{"product_id":"9780062908506","title":"Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMaerz, Melissa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49113321963775,"sku":"9780062908506","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062908506","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}