It's the last day of school at a high school in a small town in Texas in 1976. The seniors are hazing the incoming freshmen, and everyone is trying to get stoned, drunk, or laid. It's a time they'd never forget... if only they could remember. This Cult classic is on my 'must own list' and this week I am not only suggesting you watch it, I'm insisting. If only to see a fat Ben Affleck and Matthew McConaughey with a handlebar moustache. Other stars include Parker Posey, Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Joey Lauren Adams and Milla Jovovich. Interestingly, Vince Vaughn was originally cast as Benny, but was replaced by Cole Hauser after the director decided that he and Ben Affleck resembled each other too closely. Renee Zellweger actually auditioned for a larger role as one of the senior girls but was given the uncredited non-speaking role of Nesi White. Reportedly one-sixth of the film's budget was spent on acquiring the rights to 1970s pop hits on the soundtrack and the word "man" is said 203 times total in the movie.
With memorable quotes like:
Simone: Now fry like bacon, you little freshman piggies. Fry!
Pink: It’s best to get it all at once. After the first 10 licks your ass gets so numb you don't feel it.
O'Bannion: You are an embarrassment to the game of pool and should be glad I even let you play at my table.
Slater: Didja ever look at a dollar bill, man? There's some spooky shit goin' on there. And it's green too.
Get your munchies ready and let's roll it (the film not the spliff)...
It has the best soundtrack ever! Love this movie and laugh every time I see Matthew McConaughey and hear him say: "That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age."
ReplyDeleteI like all the characters in this movie, best one, if I have to choose, Mr. Rory Cochrane, he's not just another CSI Miami member...:):)
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