Richard Linklater's timeless high school stoner movie gifted the world Matthew McConaughey—and remains a relatable treat
follow the everyday dramas and absurdities of simply being teenagers in high school, navigating the often delicate, sometimes fraught, always thrilling territory between childhood and the larger world. Whether capturing a contemporary time period or trying to channel the essence of a bygone era, the crème of these films connects us emotionally, at any age, directly to high school experiences—the ones we had and the ones we wished we’d had.
Like so many of its high school film predecessors, there’s something delightful about seeing just how many future Hollywood stars Linklater managed to pack into his cast. Many went on to high-profile careers, like Jovovich, Posey, Rapp, Goldberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Rory Cochrane, and Cole Hauser; still others continue to shine as full-fledged superstars, like Affleck, McConaughey, and Renee Zellweger.
Linklater understood the power of context when it came to perfect needle drops. He closed out the movie with Mitch—alive with the thrill of his all-night adventure and still buzzed as he comes home at dawn—sinking into Foghat’s “Slow Ride,” juxtaposed against Pink, Wooderson, Slater, and Simone embarking on their quest for Aerosmith tickets. The song, if not the film itself, serves as an apt metaphor for cruising through the high school years .
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