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Largely based on his own high school experiences, Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused” serves as something of a 1970s time capsule. However, even though it features a bevy of rising stars like Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Matthew McConaughey, and Milla Jovovich, the film was barely able to cover the cost of the production and marketing, earning a mere $8 million off of its reported budget of $6.9 million.
“It’s funny, yes, because when it came out, Gramercy released it, and it came and went,” Hauser recalled on the “Dan Patrick Show.” “I mean, it was a weekend, literally, so it made no money in the theatres.” Despite the disappointing results of its initial release, the film eventually became a hit on video.
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“I was like, ‘Oh my god, ‘Dazed and Confused and ‘Fast Times’ together in a box cassette,” Hauser said enthusiastically. “That’s when I was like, ‘This is obviously doing very well’ as far as a cult classic, you know?” Thirty years later, “Dazed and Confused” is often remembered as one of the best comedies of the ’90s. Meanwhile, many of its cast members, as well as its director, are well-known and remain successful throughout the entertainment industry to this day.
