Dazed and Confused: Matthew McConaughey’s Ted Nugent T-Shirt and Peach 1970s Levi’s

Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused (1993) Vitals Matthew McConaughey as David “Woods” Wooderson, Texas stoner Central Texas, Spring 1976 Film: Dazed and Confused Release Date: September 24, 1993 Director: Richard Linklater Costume Designer: Katherine Dover WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Alright, alright, alright… Richard Linklater’s nostalgic coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused ws set fifty years ago today on May 28, 1976, during the last day of school for Lee High School, outside Austin, Texas. Linklater drew from his own experiences growing up in Huntsville, even lending actual names of classmates to the characters—eventually resulting in a lawsuit that would be swiftly dismissed. Many of the ensemble cast were then little-known actors who rose to considerable stardom, including Ben Affleck, Adam Goldberg, Cole Hauser, Milla Jovovich, Nicky Katt, Jason London, Parker Posey, and Renée Zellweger, but it’s perhaps Matthew McConaughey that emerged most memorably in his…