Sweet Rides of Dazed and Confused 

Director Linklater was most likely of that era, too, since he has all the deets down!

Actually it was 1976

But that doesn’t matter

@@overportfilms no, the older teens like pink or benny are becoming seniors in the fall (1976-1977 school year) so they’re the class of 1977

@@dyringatory1096 oh ok

No crap, Both of those sides have those same long legging pants & the geeky puffy haired teenagers that could secretly be grown adults.

Well yeah

Totally!!

100%

Totally man

..nice !! ..not many in New Zealand ..if any

How was the fuel crisis back then and how did you guys afford it these big muscle cars with gas prices shooting through the roof? it reminds me of today day with same thing happening gas prices shooting through the roof

Another question what was like a really good selling car for teenagers in that era and what was a car that everybody hated ?

@@BayAreaMike99 my first Mustang I filled up for $6, gas was .32!

@@BayAreaMike99 so many good! Paul had a 69 Mach 1, Larry had a 71 340 Dodge Demon, Mike had a 70 SS396, Bill had a 69 442, Jim had a 71 Nova, Mike had a 70 Judge(his dad owned the Pontiac dealership) and Jughead had a 69 Road Runner!

nice! im in highschool now and i got 68 mercury montego wagon

@@murqie6974 Sweet Ride! I LOVE Wagons!

Grumpy old Hollingsworth

What you mean lol

@@ilikeguitars3511 They were everywhere is what he means.

@@JRC99 makes a little bit of sense now that you say that, but I'd think alot of them would be in the junkyard sadly by the late 1970s

Yeah they cooler then

So did he really run off with Mila Jovinovich? I heard that's why their roles weren't as big as planned.

@@dreamweaver1603 my friend is a bit "impulsive" shall we say, so instead of waiting a month until Mila was 18 (she was born in 1975, my friend 1971), they go to Vegas, but since she wasn't Legal yet, her mother forced an Annulment. Evidently Mila married a second time to somebody else some years later, and is now on her 3rd marriage.

@@nowitsabadtime aw, thanks for the insight. Times were different when we were younger. I actually think 17 is the age of majority in Texas. But I suppose it was a good way to get out of an impulsive marriage.

This movie's time period is right before I was conceived! So I was technically alive right their graduation! Based on what I see in this movie, you were definitely lucky to have grown up in this era!

How accurate was this to real life? I watch this movie and just get blown away by how chill it was and how much freedom kids seem to have had back then.

@@nickdogg1993 I graduated in the class of 1977 in a town a few hours down the road. This movie is almost spooky because it is so accurate.

@@nickdogg1993 And yes, we had an unbelievable amount of freedom compared to now. We basically did whatever we wanted.

@@georgehollingsworth2428 Just as long as you didn't get busted for weed or something lol. Hell I'm 29 and nearly got put on probation at 17 just for possession. It's now legal in my state. My oldest brother wasn't so lucky and had to go to court in 2001, he was 18. I got let off easy but strictly yelled at by the biggest anti-drug cop in town because I wasn't known to be a stoner or anything, I was fresh. My friend and I nearly teared up as he let us go, we saw the end of our lives before our eyes. There was a bong packed in the bag seat covered poorly by worksheets that he didn't notice somehow, and must've had a cold because smoke was pouring out of the car right into his dumbass face. So he didn't think we were stoned at the time, but we kept pulling up into this little parking lot near someone's house because we thought "oh, that's the same car I drive, that'll make it less suspicious" and then we got called on, they saw us getting high once the leaves came off during the winter. I wouldn't say the reckless lifestyle portrayed in this film is entirely outdated. My teen years were full of breaking windows, peeing through peoples door mail slots, shoplifting and just general reckless behavior. It was awesome! lol. I feel a little sorry for the people who'd wake up to pee in their front doorway though... Oh, can't forget about filling condoms with mustard and blowing them up on peoples cars, ruining their paint (only did this to some shitty people). But then sometimes we'd spit in a condom and leave it on someones front door to make them think it was used, we were like 15, but felt like we could do anything.

Amen. I was 19 in 1976. Had a blast!

Maybe u didnt have the right connections,,thai sticks, alcupoco gold,Haiwian, panama red, columbian gold and columbian brown (color of choclate) and of course all the gold, red and dark brown hashes, all 1 hitters and ur lungs expanded into 5 minute coughs,,those were the days and nites!! while reggie zzz.s were 20 ouncers, premos like Hawaii were 100 zz and looked neon green!

@@rickz25 u absolute legend!

Maybe the basic stuff but back then they also got more pure strains

Pretty sure that the opposite is true: Cannabis back then was more potent.

@@danieleyre8913 Actually, Cannabis was no where near as potent on average. I was in this graduating class, and our everyday pot was no where near as good as it is today. On hte other hand, an OUNCE of regular weed was $15, or around 135 dollars a pound. Columbian was 35 to 40 an ounce, and stuff as good as you get now would cost 200 an ounce.

Cars from the 50s and 1960s were dirt cheap. I was in the class of 1977 (same as Seniors in Dazed and Confused) and I drove a 1967 MGB Convertible with dual carbs. I paid 900 Dollars for it. My brother drove a 1968 or 1969 Mercury Montego muscle car which he paid a similar amount for. My best friend bought a late 1950s car with large fins in the back.. This is a fairly accurate depiction of a high school parking lot in the SOuth.

