbr\u003eaccess to Linklater’s \u003cem\u003eDazed\u003c\/em\u003e archives, it offers an inside look at how a\u003cbr\u003ebudding filmmaker and a cast of newcomers made a period piece that would feel\u003cbr\u003etimeless for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Thorough, funny, and bittersweet.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Touches on the volatility of young artists, the hormones of youthful performers, the conflicts between corporate and artistic stakeholders, the ways our entertainment is presented to us and how we consume it. The book, like the film, is a story about time. ... One of the joys in \u003cem\u003eAlright, Alright, Alright\u003c\/em\u003e is the perspective Maerz attains with the time that has passed since the making of “Dazed,” as well as its release, its lukewarm reception and its long-tail embrace. Her book becomes less specifically tied to the film and more about how time affects all of us after adolescence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intricate oral history… any cinephile would be happy to check out.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An at times humorous chronicle of how a small film became a touchstone of 1990s cinema, with introspective analysis of directing techniques, casting, and performance. . . .  Linklater devotees, those who love \u003cem\u003eDazed and Confused\u003c\/em\u003e, and anyone interested in 1990s indie film will appreciate Maerz’s detailed tribute.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Maerz] does a lot more than just weave the oral history behind a famous movie. She makes it feel like the story of a generation….. This book does for the Nineties what the movie did for the Seventies: a lovingly detailed portrait of an era, celebratory but inevitably elegiac, full of tiny comic moments that seem to sum up the decade’s craziest hopes and dreams…. Like the movie, the book is pure pleasure because makes you feel like you’re hanging out with these friends—it’s a joy to jump and join them on a slow ride.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Sheffield, Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fun reading, enhanced by veteran entertainment journalist Maerz’s expert chapter introductions and many, well-organized conversations with everyone from Linklater to the stars to the film crew. But \u003cem\u003eAlright, Alright, Alright\u003c\/em\u003e is also an interesting peek into the many relationships that must be navigated in the making of a film, and a surprising foray into the nature of memory and nostalgia. 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It’s a class reunion that doesn’t suck, attended by almost all of the living principals.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s gossipy and funny and sometimes wistful and sad, but it’s page-turning. . . . For a film lover like me, \u003cem\u003eAlright, Alright, Alright i\u003c\/em\u003es an endless feast of facts and revelations. 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