Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed Dazed and Confused?

A) Richard Linklater

B) Amy Heckerling

C) Cameron Crowe

D) Kevin Smith

Answer · why

A) Richard Linklater

He drew on his own adolescence in Huntsville, Texas, for the script.

Q 02/05

On which day is the film set?

A) The first day of term in 1974

B) The last day of school in 1976

C) New Year's Eve in 1977

D) Graduation night in 1979

Answer · why

B) The last day of school in 1976

The date given on screen is 28 May 1976, and the whole film covers barely eighteen hours.

Q 03/05

In which city was the film shot?

A) Houston

B) Austin

C) San Antonio

D) Dallas

Answer · why

B) Austin

The town in the story is never named, and the inspiration came from East Texas.

Q 04/05

Which earlier Linklater film got the project financed?

A) Slacker

B) Waking Life

C) SubUrbia

D) Before Sunrise

Answer · why

A) Slacker

A Universal producer saw it at Sundance in 1991 and secured six million dollars for the follow-up.

Q 05/05

How large was the budget?

A) $14 million

B) $6 million

C) $28 million

D) $1.5 million

Answer · why

B) $6 million

Nearly a tenth of it went on music rights alone.