‘Dazed and Confused’ and Hooking Up
The RingerDozens of beautiful young actors. Nighttime shoots. Hormones aflutter. An oral history of the ’90s classic discovers how the set of Richard Linklater’s film was a hotbed of horny future stars.
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Dozens of beautiful young actors. Nighttime shoots. Hormones aflutter. An oral history of the ’90s classic discovers how the set of Richard Linklater’s film was a hotbed of horny future stars.
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