{"product_id":"alright-alright-alright-the-oral-history-of-richard-linklaters-dazed-and-confused-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 definitive account of a cult-classic movie that took a slow ride into the Seventies 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 Confused\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDazed and Confused\u003c\/em\u003e not only heralded the arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater, it introduced a cast of unknowns who would become the next generation of movie stars. Embraced as a cultural touchstone, the 1993 film would also make Matthew McConaughey's famous phrase--\u003cem\u003ealright, alright, alright\u003c\/em\u003e--ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might like to watch a movie about high school kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day of school in 1976. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo some, that might not even sound like a movie. But to a few studio executives, it sounded enough like the next \u003cem\u003eAmerican Graffiti \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 happened: Linklater turned out to be right. This wasn't the kind of movie everybody liked, but it was the kind of movie certain people \u003cem\u003eloved, \u003c\/em\u003e with an intensity that felt personal. No matter what their high school experience was like, they thought \u003cem\u003eDazed and Confused \u003c\/em\u003ewas about them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlright, Alright, Alright\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how this iconic film came together and why it worked. Combining behind-the-scenes photos and insights from nearly the entire cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and many others, and with full access to Linklater's \u003cem\u003eDazed\u003c\/em\u003e archives, it offers an inside look at how a budding filmmaker and a cast of newcomers made a period piece that would feel timeless for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Maerz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062908506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaerz, Melissa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Maerz has worked as an editor at \u003cem\u003eSpin\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, a staff writer for \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ethe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and a supervising producer on HBO's \u003cem\u003eVice News Tonight\u003c\/em\u003e. She was a founding editor at \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's Vulture website. She lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39821881442419,"sku":"9780062908506","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1c49c2b9-edff-4a44-b3f1-91b53a0486cf.jpg?v=1644516806","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/alright-alright-alright-the-oral-history-of-richard-linklaters-dazed-and-confused-9780062908506","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}