The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Writing
Dialogue so natural it feels overheard, not written.
Direction
Linklater's time-capsule precision without cheap punchlines.
Sound
Greatest 70s rock soundtrack ever assembled, fight me.
Director
Richard Linklater
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