Doesn’t it make more sense anyway? You don’t see mostly 2020s cars on the streets as a matter of fact I would say most cars we see on the road now are 90s and 2000s cars.

it's a lot of the same, cars are just more expensive nowadays. My cars a 2004 so almost 20 years old and it costed me $4000 used. Not exactly pocket change. I remember my uncle talking to me about how dirt cheap cars were when he was in high school.

@@RubbelisPro When I bought my first car it was a 1967 MGB. I asked dad to put up the $900 and paid him 100 a week for nine weeks.

It is, indeed a 70... Just curious, though... Where does it say it's a 69?

I drive a chevy, as does all the other kids. My dream is to have a nice ole muscle car

@@Starlaangel i drive a 77 buick, class of 21 baby

I drive a f150 but getting a 85 gt mustang w a 5 speed

Totally depends on location and socioeconomics of said location..

I was class of 2013 and our parking lot was a lot of Japanese sports cars and 1990s American muscle cars. Lots of civics, Nissan z’s, rx8’s, foxbody mustangs, ford broncos, 1990s Camaros and mustangs. Granted the majority of the cars were lame cars but anyone that was somewhat into cars was driving what I listed above. I was driving a second Gen dodge ram until senior year when I got a civic si hatchback.

The early 80’s were the exact same

I had plenty of high school friends, and this movie makes me feel the same way. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug - don’t let it worry you too much. This movie is meant to embody nostalgia, only remembering the best parts and sugarcoating your memory. I hope u realize that you didn’t miss out on this, and you still have a whole life to make the most of!

It's honestly not really your fault though. You grew up in different times. People will never be that social and connected again. Technology ruined that for everyone.

I like that car too. Bandits car is cool as well. It would be sweet to have White Lightning and Bandit in the same driveway.

haha

@@user-en7mm9hz1u he’s talking about the super bird lmao

@@gbccollin8700 indeed the bird!

Fuggly

There is no real justification for nice cars, specially in 2023 lol. But I strongly encourage people to buy their dream car, gearheads or not, practical car or not. Because if there is one thing humans do every single day is drive (maybe not in the city) but if you are gona get in a car every day, you might as well love every second of it, with a car that you love and look forward to drive every damn day. That's enough justification for me lol

I had a similar situation in 93. It was a 72 chevelle Malibu that was painted and had an ss grill. Had a 383 stroker. I couldn't get the 2500 fast enough.

My dad bought a 79 trans, same colors, with glass t-tops back when I was 15. I'm 37 that car hasn't moved an inch

@@kylereece173 Blue chip investment.

..there is a pink one here in New Zealand called " pink pussy " a model chick owns it ..i used to see it and draw it as a kid and its still around ..pink 74 sd ta

Why I love Pontiac back in that time they made some cool cars

@@clevlandblock the most valuable car i seen in this movie was the black plymouth superbird

Ram air iv All of those cars stock would have been neck and neck

I give a slight edge to the LS6

Yeah you’re right! O’Banion did finally get his paint job! That’s a good one!

Why is Ben Afflec driving a Duster with grey primer !!!

Clint's Trans Am

@@whatever_it_takes6691 no way

@@joshuawildlife2256 Yuh way. BOTH amazing.

The whole movie is man

Example: O'Bannion's '73 Duster. That car would have been less than 3-years old when this movie was set. I guess he _really_ didn't like the factory paint job which should have still been in pretty good condition in 1976.

Spring of 1978 I bought a '70 Road Runner from a Ford dealer for $800.Think it had 68,000 miles. Wasnt perfect condition but not bad.

I drive a 90 Suburban to school rn I’m not complaining

@@legorobotics1017 Exactly! I actually graduated in 1990 and was driving a 1970 Ford Ranger at the time. I am guessing that you don't see a lot of newer-than-2017 Mustangs and Chargers in your school parking lot (unless some kids have rich overindulging parents). But you'll probably see cars like that at HS 10-15 years from now.

@@arkwill14 my friend has a 2018 Camaro that he got but that’s about it it’s mainly just stuff from the 2000s and maybe 2010s rn I go to a private school so there are some rich people there (I would still take my suburban if I was rich tho it’s so nice)

Yes thats a known mistake in the movie.

That's a Trans Am with IROC rims

Just did! It's before 1:13 in the video. The red firebird in the scene with the female hazing , it's toward the left, has 80s IROC Cameron wheels. Minor inconsistencies, but they can be spotted

C a m a r o wheels damn spell chek

Also the padded steering wheel on the 72 c10 is from an 88 to 94 silverado

@@davidbrakefield6825 I knew something about that bothered me. Good catch!

Ben Affec could afford a better car than that Duster !!!

I think it was a dodge demon primered

I have a '71 C-10. Will never part with it.

My favorite car from the entire movie

Give me that square body love that c10

Might have been the meanest sounding engine in the movie. That or O'Bannion's Duster

That sweet sounding 396 big block

Don't know specific years but, not in order. Chevy c10, Plymouth Duster, Pontiac GTO, Chevy Chevelle. That's not including the background cars.

Melba Toast !!!!

Volkswagen Thing.

I’m with ya, and I’m 15, I want to go back to the good days where muscle was everywhere